Let’s Hold Off On Jumping Off That Bridge Just Yet
Six games in and the Rangers are 1-4-1, having lost four straight, all by one goal. They’re 1-7-1 since the COVID pandemic hit, including the three game sweep by the Carolina Hurricanes in the play-in round last August. All of those games played in stadiums without fans.
It’s easy to get down on the team and coaching staff with a record like this, though there are some mitigating circumstances.