9-1-1 seems as far away as Jupiter is from planet Earth. That stretch of quality hockey that exceeded expectations seems as long ago as the Pilgrims settling on a rock somewhere in Massachusetts. The charade is over my friends. The jig is up. The 2018-19 New York Rangers simply are not a playoff team.
They gave a valiant effort, mainly because of the Herculean Swede between the pipes, but it is time for Jeff Gorton and his staff to abandon any modicum of belief that the Rangers will still be playing meaningful hockey after the Spring equinox. It is time for the tough decisions to be made.