Of course there’s more to it, there’s goaltending. And ST can carry you, until it can’t anymore. I thought the team played fine against Carolina. But they just have Carolina’s number and know how to play against them. But every other series has been the Rangers getting f***ed up time and time again. Pittsburgh series which was basically the last 3 games but for a full series, NJ skating circles around them, and now their series. Even Washington should have been a wake up call. The rangers should have been all over them and it was a struggle. I’m sorry but I’m not going to put it all on the bottom-6 when two years ago it was the kid line who were the only ones who could get the puck past the red line, last year no one played well. And this year it’s been mostly Laf and Trocheck. The Rangers need an upgrade on Zibanejad, a legitimate 1st line RW and LW and to move Kreider down in the lineup so he can feast on easier matchups. When Kreider-Chytil-Whoever is the 3rd line then we might have the ability to get over the hump. Until then forget it.
