Postgame: Rangers Pummeled by Ev Zug in Preseason Finale

An 8-4 loss to EV Zug was not the way the New York Rangers wanted to conclude their preseason campaign this afternoon in Switzerland. You can say what you want about fatigue and having to play three games in four days, but the bottom line is that the team was straight up embarrassed by Zug in this game and there is no getting around that. Today's outcome will not have an impact on the Rangers' season, I know that, but such a disaster of an effort with a lineup pretty close to what will be taking the ice on opening night should at least throw up some red flags.  There will be no beating around the bush here; the offense was mediocre, the defense was sloppy and Marty Biron had a very forgettable performance in goal. The Rangers have been struggling defensively to begin with throughout the preseason, so to have Biron come in and allow soft goals left and right did not help at all. I am aware that Marc Staal and Michael Sauer, two of the Blueshirts' top defensemen, have...