Martin St. Louis watched the final seconds of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals leaning over the boards, gripping his stick, watching the action like a racehorse eager to get out of the gate.
Earlier in his career, St. Louis might have been out there in those moments, expected to make a clutch play. But he has yet to score this postseason for the Rangers, and on Saturday he was demoted to the third line.
St. Louis, who will turn 40 in June, sat at his locker afterward, his arms crossed. He had not had much impact on the game, a 2-1 Rangers win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden.