As the 2022-2023 NY Rangers solidify their roster and look to make a run at the Stanley Cup, comparisons to the 2013-2014 team that won the Eastern Conference are going to be made. That team was very good, deep, but lacked the star power to get them over the hump. This year’s version has that star power, but how do they compare to that 13-14 team?
Top line: Kreider-Stepan-Nash vs Kreider-Zibanejad-Tarasenko
Bear with me, as we assume that Vladimir Tarasenko will be on the top line for the sake of this post. In the regular season, the Kreider-Stepan-Nash line was criminally underrated.