While we are surely adjusting to Henrique's absence and adding Vatanan, the issue in both the Columbus and Ranger games was players not covering their assignments, not knowing who to cover, several guys going to defend one guy, leaving the others open, other guys standing around and just watching the puck, meanwhile someone comes in late on the rush all alone. Time and again.
Not picking up the trailers. Two guys rushing to the puck carrier, another standing in outer space, meanwhile somebody's wide open in front of the net or in the high slot coming in late.
We don't seem to be clear on our system at the moment. If it's man or zone sometimes. Front of the net left wide open on some occasions.
It's just a total breakdown of the defensive scheme.
Now that's a coaching issue actually. Hynes needs to get things simplified and get everyone on the same page.