It was a different New York Ranger team that took on the Capitals in Washington last Sunday. The trade deadline was a day away and while three of their top players were benched as a precaution, the team was wracked by uncertainty, but coming off a dominant win over the Devils.
There are few questions about the team that takes the ice today. It is not a playoff team and is a team that is determining its future. The questions revolve about personnel, but not about playing style and character. The good news is that after 64 games, Coach David Quinn has made those criteria clear.