one isn’t there to see it, does it still count?  

As is my custom, I go skating on Wednesday night. When I left my car, the score was tied at 1-1. The Islanders were about to go on the powerplay. In the time it took for me to walk fifty feet from the parking lot into the rink, the Islanders scored the game winning goal. I didn’t find out the final score until I came off the ice at 10pm. When I heard the news, I wasn’t a bit surprised.

After watching the Rangers cough up the puck to the Islanders for the first goal less then one minute into the game, you could see where the night was headed.  I usually tape the game and watch it when I come home but frankly, I’m tired. Maybe I’ll watch it tomorrow. Maybe I won’t.  

I used to try to go to Ranger games at the Mausoleum. I stopped going because the results were always abysmal. After Matthew Barnaby left the Rangers, it seemed like the Islanders stole the Ranger’s mojo. Even though the Islanders have been one of the worst teams in the NHL, whenever the Rangers play them, whether at the Garden or the Mausoleum, they lose in some embarrassing fashion.

So, as the Rangers plummet in the power rankings, Ranger fans will start to panic at the realization that without Gaborik in the lineup, they have no legitimate scoring. If this team can’t hustle enough to beat a 1-4 -5 team like the Islanders, the future looks pretty dim.

I had my regular skate tonight. I’ll bet the Rangers will have their bag skate tomorrow.

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