Rangers’ nosedive after hot start threatening Metropolitan

Division lead

Rangers’ nosedive after hot start threatening Metropolitan Division lead

LOS ANGELES — The reality is the Rangers and their true state have been exposed through this downward spiral into the second half of a season that

started

on a sharp incline.

And ahead of a crucial three-game swing in the Golden State, the Blueshirts are in serious jeopardy of losing all the luxuries that their red-hot start afforded

them.

Without that cushion, the concrete pavement is never too far behind.

The nosedive this Rangers team has taken to .500 level hockey has been startling.

So will it be the 18-4-1 Rangers that played with a killer instinct and found ways to win?

Or the 10-10-1 Rangers that have buckled after every mistake and are now finding ways to lose?

Will the real New York Rangers please stand up?

“We think the way that we want to play and what we’re working toward is a heavier, more consistent style of hockey,” said Chris Kreider, who needs to be

doing a lot more than just scoring goals, which hasn’t happened in seven straight games. “Just eliminating those big chances where you leave your goalie

out to dry. Continue to do the right things in the O-zone and then take the next step.”

The Flyers — yes, you read that correctly — are breathing down the Rangers’ neck in the Metropolitan Division standings after they pulled within two points

following their noise-making 5-1 thrashing of the Stars Thursday night.

And for the remainder of the Rangers’ Western trip, Philadelphia will also be playing every night they will

 

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