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Staple: Time for Rangers' brass to make drastic changes

Quick ReadThe Rangers are a collection of mismatched players, and they are mismatched to their coach, who shows more fire on the bench than any player on the ice.

New York Rangers' Vaclav Prospal, left, of the

Photo credit: AP | New York Rangers' Vaclav Prospal, left, of the Czech Republic, head coach John Tortorella, top center, and Chris Drury (23) watch a face-off during the first period. (November 27, 2009)

Arthur Staple

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Staple, with Newsday since 1997, has covered high school

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It's time.

It's time for the Rangers, for the front office, to do something drastic. Something tangible.

John Tortorella seemed to promise something after the Rangers failed to show up for the start of last night's 2-1 loss to the Islanders, a game that the Islanders started from the opening faceoff and the Rangers started somewhere around the 14-minute mark of the second, when Sean...

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