Rangers Win Via The Shootout

Boy, can the Rangers turn it off.  They started out flying through first first period and change, taking a 3-0 lead on goals by Hayes and 2 by MSL.  Then they played prevent or something - particularly when they were up 3-2 in the third and gave up the whole thing.  Talbot was good early, but bad, like the rest of them, late.  The Blue Jackets did a lot of clutching, holding and interfering and probably only got away with it because the Rangers became so passive.

It was unbelievable.   This is a team that is on the verge of bankrupting Papa John's because they score so often, but they shut it down with a lead and stop shooting and trying to score -- which is what they do best.  Ponderous.  Truly ponderous.  But, they got the two points, and it was another two they got while Hank is healing.

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