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The Rangers have completely flipped the script on their 'soft' reputation

Welcome to 10 Insights and Observations. Every week, I’ll use this space to highlight teams, players, storylines and general musings around the NHL.

This week we look at playoff formatting, the Flyers facing reality, risks worth taking, Jack Campbell's resurgence, the Rangers becoming bullies and more.

Rangers have become bullies since Wilson-Panarin debacle

Monday's New York Rangers-Calgary Flames game at Madison Square Garden (because where else would it be) is an easy contender for best regular season game of this campaign. It had everything that makes hockey great: speed, physicality, emotion, dramatic goals, a buzzing crowd and a sudden-death ending.