The Rangers entered this week coming off a dramatic last-second win in Phoenix Saturday night and facing a grueling three-games-in-four-nights stretch against, arguably, their three most fierce rivals. And head coach John Tortorella challenged his team finish this capsule of games in as strong a fashio as possible. If Torts was the teacher, the Rangers were the students, and this stretch was a test, let's just say the boys nailed this week with straight A's as Friday night the Rangers capped off their successful week by defeating the Flyers 4-2 at The Garden, their third win secured in this four-night stretch. "We took these four days and we kind of played a small little season playing three divisional games," explained team captain Ryan Callahan, who scored his 13th goal Friday night. "And I think this is as close to our type of hockey that we have played for a stretch of games, to be honest with you. We played hard-nosed, won them different ways, and just shows that if we stick to our system we are going to win a lot of games." As for moving into a first-place tie in the Atlantic Division with the Flyers, albeit only 33 games into the season, Callahan said, "There is something to be said for that. Here 30-something games into it, and at the Christmas break, to be right there at the top just gives us confidence moving forward. With that being said, there's a lot of hockey left to be played, and we haven't seen our best yet, and we're going to have be better as we move along." Share your thoughts on Captain Cally's comments below.
