The Rangers are home against a very good and heating up Colorado Avalanche team tonight, and there are a pair of storylines in this one that go beyond the game. The first is Igor Shesterkin’s first NHL start, as we get our first look the heir apparent to Henrik Lundqvist. The second is the Avs and the Rangers have been linked in the past at the trade deadline and the draft. Chris Kreider’s name keeps coming up, but I don’t think that’s a fit anymore.
The Rangers have been getting closer to league average defensively of late, which is a good thing.