Following a brutal Game 5 loss to the Hurricanes, New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette and players Jacob Trouba and Vincent Trocheck expressed their dissatisfaction with the team's performance. Laviolette remarked that the game did not reflect the team's capabilities throughout the year, indicating it was a poor showing. Jacob Trouba, the team captain, acknowledged the setback but remained optimistic about their chances in the upcoming Game 6 in Carolina, noting the team's previous successes there and their readiness to deliver a better performance.
"We weren't sharp tonight. There was a lot of issues tonight." Peter Laviolette, Jacob Trouba & Vincent Trocheck react to the Rangers brutal Game 5 loss to the Hurricanes https://t.co/pSxROS9ElH
"We weren't sharp tonight. There was a lot of issues tonight." Peter Laviolette, Jacob Trouba & Vincent Trocheck react to the Rangers bruatl Game 5 loss to the Hurricanes https://t.co/HivyDxsf8x
In conclusion.... #NYR https://t.co/oGdvG6ghwE
First time in these playoffs we've seen Peter Laviolette visibly upset about the way the #NYR played. "It just wasn’t the night that we were looking to have. It was more than the third period... It wasn’t a reflection of who we were for the majority of the year."
#NYR head coach Peter Laviolette: “We’ll address it tomorrow. It wasn’t a reflection of who we were for a majority of the year. Tonight was not it for us.”
“I don't think we thought this was going to be a cakewalk. We’ve lost two. We’re facing a little adversity. We’ll see what we’re made of going down to Carolina for Game 6.” - @NYRangers captain Jacob Trouba
#NYR captain Jacob Trouba: “Obviously, we want to close out the series, but we put ourselves in a position that we get a couple cracks at it. We played good games in Carolina, we know we can play in that building. We’ll go down there and bring a better game.”
This team has guts https://t.co/0qUf0qIxqY