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Three weeks ago, Chris Kreider was a champion. With Boston College, the 6-foot-3, 230-pound winger helped the Eagles to their fifth NCAA title as the NHL regular season was coming to a close. Three days later, he signed with the Rangers, who drafted him 19th overall in 2009, and joined the top team in the Eastern Conference for a playoff run, getting acquainted with new teammates, a new coach and New York City.
It all seems like ages ago now to the 20-year-old from Boxford, Mass. A veteran of all of six NHL games, the rookie has impressed since making his debut in Game 3 of New York's first-round series against Ottawa. In Game 1 of the Rangers' series against the Capitals, Kreider took his turn as Broadway's hero, scoring the game-winner at Madison Square Garden as...
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