Following another Rangers loss this afternoon - this time, 1-0 in a Shootout to Boneman's Bruins in Boston - I thought it was time to look at their lack of scoring power so far this season.
After 7 games, or 21+ periods, the boys have scored a measly 13 goals. That's an average of fewer than 2 goals per game, which is anemic no matter how you slice it. But it's actually much worse than that, because more than half of those red-light igniters came in just 2 of the 21 periods of play, during their only 2 wins this season. They had a 4-goal 3rd period explosion in the opener against the Panthers and a trio of 1st period markers in their 3-1 victory over the Capitals. So more than half of their total to date came in less than 10% of their periods. Meaning, of course, that they could just as easily be 0-6-1 instead of 2-4-1 right now, if it hadn't been for a couple uncharacteristic outbursts. Ouch. (On the positive side, at least they've so far managed a fairly respectable goals against average, so there may still be some hope.)
Oh, and one of their best point-getters, Martin Straka, broke his finger in today's game. So that should really help in their attempts to score more goals... not so much.
I didn't see the game...and can't believe that it was THAT exciting. The experts, including Jabba, have indicated that the Rangers should not panic..as they are still in a "getting used to each other" phase with their newcomers (and Avery is still hurt)..the Rangers actually have an impressive winning percentage with Avery in the lineup.
ReplyDeleteI know this doesn't mean squat with their current record, and I'd have my coach fired by now more than likely...but I AM sympathetic.
Jabba's fucking crazy.. this team just sucks and they're well on their way to losing this season.
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