After losing Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final in overtime, the New York Rangers now find themselves in a 2-1 series hole. So now the question is, how can the Rangers stop the high-flying Tampa Bay Lightning attack and turn the series around?
First, let's consider the criticisms New York has faced this postseason:
Rick Nash is an overpaid, gelatinous substance who is fearful of contact because of his mushy consistency and inability to score goals.
Power play? More like sour play! Because it’s so bad. That’s the joke. The Rangers power play is bad because it lacks confidence and doesn’t shoot enough.
Dan Boyle is an anchor around the neck of the team, dragging it down into a grave that already has Martin St. Louis as an occupant.
Those concerns have had various levels of merit at various times. But Nash has done more this postseason than he did last postseason, the power play is running at 20.4 percent, Boyle has three goals and good puck-possession numbers, and St. Louis...well, his decline is impossible to sugarcoat.
The power play, Nash, Boyle and St. Louis can all be bad i ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NHL
Article written by Dave Lozo