The Rangers were able to ease into their season-long, six-game road trip Thursday by holding a morning skate in their own practice rink, in Tarrytown before driving to Newark for the first of two straight games against the Devils at Prudential Center.
But David Quinn’s men were going to need to get up to speed quickly against Lindy Ruff’s Devils because, as Quinn himself pointed out, it is starting to get late in this 56-game season, and if the Rangers intend to make a charge for a playoff spot, they are going to need to start stringing some wins together.