Playoffs Or Bust Should Be The Blueshirts Theme

Do the Math! Two (wins) out of three (games) ain't bad.

Do the Arithmetic! Four out of six (points) ain't too bad either.

Don't diminish it and tell The Maven that the 6-2 win was over weak Chicago. No sir! I see it as a possibleI stepping stone for Peter Laviolette' skaters.

But here's the deal; Now they have to make Dallas see stars tomorrow night at MSG. That's the other part of my prediction.

"The problem for the Rangers," says The Old Scout, "has been their inability to put wins back to back. If they can beat Dallas that would tell us something good about these guys."

The recent wins over Boston and then the Blackhawks have been achieved with backup Jonathan Quick first and then Louis Domingue last night at United Center.

Well rested, Quick should be between the pipes tomorrow night, and if New York's scoring is as well-spread as it was in The Windy City, good things could happen again.

Fiery Fil Chytil got a pair while Jonny Brodzinski, Reilly Smith and Vincent Trocheck were the forward red lighters. Will Borgen – looking more and more like a valued acquisition -- was the other scorer.

"What matters," adds The Old Scout, "is that Pittdsburgh, Philly and Columbus are not that far ahead. The aim is a playoff berth for New York and that's far from being far-fetched."

While two out of three is good; three out of four will even be better.

Hey, the race is on with half-a-season for Pistol Pete's skaters to reach the Playoff Ribbon!

Gotta start somewhere; why not at home!