Inside the Division 12/24 Holiday Open Thread

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I cheated a little bit to make "Inside the Division" fall on the 24th but I figured it would be good to give you guys some hockey reads to get you through the hockey-less Christmas break. Quite a lot has happened to the Rangers since our last look Inside the Division (I get to say this every week and it is always right). We saw the NHL debut of Dylan McIlrath, we saw J.T. Miller get called back up, we've seen Chris Kreider and Mats Zuccarello reveal themselves to be the most consistent offensive players on the team, and the Rangers have had a very mediocre stretch of games on home ice. However, we've also just seen the Rangers win two straight games for the first time in what seems like a very long time and it looks like they might have something to really build off of after the winter break is over. Let's hope that besting the Wild and the Leafs will get the Rangers headed in the right direction because now that we are rapidly approaching the midway point of the season every point matters.

Before we look at our links for the past two weeks let's have a look at the Metropolitan Division standings and where the Rangers currently stand in the playoff picture.

• WSH: Ovi hits the 400 goal mark. | Devils/Caps: The Night in Pictures. | Caps: Ups and Downs Week 12.
  

• NJD: Eric Gelinas Making the Most of his Shot at the NHL. | Brunner Out for Four Weeks. | Prospect Update: Week 11. | Visualizing Corsi and the New Jersey Devils. | Patrik Elias is Still Really Good. | What Will the Devils Pay to Keep Schneider? | The Top 10 NJD Offensive Blueliners. | Will Reid Boucher Be Heading Back to the AHL?
  

• NYI: Power Rankings Puts Isles in 28th. | Isles Shouldn't Buy the Hurricanes' Junk. | Neutral Zone Analysis Through 32 Games. | Grabner Comes to Life Against the Rangers. | Protecting John Tavares.
  

• PIT: Vokoun Injury Update. | Cheers and Jeers. | Minor Distractions - Moving Pieces. | 5 Reasons the Penguins are Winning Despite Injuries. | Unconventional Wisdom: Goaltending. | Ranking the Penguins Call-Ups. | Olympic Preview: Slovakia. | The Kids on the Penguins' Blue Line. | Crosby Steals the Show on 24/7. | Engelland Suspended for 5 Games.
  

• PHI: Giroux with a world class backhander. | 2015 Winter Classic: Caps and Philly? | Is Raffl another Read... or another Nodl? | Checking in With Flyers Prospects. | Flyers and the Power Rankings. | Why was Schenn Back in the Lineup After the Wilson hit? | Giroux's 5 Best Goals. | A Look at the Flyers' Line Combos. | Flyers Well-Represented in 2014 WJC.
  

• CAR: Storm Tracking. | Lindholm to Play in WJC, Carrick Signed. | Justin Peters Continues to Shine.
  

• CBJ: Jackets Can't Beat Mason and the Flyers. | Time to Start the Playoff Drive. | Blue Jackets Wish List. | Gaborik Back in the Lineup For One Game... Breaks his Collarbone.
  

• Holiday Links: Her Name is Rio and She Dances on the Sand. | So... This is F***ing Amazing. | Must-Watch for Hockey Fans. | 10 Best Twitter Moments of 2013. | American and Canadian Ladies Have a Line Brawl. | Rangers Yankee Stadium Jerseys... Pass or Fail? | The Lucic Bar Fight Shirt is Out. | The Sharks are Silly Gooses. | Jim Gaffigan. | EarthPorn: Oregon's Three Sisters. | Weekly Dose of Cute.
  

Well those are your links for the week (and by week I mean... almost two weeks) guys and girls! Hope you guys have a wonderful holiday season and get all sorts of good food, good company, and good gifts (given and received) on the holidays. Go ahead and use this as your open thread until we get back to hockey again. Have you subscribed to Blueshirts Monthly yet? Have you told your friends/brothers/sisters/parents/cousins/enemies about Blueshirts Monthly? Go do that. Consider it a Christmas gift to me.

ELE. Let's go Rangers.