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[GBBob]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Lightning played fine and deserve to move on to the SCF. Bishop made like 2.5 OK saves. They have as good a top 6 as any in the NHL.

But holy cow, was that an uninspired effort in front of Hank in a Game 7 at home. Add that to the no-show in Game 5 and this is hard to stomach from a Presidents' Trophy winning team.

If I'm Lundqvist, I'm seriously, seriously disappointed.

The first 56 minutes were average for NYR, which doesn't work in Game 7 but what really stood out to me was the last 4 minutes...Where was the swarming, the desperation?? Very strange from such a solid club.

[Benny]

Post game interview with rangers coach revealed McDonogh has a broken foot and it didn't numb up for this game properly. Give credit to TB though,very resilient play.

[herkhorse]

Brutal. I miss the old Garden, they would not have put up with that lackluster effort.

Congrats Dan

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

Brutal. I miss the old Garden, they would not have put up with that lackluster effort.

Congrats Dan

Thanks Tom - I thought it came down to controlling the neutral zone again, which the Rangers did fairly effectively - the problem was when they didn't the Lightning sent 4 forwards all night and swarmed like hornets. Visually it appeared as though the Rangers were out played, but I contend that what I intimated at the beginning of the series was eventually their undoing - in the end, they had no answer for Tampa's speed.