Rangers played well. We're not a playoff team but we're not as bad as some would hope.
I like Quinn so far. He is trying to build a work ethic--he's demanding they work for shots and play physical. I even noticed Staal throwing some hits. I've wanted a grittier team for a while and if you're going to lose more often than you win you want to at least make it a miserable experience for the other side. Rangers got too soft under AV who seemed good with that.
Anyway are two wins have been against very good teams and apart from the Carolina game the other games were competitive.
It would be nice to knock off the Caps tomorrow. I hate that team.
We were even competitive against Carolina, we had the lead most of the game and gave up the last 3 goals late in the game. I also REALLY like Quinn. Then again I really liked AV early on. But you can't compare the talent with that 13-14 team.
BTW, you're damn right this team is better than most people think. If someone came into the game knowing nothing about the Rangers and knowing that the Avs were a playoff team last year and are a good up and coming team, they'd think the Rangers were a good team. Very well played game, IMO.