Heading into their match against the Montreal Canadiens, the Rangers had already lost their previous four games, allowing 13 goals in just their last two. And with news that Rick Nash and Micheal Grabner would sit (so they wouldn’t get hurt before being traded), there wasn’t a lot to expect from the club. The Rangers’ playoff hopes were killed a while ago and they entered into the game missing a lot of key members of the team. What could you expect when you ice a lineup like this?
And yet, the Rangers put worth an absolutely atrocious performance against the 28th best team in the league.