Rangers adamant current skid will have silver lining on ‘the other side’ before critical game

The Rangers’ mental push to isolate the last month — culminating in a four-game skid — as just another tough stretch that every team endures throughout the course of an 82-game schedule is both warranted and necessary. 

Of course, there is a major difference between a rough patch coming in January after you already had built a 25-9-1 head start and a 7-8 middling rut following a breezy six games against lower-tier competition to open a campaign. 

It is only two months into the season. Thanksgiving is not typically a notable benchmark. 

The Blueshirts would be remiss, however, not to address their deficiencies with urgency. 

So where is the confidence in the team to turn it around sooner rather than later? 

“High,” captain Jacob Trouba said following Wednesday night’s 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes. “Teams go through adversity. I think you’re a better team when you come out of the other side — and we’re going to come out of the other side. We all know it’s hard to go through. I think throughout the year, there are ups and downs and that’s how you build a team.”