New York Rangers coach David Quinn conceded how poorly his team played for most of a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, and how he did not see such a sub-par performance coming.
Quinn hopes he can provide a better assessment of his team's performance Sunday night when the Rangers host the struggling Los Angeles Kings.
New York is a respectable 7-5-0 in its last 12 games since losing three straight from Dec. 31-Jan. 4, but merely being respectable is not helping its pursuit of a playoff berth. The Rangers enter Sunday 12th in the Eastern Conference with 56 points, 11 points behind the Carolina Hurricanes for the second wild-card spot.