New York Rangers Gaining Confidence

by Joe Fortunato on Jan 26, 2012 3:22 PM EST in New York Rangers Analysis

The New York Rangers headed into their All-Star Break on as high of a note as they could have. After beating the Boston Bruins in overtime on Saturday they routed the Winnipeg Jets the other night for their second win in a row.

It seems like a funny thing to talk about when a team is in first place in their respective conference, but confidence still plays a big role in any team's success, no matter where they are in the standings. The Rangers are exhibiting that right now, as they continue to win games despite a stagnant power play.

But as of now it shouldn't be about what the Rangers haven't been able to do so far this season, it's what they have done.

Join me after the jump for more.

Yes, the Rangers' power play is currently ranked 25th in the league, but the power play started to show some life in the game against the Jets. Even though they didn't score on four attempts against the Jets, they showed great movement and passing inside the offensive zone.

On the other hand, the Rangers have been doing everything else right thus far, and are quite the surprise. Otherwise, the Rangers are currently on the right track to have a strong finish to the second half of the season. Hope everyone enjoys the fantasy draft tonight, which we will have an open thread for, as well as a recap of the event later tonight.

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have a good break, rest, enjoy and come back focused

by dank7 on Jan 26, 2012 5:05 PM EST reply actions

can’t wait to guess who gets picked last hahaha i hope its hartnell

by rain-g-errs on Jan 26, 2012 5:27 PM EST reply actions

I was hoping it would have been Ovechkin but Hartnell is now my pick.

by dbest6808 on Jan 26, 2012 5:29 PM EST up reply actions

Id rather he gets picked 2nd to last. I don’t want him getting that sweet $15,000 hybrid car .

"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards

by -19-AgainstAll on Jan 26, 2012 6:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

what time is the draft?

by Prustyballs94 on Jan 26, 2012 5:31 PM EST via Android app reply actions

8:00 EST on NBC Sports Network

by dbest6808 on Jan 26, 2012 5:33 PM EST up reply actions

ahh thanks

by Prustyballs94 on Jan 26, 2012 5:38 PM EST via Android app up reply actions

Is that VS lol ?

"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards

by -19-AgainstAll on Jan 26, 2012 6:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Thankfully not any more. They picked up an extra 40 NHL games per season as they transition to NBCSN.

by BigB22 on Jan 26, 2012 7:42 PM EST up reply actions

I love it. They’ll sometimes have games on sat-wed.

"Just reload my weapon, you know?" - Artem Anisimov
"We are going to come to Philadelphia, and we are going to win." - Mr.Sather
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by Tripodi on Jan 27, 2012 5:15 AM EST up reply actions

They are gonna play 10 games in the last 7 days of the season, I think that’s awesome, like a March Madness kind of feeling.

by BigB22 on Jan 27, 2012 9:53 AM EST up reply actions

we don’t need a great PP just one that puts pressure on the opponents as opposed to giving them a 2 minute break.

by Richter1994 on Jan 26, 2012 6:15 PM EST reply actions

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