- Another game, another ho-hum, saw-it-coming-from-a-mile-away loss. Dallas had 21 shots by the end of the first period, and finished the game with 42. For those of your counting, this is the 28th time the Rangers have given up 30+ shots in their past 32 games. Really think about that for a moment.
-I also think it speaks volumes that Lindy Ruff watched pretty much the exact same defense he drove into the ground in Dallas, shut down the Rangers with ease while Ruff’s new defense played with the grace of a new-born calf.
- Henrik Lundqvist, once again, was the big difference in this one.