Welcome back to the NHL, here’s what you missed
By Steve Paulus
At long last, the New York Rangers will really begin their 2019-20 season. While the Blueshirts were mostly off practicing, a lot happened in the two weeks since the season started. Here are some observations.
The three games played by the New York Rangers have been analyzed endlessly. There’s only so much you can say about three games and the discussions about the lack of secondary scoring and defense pairings have become totally repetitive. However, a lot has happened around the NHL and there are some things worth talking about.
The Devils are a horrorshow.
Wednesday, the Devils announced that Assistant General Manager
will be going behind the bench as an assistant coach to John Hynes. The team explained that this was done at the request of Hynes which is pretty bizarre. The Devils are yet to win in six games. They have scored all of two goals in their three losses and they have blown some big leads including a 4-1 lead to Florida on Tuesday. It makes their game against the Rangers all the more interesting and important.
- Patrik Laine, Winnipeg: 3 goals, 9 assists in 8 games
- Mikko Rantanen, Colorado: 4 goals, 6 assists in 6 games
- Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary: 2 goals, 4 assists in 7 games
- Kyle Connor, Winnipeg: 3 goals, 1 assist in 8 games
- Brayden Point, Tampa: 2 goals, 1 assist in 3 games
- Patrick Marleau, San Jose: 2 goals, 1 assist in 3 games