Ya almost knew last night was going to happen. Even if you tried not to think about it all day.
After posting 1-0 shutouts in 2 of their past 3 games, and scoring only 1 goal in the other, the Rangers got an unfortunate dose of their own medicine last night, losing to the Buffalo Sabres last night, by that exact same score, at HSBC Arena. The loss couldn't have come at a worse time either, as it allowed Buffalo to not only tie the Rangers in points at 87, but also slip past them back into 7th place in the Eastern Conference, due to the regulation wins tie breaker. And with Carolina beating Montreal, 6-2, it also allowed the Hurricanes to close to within 3 points of the now 8th place Blueshirts, but keeping them only 2 points back of the Canadiens for the 6th seed, with a game in hand. So, if there is a silver lining to last night, that would be it folks.
Not the way you wanted the night to go, if you root for the Boys in Blue.
It makes tonight's game against the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum, all the more important for the Rangers. After that, they will have only 4 games remaining. 1 against Philadelphia, whom they have beaten just once this season. And 1 against the Boston Bruins, whom, let's be honest, they will NOT shut out 1-0 again. After that the Thrashers come to town, and then there's the Devils, who at only 1 point away from elimination, would like nothing more then to deal a crushing blow to the Blueshirts on the last day of the season, at Madison Square Garden.
A win tonight is a must. No two ways about it. And don't expect the Islanders to lay down. They ALWAYS play the Rangers hard, and like the Devils a week from this coming Saturday, would LOVE to help trigger a Blueshirt collapse.
Win tonight, boys. Don't take the Islanders lightly, score more then 1 goal in a game, and don't even THINK of starting Chad Johnson.
Just win.
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