It’s been almost two weeks since the Rangers were eliminated from the 2017 NHL playoffs by the Ottawa Senators. If you’re like me, you’ve gone through a range of emotions from denial to rage. So let’s take a closer look at the five stages of grief for New York Rangers Fans.
Stage 1: “We were better than Ottawa” aka Denial
Yes, if the Rangers didn’t blow two leads in the final seconds they would have defeated the Senators in five games instead of losing in six. But let’s not fool ourselves, when you have a defense as sieve-like as the Blueshirts, collapses are going to happen.