The Rangers stopped talking about getting back in the playoff race weeks ago. At this point, it’s about taking each game on its own and trying to win every night. The players and coaches, they get that.
And that’s where the frustration lies.
“I’m starting to get sick and tired of standing here talking about how close we are,’’ a glum-looking Mika Zibanejad said in the Rangers’ locker room Thursday night after the Blueshirts’ 3-2 shootout loss to the lowly Detroit Red Wings extended their winless streak to six games (0-2-4). “We don’t seem to find a way to win right now, and it’s starting to be harder to kind of look for the good things and the fact that we’re getting points… it’s just really frustrating.