I know it's a long shot, but hope springs eternal when the score is 0-0. Yes, Wednesday night's loss was - beyond a doubt - stunning. The Rangers were flying, with the Garden rocking to the levels of "Who's your Daddy?" They couldn't possibly blow a three-goal lead, right?
Ever heard of the dreaded three goal lead? Yeah, that.
Henrik Lundqvist was out of his mind, playing brilliantly (despite his season, he is not a finalist for the Vezina Trophy), but it was a simple defensive zone miscue - a breakdown in communication between Marion Gaboirk and his goalie, that allowed the losing goal. Gaborik is generally being viewed as the villain, though I don't think that's fair, just as Bill Buckner shouldn't have been the bad guy in 1986, or Steve Bartman in 2003. This was a TEAM meltdown. No one was immune to the complete collapse.
Today's a new day. A new game. This is a scrappy team. I expect - fully - that this team will find a way to get the series back to MSG for Game 6. Hopefully Gaborik finds a way to make up for the mistake in Game 4.
Let's go Rangers! Keep the golf clubs in the closet for a few more days! Now if they could just show the Knicks how to play...
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