Rangers coach Peter Laviolette trending as insider leaks how he mistreated young prospects in Washington
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New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette's pass comes back to haunt him as he has been exposed of mistreating and badly mismanaging some of the Washington Capitals young prospects.
The Washington Capitals are having a tremendous season as they are one of the top teams in the National Hockey League today, and a lot of that credit goes towards their prospects who have developed into great players.
Along with that, a lot of credit goes towards future Hall of Famer Alex Ovechkin as he continues to contribute to the organization every single time he's on the ice. Another noticeable players have emerged such as Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas.
Peter Laviolette called out for mismanaging young talent during his time with the Washington Capitals
New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette, who was behind the bench for three years with the Capitals, has been exposed as having badly mismanaged both players recently named.
According to reports from the Russian Machine Never Breaks in 2023:
During this past season, Laviolette essentially forced top center prospect Connor McMichael to Hershey in November after refusing to play him despite him making the Opening Night roster and needing consistent game time for development purposes. Later in the season, defense prospect Alex Alexeyev found himself benched in favor of names like Matt Irwin and Dylan McIlrath. Aliaksei Protas suffered a similar fate as a healthy scratch for almost 30 percent of the schedule despite being one of the team's best process players at five-on-five.
This year, McMichael has 51 points (23G, 28A) in 65 games, while Protas has impressed by reaching a new career-best 28 goals, including his 1st-career hat trick on Tuesday night.
After leading the New York Rangers to the President's Trophy last year, the team is now facing the real possibility of missing the playoffs this year, which has created a ton of speculation regarding Laviolette's future with the organization.
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