After getting trounced by the Carolina Hurricanes to ring in the new year two nights ago, the Blueshirts are back in action tonight against a team that shouldn’t give them quite as much trouble. It’ll be an Original Six battle at Madison Square Garden tonight as the Rangers welcome Nick Foligno, Seth Jones, and the rest of the Chicago Blackhawks into town.
Pundits throughout the hockey world had Chicago pegged as a team that, outside of superstar rookie Connor Bedard, would struggle to hang with the rest of the league due to a massive dearth in talent throughout the roster.