Over the past few weeks the New York Rangers haven't been playing their best hockey, or at least haven't been playing to their capabilities. There are a number of things to point fingers at for the cause of this, but one of the major issues is the performance of their top players, or lack thereof. Center Brad Richards, who has just one point in his last 5 games, tops that list, and he will be the first to tell you that. But admitting that there is a problem and actually going out and correcting it are two very different things, and for Richards, that's something he's heavily struggled with for the past two weeks.
We’ve seen Richards struggle earlier in the season, and the resolution to the problem was to move him to the second line with Ryan Callahan where he would be forced to "grind-it-out" as head coach John Tortorella would put it. That worked for Richards as it brought his effort level up as well as his focus. With defense came offense for Broadw...
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