Earlier in the day I was filling out an interview and one of the questions asked which of the Rangers' games so far this season was the worst in my opinion. Had I filled that interview out tomorrow, instead of today, tonight's 2-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers would have been my answer.
There are no excuses for what we saw out of this team tonight. Everyone knew the Oilers were going to come out skating after a rough loss in their last game, and everyone knew that the Blueshirts were going to have to raise the effort level if they wanted to keep up with the young and talented Edmonton squad. Yet the Rangers still came out flat, remained flat for the entire game and missed out on an opportunity to grab their third straight win in the process.
I thought the Rangers were going to have a response in the second period after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins got the Oilers on the board with a wicked wrist shot from the slot that beat Henrik Lundqvist. I guess I couldn't have been more w...
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins,
Henrik Lundqvist,
John Tortorella,
Brad Richards,
Marian Gaborik,
Glen Sather,
Michael Del Zotto
TEAMS: Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
TEAMS: Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
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