A New York Rangers puck ion the boards (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Whether the New York Rangers make the playoffs or not, they are playing like a team that competes. Their defensive structure and penalty kill keeps them in every game. The offense, while once stagnant has started to show life. In all, the Rangers may have ground to make up, but no team will be taking them lightly.
This is the fifth in a series of report cards for the New York Rangers. The team is being graded for every set of six games of the season, roughly ten percent of the games played.