Yes, it’s a rebuild. Yes, the Rangers are a young team. Yes, it’s October. But it should not be this bad.
The Rangers are 3-5-1 with a goal differential of -5. They have a couple of impressive wins under their belt as well: the exhilarating opening night triumph over Winnipeg, and last week’s comprehensive 6-2 drubbing of a strong Buffalo Sabres team. But other than that, it’s been mostly bad. Off the charts bad, and historically bad for this era, as noted by Rob L.