Rangers, Igor Shesterkin demolished by Sabres in rare drubbing

It hasn’t happened often successful caller years.

A nonaccomplishment of this magnitude had only befallen nan Rangers erstwhile successful nan past 175 regular-season games.

That was until nan Blueshirts’ complete and utter illness Thursday nighttime astatine Madison Square Garden, wherever nan location squad was made to look mini and retired of sorts successful a 6-1 conclusion astatine nan hands of nan young Sabres.

This was nan benignant of conclusion that not moreover an 8-3-1 grounds could mitigate.

The protect dysfunction, disconnect connected discourtesy and wide deficiency of urgency should ringing for illustration 3 abstracted siren bells wrong nan Rangers locker room.

It is excessively early successful nan play for nan Rangers to beryllium successful cruise control.

There are still 70 games left.

But that was nan power nan Rangers gave disconnected successful beforehand of their location crowd, which headed for nan exits early since it surely was not nan benignant of crippled worthy sticking astir for connected a schoolhouse night.

The Rangers are still missing that “pop,” arsenic caput coach Peter Laviolette described it.

Their breakdowns successful nan protect area are ending up successful nan backmost of nan nett much often than not.

Igor Shesterkin has been a Band-Aid for this Rangers squad lately, but nan Rangers goalie was not capable to screen up his teammates’ mistakes this clip around.

After letting successful a uncommon soft extremity 26 seconds into nan game, Shesterkin was yet pulled successful favour of Jonathan Quick aft giving up 5 goals connected 12 shots.

This was a glimpse of what nan Rangers tin look for illustration erstwhile their prima goalie’s brilliance fades.

By nan way, nan connection connected Shesterkin, who has different been outstanding recently, is that location is thing caller to study regarding his statement negotiations.