Well, I predicted an 8-2 drubbing, instead I got a 2-1 nail-biter…

Unfortunately that was the only video of the famous “just a bit outside” quote that I could find. Anyway, this game wasn’t all that great. For about the 4th game in a row the best line on the ice was once again the 3rd line, which seemingly didn’t get enough minutes, and again for the 4th game in a row the Rangers found themselves down 2 men for almost 2 minutes. Discipline was severely lacking tonight for sure, but at least part of the blame goes to the refs who truly called a terrible game. I am saving a piece for tomorrow or day after for the refs, and trust me, a nice dissertation is coming on that topic.

Defensively the Rangers played pretty strong for all 3 periods, even the bad 2nd was played well in their own zone (for the most part), and the goaltending we got tonight was back-to-normal typical Henrik Lundqvist. Offensively though, the Rangers still did not seem in synch. They got some chances, sure, but they didn’t cycle the puck, and sustain the pressure enough for my liking against a severely depleted Sabers team.

I am not hanging as much on this win as I should. I think the Rangers needed to come out here and make a statement, by only taking 2 or 3 penalties, and just wiping the floor with these Sabers, instead they won a game you expected them to win, and didn’t really do it in a convincing manner.

So I guess the best way to describe this win, is with 1 word. Meh.

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Look, I know you all want to kill Jagr for taking the hook and the hold. They both qualify as “lazy” penalties. But for once, I am coming to the captains defense. Neither of those were penalties guys, not by a long shot.

Here is something you may not know about some of the rules in the NHL. In order for a holding penalty to be called. YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HOLD THE FREAKING GUY!!! Furthermore, in order for a hooking penalty to be called YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HOOK THE FREAKING GUY!!!

Just atrocious reffing the past dozen or so games, I can’t even begin to express my disgust at the reffing crews.

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All I was doing while watching that period was to sit back in my chair, touching my fingers together, saying “Excellent” over and over again.

I guess it is a testament to how much of a lunatic Ranger fan I am, but before the game I made sure to scrape off the snow that had accumulated on my dish. No freaking snow was going to stop me from watching the turnaround. As you know I predicted this to be the game we turn it all around. An explosion of offense, defense, and goaltending. Well, not exactly an offensive explosion in that period, but I thought we played well in all the other facets. Good period, keep it going boys.

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So here I am, nearly 3 in the morning, catching up on some paperwork I needed to look at for work, when something kinda dawned on me. More of a feeling than an idea. I had this feeling that tonight against the Sabers, the Rangers are going to turn it all around. Why? I don’t have the slightest clue. I mean there is nothing for me to base this on, particularly with the team playing as putrid as it has been lately. But here I stand going out on a limb. I think tonight the Rangers season turns around.

Rangers 8, Sabers 2.

Of course if I am wrong, I place full blame on the Mars corporation, because I may be on a bit of a sugar high from a few Twix bars.

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