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Vigneault talking positives with struggling Rangers

Nashville Predators v New York Rangers

skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 10, 2013 in New York City. The Predators defeated the Rangers 4-1.

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Three straight losses. After a difficult start to the season, times haven’t necessarily gotten much better for the New York Rangers, at least in terms of on-ice results.

But head coach Alain Vigneault, in his first season with the Rangers, is taking the positives out of what he’s seen with a group of players he’s still getting familiar with.

“As far as work ethic, practices, off ice work, this group works as hard as any group I have been associated with,” said Vigneault, as per Newsday Long Island.

“It hasn’t translated to what I expect on the ice as far as performance and results, but I believe the work ethic that they’re doing and everything that’s under their control, hopefully the results are going to change in a positive way.”

The Rangers sit fourth in the Metropolitan Division, with a record of 15-16-1. But their 31 points has them ninth in the Eastern Conference, one point back of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Their struggles of late have been highlighted by back-to-back 4-1 losses, first to the Washington Capitals on Sunday and then the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.

They were booed off the ice after losing to Nashville.

Not a good way to start off a nine-game home stand - remember, they had that nine-game road trip to begin the season - that leads them up to Dec. 23.

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