New York Rangers: The most critical players to recent winning streak

John Williams- Rick Nash

I have a feeling that Pavel Buchnevich and Kevin Shattenkirk are going to be talked about a lot in this roundtable so I am going to go a different route. I think Rick Nash has been more important than any other Ranger during their six-game winning streak.

This is a pretty obvious statement but the Rangers are so much better when Rick Nash is producing offensively. He was playing really well through the first 10 games of the season and was just not getting rewarded for it. He was as snakebitten as they come.

During the winning streak, Nash tallied six points, including four goals. He was a catalyst offensively and was able to score at key times. I don’t think the Rangers will end up re-signing him when the season ends, but if he keeps finding ways to produce like he is right now, he may force genera manager Jeff Gorton’s hands.