Sunday, February 17, 2008

Rangers Get Shot of Youthful Energy

Lynn Zinser at Slap Shot, feels that the strong play of Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan have given the entire Ranger team a jolt of energy going into the stretch run...

"The Rangers were thrilled to get a dominant game out of rookie center Brandon Dubinsky on Saturday and just as happy to see forward Ryan Callahan dump in two goals against San Jose on Sunday. The injection of youth comes just in time, as the Rangers try to mount a serious run toward a good playoff berth in April..."

...with players like Jagr (no goals in 11 games) and Straka (1 goal in 11 games) not finding the back of the net recently its essential that young guys like Dubinsky, Callahan and Dawes chip in. And actually they've done more than chip in as it could be argued that Dubinsky (7 goals and 7 assists with a +9 in last 22 games) has been the Rangers best forward the last month and a half and Callahan is as hot as anyone on the team right now.

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