Coming off a hard earned win against Pittsburgh, the Leafs now boast a 3-0-0 record heading to New York to play the Rangers. The undefeated streak is nice but the Leafs need only to look to their next opponent to realize even a 7-1-0 record does not translate into a playoff spot.
The New York Rangers were the toast of the NHL starting the 2009-10 season with a 7-1 record, losing the first game of the season. With a new coach John Tortorella, the Rangers were well prepared ahead of schedule and managed an impressive record to start the season. As soon as the other teams started to catch up and raise the compete levels against the Rangers, the lead in the standings started to disappear. Even a strong finish by the Rangers could not help the team get into the Playoffs.
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