When the Rangers look back after this season ends, they may point to Wednesday as the day that the wheels came off.
In a 6-1 loss to the Boston Bruins — who are a red-hot, legit Cup contender — the Blueshirts lost their fourth straight and looked like a distracted team just waiting for trades, with their minds on their uncertain futures.
A discouraged Henrik Lundqvist, who has appeared in 46 games and was pulled after the Bruins scored four times on 16 shots, will still be around in April, long past the Feb. 26 trade deadline.