Darius Kasparaitis, that offensive mastermind, that juggernaut with the puck, the scoring machine has put the Rangers firmly in command in this one with a nice goal on a delayed penalty.? Rangers played really well in that period when they werent in the box.? Of course there were 3 just AWFUL calls in that period.? The Nylander hook, was a holding the stick penalty by the other player, and the 2 slashes were nowhere near what I would call actual slashes, they were love taps you see 123,785 times a game.? Looked like even up calls or something, but whatever they were, they killed a lot of momentum by the Rangers, and gave it to the Caps.? Still though, we weathered the storm and still played great.
Henrik has been very very good in the period, I wouldnt call him spectacular as the caps really havent mustered many quality chances, but certainly rock solid. Petr Prucha also looked great in that period once again.? Hes been rewarded with 2nd line minutes, and I feel he hasnt disappointed.
Really, you gotta look at it this way folks.? Despite this 7 game losing streak, despite the mediocre hockey weve been playing, this is a game we win 10 times out of 10.? Washington is playing their 4th in 5th, while decimated with injuries and sickness.? Were not playing Washington, were playing their farm team.
-Inferno