In a truly atrocious display of how not to play hockey, the Rangers find themselves, somehow, tied at 3 after 1 period. 3 goals allowed on 8 shots, and thats after Henrik made about 3 spectacular saves to boot.
The defense hung him out to dry, if I were Henrik, or Tom Renney, the team would be getting an ass chewing. It’s not all just about scoring goals, because, get this, the other team is trying to score goals as well. You have to stop them every once in a while fellas, its just how its done.
Backman has been bad for 2 games in a row now, but he has not been getting the benefit of any calls. The Briere play was utter dog crap, you are allowed to hit a guy with the puck within 1 or 2 strides (I forget the actual specifics of the rule) after they release the puck. Briere had literally just given the puck up when he got hit. That is a legal play. The crosscheck/interference is less debatable, but was certainly helped along by a nice flop by the Flyer player.
Get your act together fellas, otherwise a game we should win might turn into a game we rue come the end of the season.
