Rangers PR - The Honeymoon Is Over!

We all knew it was coming. The start of the Rangers' season was far too good to be true. With a 6-4 start and being ranked 2nd overall in last week's PowerPoll, the boys in blue were off to a fantastic start to the season. Many were congratulating GM Kullman on his team's early success, but he continually let others know that the bubble would have to burst sooner or later.

Honeymoons do always end, but it is unfortunate that this one had to end with such a bang. The once 6-4 Rangers are now in the midst of a 4-game losing streak which has seen their division leading record fall to second worst in the Patrick. Forunately, the play of goaltender Mattias Modig has still been strong, and rookie centre Brian Boyle has continued to play well.

The conspiracy theorists, however, can't help but notice a correlation between the Rangers downturn and the now infamous HSL2 glitch which saw all streaks and slumps erased. Once these all important streaks were lost, this once red-hot team became ordinary once again.

Perhaps the Rangers will be able to mount another winning streak. But it is much more likely that we will see a fast descent down the standings until the team is where many had picked them to end the season - at the bottom.