In any sport with an extremely long season, teams a prone to going on long runs of both positive or negative play. In the National Hockey League, the 82 game season presents a marathon to its 31 franchises. Through two months of the 2018-2019 season, the New York Rangers have exhibited this ebb and flow to nearly precision.
Two weeks ago, the team was in the midst of nine wins in 11 games stretch including the first win against the New York Islanders in more than two years. Things were going swimmingly and the Rangers were in first place in the Metropolitan Division.