COLUMBUS, Ohio — Confidence can be a fickle mistress, especially for a largely inexperienced team in the NHL.
That is what the Rangers are learning in this tumultuous three-week stretch that started by losing four of five, was then followed by a four-game winning streak, which ended abruptly by blowing a two-goal, third-period lead in Detroit on Friday night, eventually losing 3-2 in overtime. It was a drastic wake-up call for a team that thought it had figured out how to win.