It has truly been bizzaro world for the Broadway Blueshirts lately, as things are finally starting to click. The power play is one of the league's best. Henrik Lundqvist is stopping pucks again, and Rick Nash is putting the puck in the net more consistently.
All of these things are positives for the New York Rangers, and it shows growth, progress and promise. With that in mind, have the Blueshirts turned a corner, and is Alain Vigneault's system finally working?
It is pretty clear that in addition to healing all wounds, time helps develop chemistry and allows for certain actions to be repeated until they are mastered. Early in the season, the Rangers were playing some ugly hockey that resulted in embarrassing blowouts to the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks.
It was painfully clear that something was amiss, and it looks like it was timing. Players were jumping offside, drop passes were intercepted and goaltenders were hung out to dry when defenders missed an assignment by pinching instead of dropping back.
It was understandable when you consider that the c ...
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Article written by Tom Urtz Jr.