New Plan: Catch The Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers have to ride Brian Boucher the rest of the way. Since he was forced into duty following Michael Leighton's high ankle sprain, the Flyers are 0-2. When the Flyers are healthy, Boucher is third on their depth chart.

The Rangers are currently eight points behind the Flyers. Each team has 10 games left. The two teams finish the regular season with a home-and-home two game series.

Of the eight games the Rangers play between now and the regular season's final weekend, six of them are against:

Tampa Bay
Florida
Islanders (twice)
Maple Leafs (twice)

For the sake of argument, let's say the Rangers win these six games, while losing the other two. (against New Jersey and Buffalo) If, during that time, the Flyers go 3-4-1, the Rangers would then need to win BOTH games against the Flyers to finish one point ahead of them in the standings.

They would then need to hope that Atlanta plays no better than .500 hockey the rest of the way.

If all of the above happens, The Rangers will earn four nights on the town with the Capitals.

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Sickening note of the day: Thus far, John Tortorella has shown himself to have more in common with Ron Low than Mike Keenan behind the Rangers bench.