The New York Rangers, and really general manager Jeff Gorton, are reaching a critical point in the season. With the 41st and exact midway point in the year coming this Saturday, the Rangers are in the midst of a (foretold) free fall that's seen them drop to third in the Metro with New Jersey and Pittsburgh nipping at their heels.
To this point Gorton has sat in ominous silence, watching from above as the Rangers crash back to earth after a totally unsustainable start to the year. It's sad that Gorton is in this mess, if we're being honest, since it's Glen Sather's fingerprints all over the smoking gun that's destroyed the Rangers' precious cap space flexibility, but it's still his problem to fix.