Coming off a rollicking victory over the team who eliminated them from the Eastern Conference finals in June, the New York Rangers admitted that they had little juice left on the second night of a back-to-back in a visit to the eliminated St. Louis Blues.
While the Rangers mustered a point, they were unable to keep pace with the New Jersey Devils, increasing the likelihood their postseason will open on the road.
“There wasn’t a lot of energy with our group,” Gerard Gallant said Thursday. “Obviously back-to-backs and a long flight– you hate to make excuses.