The way it’s gone for the Rangers the last two and a half weeks, Tuesday’s game against the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets at Madison Square Garden is shaping up to be as big of a game as it could be in November. 

No, it’s not in a make-or-break the season kind of way. Nor will it be a sound-the-alarms loss if it is one. 

The Blueshirts do need show up in force at home – where they were embarrassed last week by the Sabres – and compete so much better and so much harder than they have lately if they hope to remind not only themselves, but the rest of the NHL, that they can go toe-to-toe with the best in the league because they are one of the best in the league. 

Anything less than a complete and unwavering team effort will be a colossal disappointment.