If we turn back the hands on the clock, at six games in last season the Rangers were 3-3. Ten games into last season the Rangers were 5-5. I hardly think that at 2-4 after six game it is time to panic. Many Ranger fans seem to be doing just that after last night’s loss to the lowly Atlanta Thrashers.

After screaming for the benching of Malik, fans got an even worse performance from Thomas Pock. Without his partner in crime, Roszival struggled mightily. These things aside, the Ranger lines were still being changed up by Coach Renney in his effort to spark some fire. Nigel Dawes was once again afforded the chance to shine on the first line and failed to distinguish himself.

All these things aside, I do not begrudge Tom Renney the opportunity to have more of a look see at all the possible line combinations before he eventually settles. With the Rangers’ plethora of talent at forward, it will take more then the pre-season and six regular season games to fairly evaluate who fits with whom.

Let’s all take a step back from the cliff, take a deep breathe and show some patience and support this team and it’s coach instead of throwing them under the bus after just six games. I seem to recall writing the same thing last year at this time. Unfortunately, this site crashed and lost all it’s content written before March 2007.

Excuse me while I back up my blog.