The NHL fantasy guide has a hot discussion topic today: the Rangers. Oh, the Rangers! The Rangers! How they’re dazzling us so far! For any fantasy GMs owning New York Rangers, I have a warning for you: sell high. You don’t have to do it right this second but you should start thinking about it.

Anyone excited about the way the Rangers have stomped on the competition so far this season has a poor memory. Remember this time last season? The Rangers were the toast of the NHL and Brandon Dubinsky and Aaron Voros – yes, Aaron Voros – were the top-ranked players in fantasy. Then, as the season progressed, the same thing happened to the Rangers that happens to them every year: they came back to Earth and then some. They slumped badly, stopped scoring and almost missed the playoffs.

Don’t think this season will be any different. The Rangers’ offense looks good now but it’s comprised primarily of finesse players who will wilt when the going gets tough, like Vaclav Prospal. Some people think Marian Gaborik’s arrival will change the team makeup altogether and they’d be half right; When Gaborik plays, he’s marvelous. He has an amazing 10 goals and 18 points in 12 games this season. But there’s one problem with Gaborik; he too follows the same pattern every season. In his case, that pattern is to dominate for a short period then get injured.

Bad news: the window to sell high on Gaborik has already passed. He went down with a “lower body injury” last night.

Put your Rangers up on trade offers and you’ll thank me later. Only King Henrik Lundqvist is likely to remain valuable all season but even he hit the skids at time last year.

Happy trading!