Week 9 Wrap-up
by Jim Samuels
Who would’ve thunk it ? Twenty nine games into this young season and The New York Rangers are not only tops in the Atlantic division, but are leading the Eastern Conference with an eye-popping 37 points. This team, still very much a work in progress, has seemed much more committed to the cause and have finally bought into head coach Ron Low’s defensive system. After having gone over two years without a shutout, red hot Mike Richter recorded two in the same week sandwiched around an outstanding 45-save effort by here-to-stay rookie sensation Dan Blackburn in a 3-1 Ranger win over Montreal, north of the border on Saturday night.