Scouting Report (Courtesy of Stats LLC)
The Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers are seemingly going in opposite directions ... yet they are in virtually the same spot.
The Rangers, who decided this past February to trade assets and start a rebuilding process in 2018-2019 with a first-year NHL head coach in David Quinn and a bunch of young players, are 13-11-1 (29 points).
Meanwhile, the Panthers, who fell just one point short of the playoffs last season and decided to go for it this time around by acquiring high-scoring winger Mike Hoffman, are just 11-11-5 (27 points).