GREENBURGH — There was, as Mike Sullivan and J.T. Miller and Adam Fox readily acknowledged, disconnection in the centennial season opener.

But, they stressed, it is not a cause for panic.

Because there are 81 games remaining in the nascent season. Time is not of the essence. Rather, in this case, it is an ally.

“Last night was more about decisions within ourselves and things that we can control,” was Miller’s analysis about the Rangers’ 3-0 loss to the Penguins Tuesday night. “The connection was based on our play, not our misunderstanding of the system or anything like that. So like I said, it’s Game One. I don’t want to make it more than what it is. We expect more of each other like I said last night and we will be better tomorrow.”

Over the course of 60 minutes against a rebuildi

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