NHL Playoff Predictions 2012: Inconsistent Play Will Cost NYR Eastern Finals

May 22nd, 2012 by Gary Davenport Leave a reply »
It's been a recurring theme in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs for the New York Rangers. The Eastern Conference's top seed has been unable to establish any sort of positive momentum in the playoffs, winning consecutive games only once to this point.

The team has gotten away with that inconsistency so far, gutting out seven-game series victories over the Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals. But against their arch-rivals from New Jersey, this Jekyll and Hyde act is going to cost the Rangers dearly in what is now essentially a best-of-three game series with the Devils.

It was definitely Mr. Hyde on the ice for New York Monday night, as the Rangers followed up a 3-0 whitewash of the Devils on Saturday by looking sloppy and out of sync throughout their 4-1 Game 4 defeat.

It may not have helped that Rangers coach John Tortorella seemed to spend more of Sunday complaining about the Devils to ESPN New York and the one game suspension levied against Rangers defenseman Brandon Prust after a Game 3 hit than he did preparing his team for the next contest.

"I look at Zubrus' elbow to Stralman, I look at Parise launching himself into Del Zotto," To ...

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