CALGARY, Alberta — Chris Kreider took the ice Friday with his wallet in a state similar to his recent offensive production: lighter.
The Rangers winger was fined $5,000 Thursday for a high elbow against Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson in Wednesday’s loss, but Kreider had other issues to worry about. Friday’s 5-1 loss to the Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome marked his eight straight game without a goal, a drought that has coincided with a team-wide offensive slump and losses in nine of 10 games to pile on.
“As a group, we gotta fall in love with winning and fall in love with the details that allow you to win hockey games, because losing sucks,” Kreider said.