Just so you guys know I'm not going to have long drawn out reviews of all the Ranger games this year due to personal lack of time but rather I'm just going to point out the good, bad and the ugly of all the games. Here we go...
10/7 NYR vs. LA
The Good: Henrik Lundqvist and Ryan Callahan in midseason form, Prust being able to drop the gloves following his shoulder surgery. Actually somehow having the lead in the third period.
The Bad: The entire first period, the entire defense, too many penalties, blowing the third period lead.
The Ugly: Where was Brad Richards? How about Wolski or Stepan? Zuccarello's boarding call was a terrible move on his end. Del Zotto not doing more against Mike Richards for the game tying goal, Erixon was just ok, the Rangers need Staal back badly and it shows.
10/8 NYR vs. Ana
The Good: Henrik Lundqvist and Ryan Callahan again, top 2 defensive pairings against the Ryan-Getzlaf-Perry line, Rangers PK during the ref's penalty binge.
The Bad: Marian Gaborik and Brad Richards today together looked lost and were broken up in the third period, Rangers powerplay, undisciplined play.
The Ugly: This Ranger team is flat out dead tired. I can't even imagine how sore these Rangers are going to be on the flight home from Stockholm. Gotta give up to Brad Richards today scored a huge goal late to salvage a point.
I'm going to wait until the Rangers get a few more games under their belt before starting to criticize. It's unfair to get on some guys now because of all the traveling this team has done in the past two weeks and I'm sure the Rangers are anxious to fly home tonight for some much needed rest before their next game against the Islanders one week from today on Long Island.
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