FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — This was an example of exactly what has come to define the Rangers of recent vintage, and why they have so rarely gone into prolonged slumps.
It was Dominic Moore, the consummate professional, having just played a whale of a game on Wednesday night in Tampa Bay, scoring the game-winning goal and being the catalyst for a stabilizing 5-2 victory over the Lightning that ended the 2015 calendar with some shimmering hope.
And Moore, asked about himself, asked to reflect, instead deferred. He knows as well as anyone that you climb out of a hole by putting your head down and going to work.