Arthur and guest cohost Steve Valiquette break down the recent 3-games-in-4-nights stretch for the Rangers, with the Blueshirts going 1-1-1 against the Senators, Blackhawks, and Blues, and discuss whether head coach Gerard Gallant’s coaching style is working for this group right now, captain Jacob Trouba’s attempts to jolt his team to life with his physical play, Alexis Lafrenière and Kaapo Kakko playing on a line with Mika Zibanejad, and a make-or-break stretch with games against the Vegas Golden Knights tonight, the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on Friday, the league-leading New Jersey Devils Monday at the Garden, and the surging Toronto Maple Leafs at MSG on Thursday.

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