It’s amazing to say this, but the 2019-2020 NHL season is already halfway through. The Rangers sit around where we expected them to be, pretty far out of the playoffs with an explosive offense, optional defense, and goaltending that does what it can do. The explosive offense and solid goaltending keeps them competitive most nights, but the inability to limit quality and quantity against hinders their ability to be a consistently good team.
There’s a lot to unpack with the top-six, but they’ve more or less carried the team. The top-six has consistently included Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome, Chris Kreider, Pavel Buchnevich, and Mika Zibanejad.