The New York Rangers are back in the playoff hunt, sitting just two points behind the New York Islanders for the final wild card spot. They’ve already overtaken the Carolina Hurricanes –although the Canes do have two games in hand– and trail the WC1 Columbus Blue Jackets by three points with one game in hand. It’s all wide open. As per usual, I have some thoughts.
1. First things first, I hope you all enjoyed yesterday’s post about Mika Zibanejad. Clearly I was being tongue-in-cheek, poking fun at several people who said he’d never be a 1C.