Sullivan Benches Dorofeyev From PP1 Over Accountability

Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan briefly pulled Pavel Dorofeyev off the top power-play unit, citing the winger's failure to change on the fly after repeated dump-ins. Sullivan framed the move as a matter of accountability, noting he had repeatedly asked the first unit to change smarter and that Dorofeyev was the one who didn't. He also pointed to the team's second unit as a viable alternative.

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• @MollieeWalkerr #NYR head coach Mike Sullivan had an interesting reason for briefly taking Pavel Dorofeyev off PP1 tonight: “I’ve been asking the power play for a number of games now that the first unit--they have to change smarter. And when the puck gets dumped down 2 or 3 times, and they’ve … View on X