I don't think there's much coincidence the Rangers offense has suddenly improved with the return of Vincent Trocheck. 

The underlying metrics for the Rangers, even during their embarrassing performances on home ice where they couldn't score, showed a team that was suffering some really poor luck. As talented as Artemi Panarin is, even he wasn't immune to their scoring funk. 

The floodgates opened against the Predators, but since returning from injury, Trocheck has scored four points in two games. 

From a fantasy perspective, Trocheck is a rare unicorn who can supply points, shots, hits and face-off wins. 

Is he the best player on the Rangers?

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