Rangers Stuff

The Rangers just won a very chippy game in overtime against the Flyers.  They had been down 1-0 then 2-0 for most of the game when Girardi tapped in an openside loose puck, and Chris Kreider later tied it with under 90 seconds left and Raanta off the ice.  They won in in overtime on a Keith Yandle penalty shot.  

Anyway, I really do think they will be plenty tough without Tanner Glass.  McIlRath will make the team and should get some playing time as his game has become very solid, and he's roughly 8 times as tough and forbidding as Glass ever was.  What's more, almost all of the forwards are now playing with some snarl.   Kreider ran Umburger late in the game for some transgression, and when Wayne Simmons tried to rush Kreider, he bounced off, like a bullet off of Superman.   It was hilarious.

Also, I think they have to keep Etem.  He flashed tonight, and they did give have to give up Hagelin to get him.  He's clearly just adjusting to a new system that he is built for, and could pay real dividends as yet another power forward as the season goes on.  Speaking of power forwards, Stalberg looks like a good fit, too, and has excellent size and excelleration.   We'll have to see if they make the right cuts, now.