Pucks on Broadway: Analysis, Discussion, and Musings on the New York Rangers

A little under the weather and very busy, but now it's time to get back to some Rangers hockey. The Rangers have been impressive as of late, in the midst of a four game winning streak, and atop the Atlantic Division. Last night, a 4 - 3 OT win against Pittsburgh, the Rangers saw all four goals come from the defense. Who would have thought?

Up front, the lines are starting to jell. The line of Avery - Gomez - Shanahan has begun to click and Jagr seems to really like Dubinsky. While Drury is still trying to be fit in, he has played well with Prucha and Dawes.

The Rangers have been scoring on multiple cylinders without giving up too much on defense. They also seem to have left the notion of not being able to win on the road behind, sweeping the road trip.


The rookies, Girardi, Dawes and Staal in particular, have stepped up and really haven't had those rookie mistakes. A testament to good coaching in Hartford and solid assimilation by Renney's squad.

Are the Rangers set for the season? Not yet. They are playing well, but they are going to have some questions to answer when Malik, Callahan, and Straka all return next week. Who sits? Do the Rangers make a move? It will be an interesting couple of weeks.

Either way, the Rangers are entertaining and Monday night's game against the Islanders will be very telling about whether they can finally put their crosstown rivals down.

More to come...