New York Rangers: Re-ranking the Metropolitan Division

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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 6: Rangers logo at center ice prior to the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers NHL game on November 6, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by John Crouch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The NHL season is just now hitting the midway point, and the Metropolitan Division is tightly packed. The New York Rangers are currently third in the division. Only 11 points separates first from eighth, but that spread doesn’t accurately represent where these teams are.

The New York Rangers currently sit fourth in the Metropolitan Division. Even though they are currently in a playoff spot, the other teams in their division are creeping up on them.

The Metropolitan is the toughest division in hockey. Only 11 points separates the top team from the bottom. The division is in flux and will continue to be for the rest of the season.

At the time of writing this, the Washington Capitals have overtaken the New Jersey Devils and Columbus Blue Jackets for the top spot in the division. The Rangers are fourth. Currently, the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, and Pittsburgh Penguins are battling to stay out of the bottom spot. Even though this division is hard to rank, we have to start somewhere:

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