Can Rangers Get Help for Gaborik?

Ranger fans are optimists at their core. And with a team made up predominantly of hardworking overachievers, there is no reason for us to be anything but optimistic -- even when the Rangers lose, as they did twice over the weekend, they continue to show their resilience, thanks to the development of good young players that is sure to carry over into the future. But the pair of one-goal losses to Montreal and Philadelphia, coming as it did on the heels of the rousing 1-0 win over Vancouver, the NHL's top team, is testing our optimism. You can wonder where the Rangers were in the first half of those contests, falling behind 3-1 and 3-0 respectively. But they were, as usual, right in there in the third period, fighting back but coming up one goal short. And you knew exactly what they needed to close the deal. A goal -- a goal by Marian Gaborik, more specifically. And you pretty much knew it wasn't going to happen. Last night [vs. Philly], in fact, there was almost no chance o...