Miller believes the Rangers have been waiting for a play instead of making one happen.
"You can't look for an easy way on every play," he said. "You can't just hope pucks come to you. You can't hope that someone pinches and gets caught and you get all this time and space with the puck because everybody can defend and every team is good. You don't get many inside looks anymore. You have to create those, go to the net and do it the hard way. That's where the goals are scored."
Nash said the Rangers are struggling with their five-man forecheck, which has been disjointed, making it easier for teams to break out against them, and with their 1-on-1 battles for the puck. They're not winning enough, he said.
"We have spurts where we've been good, but too many other spurts where we haven't been good and it's been hurting us," he said.
Nash also said the forwards aren't assisting the defensemen on breakouts.
"Our [defensemen have] the puck and they've got no open man," he said. "I think in the past few years when we were at our best, we would 'D' up, chip it in and get in on that forecheck. That's the plan the coaches are putting forward. It's a matter of the players following it."
Vigneault put some of the onus on the defensemen, saying they need to not just lead the breakout but be part of the attack more than they have been.
"If you look at [Nash's] goal in the last game, it was off a faceoff," he said. "But then there was a down-low play, and the reason the down-low play happened was [Tony] DeAngelo jumped in. He caused some confusion in their [defensive] zone. We need more of that. We need more of that from our defensive corps. If we do that, then those 5-on-5 scoring opportunities will be of better quality and we'll be able to finish."