How the Rangers plan to revitalize their signature power play

It was Nov. 27, 2019, the Rangers were home on Thanksgiving Eve against the Candy Canes and Mika Zibanejad was returning from a 13-game absence after sustaining a neck injury on a reverse hit from Patrice Bergeron a month to the day earlier.

That was the night that David Quinn, in his second season as a head coach, constructed his four-righty power-play unit that featured Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome, either Tony DeAngelo or Adam Fox at the right point and lefty Chris Kreider playing net-front.

At one point, Quinn was asked why he put that unit together. His answer was quick and to the point.

“Because they’re our five best offensive players,” he said.