New York Rangers Notes

* The Rangers are going to have some issues in the playoffs protecting leads, especially if they continue to transform into this shell they seem to like so much. Henrik Lundqvist being Henrik Lundqvist will help (as it did last night) but it won’t do everything. And against Carey Price

* As we talked about on the podcast Thursday night, we’re not really sure what the New York Rangers are going to look like come the playoffs. This team has seen enough injuries and these lineups have been swapped so many times that it’s almost impossible to get a

* I missed last night’s game, so you’re going to get an overall notes to the West trip that saw the Rangers go 1-1-1. On the surface that record probably doesn’t seem that bad, but take a look at the the results: Dominated by the Kings but manage

* I suppose let’s start here: I don’t care, nor am I worried, that the Rangers have lost seven in a row at home. It feels like a coincidence. The players and coaches might talk about how the Rangers play differently on the road, but I don’t see

* There are very few things better than angering Devils fans. This did wonders for me last night, and I think it was one of my wittier moments. / And the Rangers home woes continue as they lose in NJ — Joe Fortunato (@BlueshirtBanter) March 22, 2017 * That’s tongue in cheek, though.

* I know the Rangers lost, but I really don’t think they played a terrible game. Most of the first half of this year (and basically all of last year) the Rangers won a ton of games by getting out-shot, out-chanced and hunkering down while making the most of their