Boy that was chippy, wasn’t it? Imagine how much chippier it could have been if physics didn’t defy the Rangers and it wasn’t 3-1 after two periods. This was some old time hockey, with –for the most part– some good old fashioned combative hockey. The Ryan Ellis elbow on Pavel Buchnevich better wind up with a suspension. That was just plain dirty.
- Got home just 1:30 into the game. Success!
- Quick thought on the Taylor Hall trade: It is very difficult to get good value for a pending UFA winger that has an injury history.