The injuries certainly hurt especially since many of those players were the ones who had strength where this team lacked, physical strength and toughness. It's very hard to get through a post-season on speed and finesse. Things get tighter, goaltending gets better, and the playoffs are a grind. The Rangers have a few pieces that, although they have performed admirably, are set to go. When they replace those guys, they really need to supplement with a couple of strong forecheckers and a couple of guys that get dirty in front of the net. It might not be bad to add a bruiser too.
They're only a few pieces away from a championship caliber team and the nice part is that those parts aren't horribly expensive on the open market. Hopefully Dolan and Co. will provide the proper ducats to get those parts and we can get it to the next level before King Henrik's window of opportunity closes.
