In a hard-fought matchup against their crosstown rivals, the New York Islanders lost to the New York Rangers 3-2. Unfortunately, the story was more about the officiating than the play on the ice.
Gordan Bombay preached, 'Take the fall, act hurt, get indignant!'
This is what the league is in danger of becoming.
Garrett Rank and Justin St.Pierre were last night referees. Between the two of them, they have officiated over 1000 NHL regular-season games! And collectively, they have been awarded eight playoff games (Rank has never officiated a single playoff game).
Before a raucous sell out crowd, it became apparent that the game was too big for them.