Rangers At The Crossroads: Optimism Is Key Word

News Type: Other — Seeded on Sun Jan 6, 2008 11:32 PM EST

Article Source: blogs.msg.com

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The good news, as the Rangers prepare for their Tuesday night meeting with Tampa Bay at the Garden, is that Tom Renney's sextet is right in the midst of the playoff battle.

You want more good news?

The Lightning resemble a team that has been hit by a bolt or two.

Tampa Bay has a team that's eminently take-able, as in Tuesday at MSG.

Ah, then there's bad news as well.

Having returned from the Canadian West (Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton) with a mere one out of a possible six points is not exactly merry mathematics.