The Most Underrated Team in the NHL

Over the past few years, the New York RangersThe biggest thing that I noticed when I looked at the
have consistently made the playoffs. However, theystats was the offense for the Rangers. It's really good.
haven't been at the top. They've been around 6thThey have scored the most goals out of any team in
place for the last few years and made the playoffsthe NHL. Marian Gaborik has already scored 6 goals
every year since 2005.this season and Vinny Prospal has already tagged 7
This year, they're having one of the best starts in aassists. Both players have already gotten 10 points this
really long time. It didn't start out the way they wantedseason.
with a loss. But, they would end up taking the next 6Biggest Weaknesses
games and being tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins forThe biggest problem for the Ranger right now is
the best record in the NHL.penalties. They have taken the 4th most amount of
But, why are the Rangers starting this season sopenalties so far in the season with 42. 5 of those
much better than the last few?were major penalties.
GoaltendingThe other weakness that I see in the Rangers is
Henrik Lundqvist has been the starting goalie for thedepth. They've got a lot of good players but they may
New York Rangers for a while. He's always been abe a little to one-dimensional. I think that they may be
huge asset for the team.relying a little too much on their first two lines. If
This year, he's still a huge asset. His save percentagesomebody gets injured they're not going to have an
is around 92.3%, one of the best out of any goalie thiseasy time replacing them.
year.This'll be something to watch for as the season goes
I don't really think there's much else to say about theon. But, for right now, they're doing a great job, playing
Ranger's goalie except that he's a reliable player thatgood hockey, and most importantly, putting on a good
will be able to carry this team.show for the fans.
Offense