You Betts!
The news this week that Blair Betts will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks with a sprained MCL in his left knee, was pretty much met with silence from both the media and the Blueshirt faithful. Perhaps not all that surprising when you consider that Betts has scored just 4 goals (a career high) and one solitary assist in 42 appearances for the Rangers this year, but focusing on the offensive side of the ice would do both Betts and Renney’s Rangers some injustice.
Surprisingly, the Rangers are in the midst of the playoff hunt with half the season already in the books. They’ve managed to accomplish this through opportunistic scoring, effective coaching and ultimately a team defense and penalty kill that is ranked amongst the best in the league…an area that the former second round draft choice of the Calgary Flames has excelled in.