“We wanted to make the Philly games count.”
Those were the words from head coach John Tortorella after last night’s 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
24 hours after being schooled at the hands of a strong Buffalo Sabres team, the New York Rangers faced an opponent more their speed. The result was another facade-inducing victory, much like the five-goal “explosions” against the New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning last week.
Like those two contests, the victory over the Maple Leafs would seem to suggest a powerhouse Ranger offense that, upon closer inspection, simply doesn’t exist.
Toronto crumbled like a Drake’s Coffee Cake at the first sign of pressure last night, throwing goaltender Jonas Gustavsson to the wolves from the open ...
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Toronto Maple Leafs Hand New York Rangers Lucky Break
Posted: 8th April 2010 by Broadway Hockey Daily in NHLComments Off on Toronto Maple Leafs Hand New York Rangers Lucky Break