Bleed Ranger Blue
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- Jul 18, 2006
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It looked to me in Games 2-4 the Rangers were more discombobulated than not trying. They waited when they should have gone, passed when they should have carried, dallied when they should have shot the puck in, zigged instead of zagged, etc.
I think the looking "discombobulated" was a result of being married to a gameplan that was being taken away from them. The most infuriating part was a palpable refusal to dump the puck in and go win a battle to get it.
They did that last night. In addition to protecting the puck better (execution), the Rangers also won the majority of the battles below the goal line (effort). It was all there last night and I hope it continues.