Wendell Cruz-Imagn ImagesYou, the Rangers Fan, have a right to know what's going on with a team that could not win a single game at home in October and last night lost 3-0 at The Garden in November.
For the record, the Blueshirts are 0-5-1 at home with the NHL's worst power play.
The Maven needs the "No Home Win" answer as well and for that I have gone to my most insightful source, super scout Jess Rubenstein.
"Why did this team lose again at home?" Jess asks himself and then answers.
"The question is this: is this team so fragile psychologically that they get damaged with the drop of a hat?"
The answer is yes.
Rubenstein: "They dominated the first 30 minutes. It was the failures on the power play – the second one when the game turned. Carolina gets that first goal and you could feel the energy being sucked away from the Rangers.
"On the one hand, the Blueshirts had such a huge advantage in the play, but Carolina scored an easy goal because Igor Shesterkin got screened. Same on the second Canes' goal – long distance – and I don't think Igor saw that either. Once it became 2-0 it was clear the game was over."
How can things be changed if a team is shut out in four of its six home games. Then, a pause: "Otherwise 0-42 at home could be a reality!"


