I’ve gotta go do some stuff for the business in a few so I’ll keep this short once again.? Rangers played well, very well, certainly well enough to win.? Remember how I said I can take losses if the Rangers play the right way?? This is one of those games.? We lost because of 2 equally important things.

1)Andrew Raycroft.? He was BRILLIANT.? No doubt a difference maker, but equally as important:
2)The Refs.? Give them a big ass assist, they deserve it, it takes a lot of balls to call a game that one-sided in the Garden.

-Inferno

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It’s been a while, but it is not entirely unexpected that the ugly head of poor officiating would cost the Rangers a game.? Though the game isnt over yet, the reffing has been quite poor in this one.? While the Rangers have been called for legit calls (except the one on Rachunek) the Leafs have gotten away with MURDER out there.? At last count it was something like a half dozen calls that have gone un-noticed, or un-cared by the refs.? I hate games like these, because it is not as if the Rangers are doing things to put themselves in a position to lose.? Just the opposite as they continue to battle hard and play a pretty strong game.

For example, the power play that the Leafs got was on a play where the Leafs player CLEARLY saw Rachunek coming, and at the last second turned his body so it would be a boarding call.? Textbook ladies and gents.? You don’t call that a penalty, there is nothing the forward or defenseman can do, its much akin to a dive (which Jason Krog got away with on the call he drew by the way).

The most atrocious call though was washing away what should have been a Rangers powerplay, and somehow that becomes a Leafs powerplay.? Terrible, terrible officiating.

-Inferno

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It was a tad frustrating first period for the blueshirts.? They played an inept, and at time superb game.? Id say it was about 70% superb, and 30% inept, with little middle ground in between.? Strange strange strange.? We saw some terrible decisions on penalties (and they were all penalties) which cost the rangers nearly 6 full minutes of the first period in penalty killing time.? However the penalty kill (at least in that period) was downright spectacular, giving the Leafs neither time, nor the space to get into the zone, let alone set up for a shot.? The 3rd line still generated a few chances, not nearly as dominant against the bruins, but that was to be expected.? Still though, despite Prucha having 2 penalties, I hope Renney doesnt relegate him to the 4th line for the remainder of the game.

Pock has looked good out there, as has Girardi.? I guess kids CAN play this game, who woulda thunk it.

-Inferno

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