Regarding David Quinn’s Rangers:
1. Vlad Namestnikov has set the template for Ryan Strome, a silky, skill-oriented forward who is going to have to add a couple of tablespoons of grit to his game in order to play a meaningful role for this team.
Namestnikov has been a revelation the past three weeks following a start of the season that was equally as silent as his post-deadline finish in the Blueshirt after landing in Kansas following a spin in Oz. Too much on the perimeter to have success, Namestnikov has remade his game.
He has competed relentlessly in the battle zones just as he has repeatedly barreled his way to the front of the net.