Although not a bad effort by any stretch of the imagination, the New York Rangers did see some of their biggest flaws exposed and it will serve as a crucial learning curve going forward.
Whether or not having a week-long layoff played a part is hard to tell, but you also have to give credit to the Edmonton Oilers who are 5-0-0 to start the year and they set an NHL record with their fifth straight come-from-behind win to start the season.
The highlight of the game for the Rangers was no doubt the Kaapo Kakko era officially getting underway after the rookie scored his first goal in the National Hockey League, and we’ll get on to that in more detail shortly.