Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/455760b1-d108-4cce-8897-384fec7f2464.jpeg] Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The Ottawa Senators are the kind of hockey club that the Rangers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers] would like to be – but are not. Coached by ex-Islander center Travis Green, the Sens are fast, smart and looking very much like a playoff team. And this despite innumerable injuries Interestingly, both teams were picked to finish fourth in their respective Eastern Conference divisions. Last night at The Garden the not-very-happy crowd got a hard look at the difference. 1. DISPARITY: Ottawa won the game, 2-1; should have been 10-1. 2. OFFENSE: The home team – I kid you not – had a grand total of NINE SHOTS ON GOAL. 3. CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION GOES UNREDEEMED: This night marked Mika Zibanejad's 1,000th NHL game. Every Rangers knew it, and look what they did for Z! They gave Mika a stinko of a performance. FINAL WORDS OF FUTILITY: "It was a shame that we played this way on this (Z's) night," said captain J.T. Miller. He got one word right – S.H.A.M.E. – as in Shame on the Rangers!
