Off day...stat time

            Try these on for size:

            Ryan Callahan: 16 points in 17 games.

            Brandon Dubinsky: 17 in 18.

             5-1-1 in one-goal games.

             9-3-1 when scoring first.

             8-1-1 when leading after 1

             8-0-0 when leading after 2

             7-1-1 when outshot

             5-3 in November

             2-1 in OT

             No shootouts yet...

             Some of the above show the value in getting a lead, and the critical ability to hold it. 

             After 18 games last season? 11-7. But that included a 7-game winning streak. Your Blueshirts were 2-4 going into No. 19. Different feel.

            Fantasy: If playoffs started today, Rangers (4) would play Pens (5)....

            Of course, that's just sayin', there's a long, rugged road ahead, but....

            Thoughts?