The first thing that came to mind when watching that period. The Rangers were well coached for the Habs attack. Seriously, watch the superb way the cut off all passing lanes, and since the Habs prefer a rush rather than a dump and chase, it closed off a lot of their choices. Also the Rangers sent at least 1 man deep, and usually 2, which isnt very unusual for their style, but what is unusual is what the 3rd man was doing, cutting off the pre-arranged passing outlets. Its almost like a left wing lock type attack, but with some subtle differences. I’m not a fan of Tom Renney at all, but I’ll give him all the credit for that period, the Rangers were ready.
BTW, my fellow yankee fans, anyone else get a little choked up seeing Andy Pettitte back on the mound in Yankee Stadium? I know I sure did.
-Inferno
