With so many heart-and-soul former Blueshirts players in attendance Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, it seemed fitting that the New York Rangers appeared on their way to a rousing third-period comeback against the Buffalo Sabres.
But Nick Fotiu, Brandon Prust, Sean Avery and the rest of the “Rangers Favorites” saluted in a pregame on-ice ceremony departed MSG just as disappointed as the 18,000 or so other regulars. The current Rangers found another way to come up short in this frustrating season, somehow surrendering a short-handed goal after they were handed a four-minute power play down a goal and with all the momentum on their side.