But you can't blame the refs for the good guys blowing that dreaded 3-goal lead. Blame deflections. The Penguins scored 2 real goals, had 1 goal go off of Evgeni Malkin's shin, and had 2 hit off of Rangers. In the Devils series, NJ scored 11 goals, 6 real shots, 5 off of Rangers.
The Rangers have to be wary of this. They draw players to the outside, which is good, but then the guys throw pucks at the net, they pinball around, and past Henrik Lundqvist. What can they do about this? I don't know, but then again, I'm not the coach. Tom Renney has to do something about it, because they do play fairly decent defense, and then the other team scores a garbage goal to go up 5-4 with 1:41 left.
Once again, not blaming anyone. Just saying that they need to address this issue.
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An excerpt from a blog by Sam Weinman last year, after Game 4 of the Rangers/Sabres series...
“I made a great pass,” `Lundqvist pleaded.
“Yeah, but it was to Chris Drury,” Jagr said. “Maybe next year. But don’t pass to him yet.”
Things have a way of evening out. Something tells me the Rangers will get a big break that will help them win a game at some point over the next six games.
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