In terms of regular season play, 2011-12 was the second best of Marian Gaborik's three seasons with the New York Rangers to date. His offensive prowess coming off not only a rough year in 2010-11 on the ice, but off the ice as well when he lost two dear friends in Derek Boogaard and Pavol Demitra, carried the Blueshirts very far. Without Marian, there's not doubt that this team wouldn't have been sitting in the top spot in the Eastern Conference for a majority of the season, let alone be in the top four in the Conference in order to snag home ice in the playoffs. Yes, he had that much of a positive impact on the club, which is why it was extremely unfortunate to see him have to fight through an injury during the postseason when the Rangers needed him most.
The Good: For the third time in his career, Marian reached the 40-goal plateau and also tacked on 35 assists for 76 total points on the season. As far as goals go, Gabby just about doubled his total from the prior s...
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June 11, 2012
