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MSGcom New York Rangers Stan Fischler Is the Sky FallingMSGcom Madison Square Garden Radio City Music Hall WaMu Theater at MSG Beacon Theatre The Chicago Theatre MSG Insider NY Knicks NY Rangers NY Liberty MSGcomSign In Become an Insider Entertainment100 Best Shows at MSGZ100s Jingle Ball 2009Frank SinatraJayZJohn MayerRadio City ChristmasTaylor SwiftWintuk from CirqueCountry MusicThe FanCamSportsAll SportsNew York KnicksNew York RangersNew York IslandersNew Jersey DevilsNFL CoverageMLB CoverageCollege BasketballCollege FootballHorse RacingVideoMSG OnDemandRangers OnDemandKnicks OnDemandLiberty OnDemandMSG Networks OnDemandLocal Sports OnDemandPhotosBlogsGame On!Check the MonitorCommunityKnicks City DancersThe Garden of DreamsMessage BoardsKnicksNetBlueshirts UnitedFantasy GamesFacebookTwitterMySpaceTelevisionMSGMSG PlusMSG2 MSG Plus2Network TalentMobileGet TicketsRadio City ChristmasWintuk from CirqueRangers Is the Sky Falling or Is Winning Just Around the CornerNo reason to panic yetPosted on Thursday November 19 2009 at 420 PMBy Stan FischlerYoohoo Chicken Little where are you now that the skeptics believe the sky IS falling all around youListening to some of the Doubting Thomases around the New York hockey media and some Rangers fans you would think that the Blueshirts had a record that now belongs to the Carolina Hurricanes or Toronto Maple LeafsHowever a reality check indicates that the Blueshirts are two over 500 (1191) tied with the Islanders at 23 points apiece and as of 7 pm on Thursday night are also ahead of the Senators Canadiens Lightning Thrashers and Panthers In other words seven teams are behind the Seventh Avenue skatersThat however is not cause for cartwheels of joyMost of the aforementioned have games in hand on New York a point that is immediately counterbalanced by the fact that neither Ottawa Boston Montreal Tampa Bay Atlanta nor Florida has been particularly awesome over the first quarter of the seasonIt is evident that some have improved the Islanders in particular and more importantly PARITY is more a part of the National Hockey League fabric than ever beforeWith the significantly improved Panthers visiting The Garden on Saturday night the Rangers will be obliged to put away a club that could join the growing group of playoff threatsEvaluating the Rangers at the quarter pole invites the full spectrum of ideas from the very skeptical fix the team to the more optimistic view that John Tortorellas club is in the middle of the playoff battle all will be wellWe had a big win in Ottawa last Saturday says Henrik Lundqvist and now we just need to have a couple in a row to get going againThe disparate opinions about the Blueshirts also are reflected in player evaluationsTake Wade Redden as an example One of the two culprits involved in Washingtons winning breakaway goal on Tuesday the defenseman neverthe...