“When you move the puck with speed, with good short passes, you make more space for yourself,” Elias said. ( N Y Times )

That quote is the answer to the Rangers trials and tribulations on the ice this year. If the Rangers can find a way to play together and string together 2 passes in a row, they will be a different team.
Contrary to many, dumping the puck in and chasing it is only 1/3 of north south hockey style. The Rangers inability to break out with passing the puck is the reason for the majority of turnovers. To dump the puck in from the red line is absurd.
The Renney Rangers are not capable of passing the puck to each other consistently. The RR's are a collection of robots who cannot see past their own two skates. That is noticeable every night on the ice by any hockey fan. The lineup that Renney supports is not capable of moving the puck down the ice without using the boards it seems.
Chico Resch stated last night while discussing the Rangers inability to move the puck that it was tougher to play the puck along the boards and that the Rangers needed to get dirty and start using the boards. That is nonsense. The gutsy and rewarding play is to move the puck in the middle of the ice. The middle of the ice is where you gain the most high percentage scoring chances . That is why a team who use's the middle of the ice is tougher and is playing in areas where you must execute.