Normally I agree with George Ays of Tracking the Rangers when he says, “Numbers don’t lie, they just don’t agree with you.” One place where I don’t agree, at least not yet, is in terms of the impact Bryan McCabe has had on the New York Rangers power play. It has been five games and the stats say the man advantage is still struggling only converting on 3 of 20 (15%) power plays. The numbers say that the impact has been negligible to this point. I do not get that same feel in watching the Rangers when they have the advantage since he has been here.
The willingness to shoot the puck and hit the net has created something opponents have not had to account for all season. He has yet to score with his bombs from the point, but it has created a number of rebound opportunities and beyond that has made other players on the ice more aggressive and that aggression has been utterly lacking for this team all season. More players are willing to pull the trigger on their own shots, with more ...
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