How The Blueshirts Have Gone From The Ridiculous To The Subterranean

The Rangers remind me of a joke. Oh, sorry, the joke is on them; or is it You, the Blueshirt fans. Or both.

It's a cockeyed situation there at MSG. On Tuesday, Igor Shesterkin had one of his best games in goal but his buddies were punko.

Last night his pals – maybe – actually scored three goals but Iggy The Great became Iggy Sieve on the game's opening goal. As a result he was out played by a backup goalie from Edison, New Jersey named Anthony Stolarz.

Hard to believe, no?

The 4-3 Toronto margin of victory does not reflect how the Maple Leafs out-margined the home club which, miraculously, remains in the thick of the Wild Card race.

"With the talent on its roster, the Rangers should do better,"says The Old Scout, "but only Artemi Panarin seems able to score consistently."

Breadman stretched his point streak to 11 games. Big deal if it doesn't lead to a two-pointer. 

Rumors are flying; of that there's no denying and it's all about the coach who sometimes appears to be more sphinx-like than the one in Ghiza.

You better believe that this coach is in trouble if radio's Boomer Esiason goes after him and the players. 

"The team is so disconnected, so disinterested," lamented Boomer. "Laviolette has got to go."

"Fire Lavvy" chants were heard from the stands and empty seats were visible;' a rare sight at sold out MSG.

"We're making mistakes that can't happeh," says defenseman Adam Fox who may eventually wind up being captain by default. Or traded, because it's his fault.

Interestingly, it was a mistake HE made along with K'Andre Miller that led to a key Toronto goal.

It reminded some of the old Alphonse-Gaston routine. "No, You." "No, You." "No You."

Of course A-G were making a joke while the Rangers have become a joke – being played on themselves!