Over at ESPN.com, Pierre LeBrun looks at the recent struggles of the Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens which have them fighting to make the playoffs instead of home ice advantage...
"As of Tuesday afternoon, the Rangers were tied for dead last in the NHL with only 2.35 goals per game. Simply mind-boggling. Some of it comes from the fact Jaromir Jagr and Martin Straka are dearly missed, but it also has to do with an average blue-line corps that can't get the puck on the sticks of the forwards.
Aside from an all-world goaltender in Lundqvist, who must be counting the days to Vancouver 2010 so he can have something to play for again, this is a Rangers team without a real identity -- a mishmash of salaries and faces that haven't come together."
LeBrun adds that the whispers of Tom Renney being fired are bogus as he is a great head coach who didn't get stupid overnight and that it's Glen Sather who deserves much of the blame.
...i think despite the quick start to the season most Ranger fans never felt this was a very good team and aren't surprised in the least with the struggles of late.
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