Rangers Vs. Sabres: Alarm Clock Ringing

Let’s just get this out of the way at the top. That might be the worst game I’ve seen Henrik Lundqvist play in a very long time. He overshot all his angles, had little control of his rebounds and let in a goal from the red line 18 seconds into the game. No excuses Thursday night: Lundqvist was downright awful.

Now, Lundqvist being really bad helped prove a point I’ve been making for weeks: When the Rangers offense isn’t carrying the play the defense gets horribly exposed. Lundqvist’s poor game aside, imagine what even an average goalie would be doing with a defense like this these past two years. The Rangers gave up 64 shot attempts against and generated just 35. Against Buffalo. As in the…