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What’s puzzling me about Will Cuylle’s move down the Rangers depth chart

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Published April 3, 2024, 8:40 a.m. ET
Will Cuylle #50 of the New York Rangers skates against the New York Islanders during the first period at Madison Square Garden on March 17, 2024 in New York City.
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We all have a tendency to fixate on certain matters. Maybe that’s just me, but I don’t think so.

And of late, I have been obsessed with how Will Cuylle has been marginalized over the past six weeks or so.

I just don’t understand it. I don’t understand what happened. I don’t understand why Jonny Brodzinski has been elevated over Cuylle in the lineup to play on his off-wing on the left side of the third line with Alex Wennberg and Kaapo Kakko after it seemed Cuylle and Kakko formed perfect bookends that could dominate with down-low possession.

Peter Laviolette has done a superlative job with his team. I wrote a tribute column about him for Tuesday’s editions of The Post. I know he has won 956 more games than I have from behind an NHL bench (including playoffs), but it is also true that I am undefeated.