Monday, September 21, 2009

Yahoo! Sports Previews Rangers

Ross McKeon at Yahoo! Sports continues his preview of all 30 team with the Rangers and has this prediction for the season...

"The Rangers have too many question marks without obvious solutions – forward lines that make any sense, Gaborik’s fragile nature, the shortcomings on the blue line, Tortorella’s volatile nature – to make them a cinch for the playoffs. We see them hanging around the eighth spot but unable to crack the top three in the division, which will leave them vulnerable to miss out."

McKeon also looks at three keys to the season, who's on the hot seat, who's poised to blossom and who's passed their time.

...the so-called experts can analyze the Rangers all they want but this team's success rests solely on the shoulders (make that groin) of Gaborik. If he misses a significant portion of the season the Rangers don't make the playoffs. Period.

Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy also has a preview of the Blueshirts here.

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