An Offensive Defense
Ah yes, the Rangers have too many offensive defensemen…how often have you heard that line on message boards around the Internet? Well in a way I agree with that comment, but not perhaps in the sense that the writers intended.
What those posters really mean is of course that the Rangers have too many offensively minded blueliners who are looking to jump up in the play given the chance, and if you look at the numbers on the defensive side of the puck (29th in Goals Against, 30th in Penalty Kill) you might be inclined to agree. But that’s not why I’m writing this article today…