Mark Messier

Look, the Rangers have made big changes over the last year.

There's no question.

And when you bring in a new coach, you change the nucleus of the team.

The chemistry, the core of the team takes years to build.

And you can't expect that to happen overnight.

They had a really good core there when they had some years of success.

They weren't quite able to get over the top.

Um, but they changed the core and that is going to take some time.

And then you bring in a new coach with a different philosophy of how to play defensively, offensively.

Um, and they're, they're leaning on a lot of younger players now to, you know, play a bigger roles on the team and.

It's going to take some time.

So I think, you know, for me personally there, I look at it, there's got to be some patience at the same time.

There's not a lot of patience for Ranger fans, so it's a tough situation.

Yeah, yeah.

You know, I think we all hear hearsay of what could have been, should have been,

the opportunities, but unless you're really in there and knowing what the actual deal was.

Look, I think Jake Gensel is an amazing player.

I think he's one of the most underrated players in the league.

All he does is score wherever he goes.

You know, he played some great players with Sidney Crosby and he's in a good position now in Tampa.