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New York Rangers stock market: Life after playoff elimination

By Jennifer Moglia

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 29: Chris Kreider #20, Mika Zibanejad #93 and Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Blues at Madison Square Garden on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 29: Chris Kreider #20, Mika Zibanejad #93 and Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Blues at Madison Square Garden on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 31: Ryan Strome #16 of the New York Rangers tries to get past Shayne Gostisbehere #53 and Ivan Provorov #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers in the third period at Wells Fargo Center on March 31, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rangers won 3-0. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 31: Ryan Strome #16 of the New York Rangers tries to get past Shayne Gostisbehere #53 and Ivan Provorov #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers in the third period at Wells Fargo Center on March 31, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rangers won 3-0. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /

Up: Ryan Strome

When all is said and done, Ryan Strome will definitely be considered one of the brightest spots of this season. Acquired by the team on November 16th, he has recorded 31 points, made up of 17 goals and 14 assists, in 59 games.

This brings him to 18 goals and 15 assists for 33 points so far this year. With his 18th goal against the Flyers, he topped his previous career high of 17 goals.

Furthermore, he only needs one more point, goal or assist, to match his total number of points from last year (34). Since March 17th, he has notched seven points (five goals and two assists) in six games, averaging over a point per game.

This stretch has also included two multi-point games, sometimes a rarity for the forward. He’s really starting to prove that he belongs on this team.

He sits at fifth on the Rangers in points, 11th in assists, and fifth in goals. At just 25 years old (26 this offseason), keeping Strome for a few more years is something New York could almost definitely benefit from.

He’s young, but still a veteran in a sense, and has carved out his own niche on this squad. His 17 goals with the Rangers are the most a newly acquired player has gotten with their new team this season (2018-2019).

Under contract for one more year, many fans already consider him trade bait, but the New York Rangers should consider holding on to Ryan Strome. His performance so far this year has been a pleasant surprise, which continued during this stretch of the season.

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