1. mediocre PK (give Pitt some credit)
2. miserable PP
3. tired legs too often
4. missed calls
5. Pitt is talented
6. the puck bounces against you sometimes, but almost always to the team that hustles most in a series.
7. never good when Jagr is getting pissed off. Tells you his team is not stepping up to the plate like they should be and the marquee players is getting really frustrated. That was always a good thing to see when Jagr was a Penguin, and didn’t really become common until Lemieux retired and the team rest on his shoulders.

It is great to have veteran leadership for any team. In the Rangers case, was their “too much” leadership on this team.

Drury, who was signed immediately after UFA’s were available, played a 3rd line center position. 7mm bux for a 3rd line center? Were we not bitching about Cullens 3mm for the same role? At any rate, I do like Drury and feel that he is a great asset. But at the same time, I think 7mm bux is excessive for a guy who is not a game breaker. Drury is a meat & potatoes garbage goal scorer. It is great to have someone with his resume’ but ofcourse turning into a Ranger, the magic wore off when we most needed it.

As for Gomez, I think he is a special player that we need for one reason…Skate the puck up the ice and gain entry into opponents zone. North South and with speed…..The only thing I was a lil’ baffled about is that I thought he used to throw the body when needed….I did not see any of that when he would chase the puck into offensive zone.

Shanny- sorry bro, its time to hang up them skates…You are our defacto captain and we appreciate all you have done to make the Rangers a respectable orginization.

Ultimately, our defense is what caved in and got exposed by a more skilled, faster offensive squad.

Ofcourse, we can talk about the officiating till the cows come home….and yes they influence an outcome of a game, any way you look at it…..but, their comes a time when you gotta hold your players accountable for putting them in a position to fail.

So where does the blame fall? The players ultimately, the coaches second, and the refs last who made it “harder” for the Rangers to beat a better team.

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You should 100% DIAF

This series should be blamed 35% NYR 50% referees and %15 luck.