The start to the 2017-2018 season has been less than kind to the New York Rangers. But early season trends rarely indicate where a team will end up.
The Rangers are struggling, there is no doubt about that. They are also six games into the season, no denying that either. Their sole victory this year came in a shutout victory of the Montreal Canadiens. Outside of that the Rangers have been victimized by a of couple playoff contenders and a couple teams who they rarely lose to.
It certainly isn’t time to panic. But, maybe it’s time to take a look at what is causing the problems for the New York Rangers. Save for a game goaltending has been very solid. The power play looks good for the first time in forever. However, the offense as a whole is poor and their have been more than a few questionable lineup decisions.
With everything that’s going on, change is bound to occur for the New York Rangers. If it doesn’t, this team will under achieve in the basement of the Metropolitan Division. Here are five trends that will change a quarter of the way through the season.