It's almost time to panic in New York.
The Rangers came into the 2013 NHL season as a top Stanley Cup contender, but after a 3-4 start to the season, the Blueshirts are out of the playoff picture in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Rangers for the second time at Madison Square Garden this season on Thursday night, shutting out their Atlantic Division rival 3-0.
"It's probably the worst we've played all year, collectively," said Rangers head coach John Tortorella following his team's sixth straight loss to the Penguins.
"I think we take two steps forwards beginning with those last couple of games, and I said to you that we still have a lot of things to work on. We're not even close tonight and it's dumbfounding to me, but we have to try and find a way to figure it out and get ready to play Tampa."
New York will have to find ways to improve quickly because the team's schedule doesn't get any easier over the next two weeks.
The Rangers' next six games are against teams in the top eight of the Eastern Conference standings, including two games against the Southeas ...
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