Either the Rangers are so deep that they might be unbeatable, or their stars are in such a slump that they might be doomed.
It can’t be both, but it’s not yet clear which is the correct way to assess a team that moved to within six wins of hoisting the Stanley Cup by beating the Panthers, 5-4, in overtime Sunday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. The Rangers lead the series, 2-1.
A version of the Rangers that is getting goals from light scorers Barclay Goodrow, Alex Wennberg, Will Cuylle and Jacob Trouba — all of whom have lit the lamp in the past six games — is dangerous to opponents.
A version of the Rangers that is relying on those four and other bit offensive pieces to deliver because Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider and Adam Fox have gone dark is only a danger to itself.
