Day: October 21, 2001

by Jim Samuels

Just three weeks and eight games into the young season this latest edition of the Blueshirts has already shown us a little bit of everything. Periods of passionate and energetic fast paced hockey have been followed by stretches of lethargic, turnover filled, chaotic play that defies explanation while throwing caution and defensive responsibility to the wind. Just when it looked as if the Rangers were about to get on a sustained roll and had seemingly put themselves in a position to get off to a fast start, a team-wide refusal to buy into any sort of defensive system has once again reared it’s ugly head. Head coach Ron Low has his work cut out for him as this freelancing group seems content frolicking in their own end, chasing the puck around like an intramural soccer team on most nights.