Rangers Still Need D
∑ I still think the Rangers need a legitimate #1 defenseman to make real noise come playoff time. (I watched Pens teams of the late nineties, similarly constructed around Jaromir Jagr, fail to advance in the playoffs due to lack of depth and defensive prowess. Provided the Rangers rookie goalie doesn’t hit a sophomore slump and Sather continues to add depth, the Rangers look better than did the Pens of old—but New York still needs defense to win more than 1 or 2 rounds in the playoffs. I speak from experience of watching Pens teams starring the best player in the world that could’ve been closer with one legitimate number one defenseman or several solid NHL blueliners.) Marc Staal may be ready to fill the number one role someday, but he’s not yet at that ready-to-be-a-number1-place. If things were to go sour in Anaheim, is anyone crazy enough to muse about another trade involving Shanahan and Pronger?