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The Rangers are currently tied for third place in the Atlantic Division with 55 points based on their 24-23-7 record. Led by the newly acquired right-winger Marian Gaborik who tops all three team offensive stat columns, the Rangers are still somewhat of a one man team just past the halfway point of the season, as the next leading scorer trails by 24 points.
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Gaborik (61 points, 29 goals, 32 assists) has been as good as anticipated, and maybe even a little better, as he is not only atop his team’s scoring lists, but ranked 5th in the NHL in points and 6th in goals. Seemingly worth the millions that the Rangers gave him, he has not only scored about one-fifth of New York's goals, but outscored last year's season team leader by Christmas!
Besides Gaborik, a very pleasant surprise has been defenseman Michael Del Zotto, who at 19 is outscoring veteran defenders Michal Rozsival and Wade Redden combined, while goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist (22-19-6, 2.40 GAA, .920 save %) has played his best, but has not been getting much in the way of support as of late, while playing 48 of the Rangers’ 54 games! While on pace to play nearly 73 NHL games, Lundqvist cannot afford to be just good; he'll need to be great for this team to seriously contend for anything at all. Marian Gaborik can only do so much on his own.
It is not an unfamiliar situation that the Rangers find themselves in at this point of the season; a sizzling start to the schedule which provides room for error, followed by a couple of months of mediocrity which diminish the great start. While it is not a standard, or preferred, formula for winning the Stanley Cup, you will want to have your tickets to see which New York Rangers team shows up to finish the 2009-2010 season.
