Lundqvist Can't Hold On In Scoring Fest

Rangers goalie #30 Henrik "The King" Lundqvist looked awful in the key moments of last night's game.

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The offense was firing on all cylinders providing 5 goals this was definitely a loss that falls onto the shoulders of King Henrik.

Henrik makes a big deal about how he has to carry the team well in recent years he has not done so when the game is on the line.

You cannot be the best until you have learned to master clutch situations I have said it before and I will say it again this is a problem that lingers among some of the games greatest athletes.

Every time the game gets close it seems that H. Lundqvist all of a sudden becomes shaky and unsure of his ability, those are the very few times that he looks over matched.

If I'm Head Coach John Tortorella I would have pulled him after the Caps third goal I know it was early, but right from there you could see that the Rangers were going to have a serious problem in their defensive zone.

Your better off throwing your 23 year old old backup #29 Chad Johnson in a goalie who will not understand the magnitude of playing a team as good as Washington.

That would light a fire into your entire team because when you are giving up goals left and right you have to do whatever you can to stop the bleeding.

When the Caps scored 4 goals in the 2nd period with one being in the final seconds it was obvious that the blueshirts needed a change.

The sad thing is that the offense finally started to click with the acquisition of #12 Olli Jokinen and #8 Brandon Prust.

Olli was a force in offensive zone with a goal and an assist with the goal being his first as a New York Ranger.

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Brandon Prust on the other hand plays with a lot of intensity I can see that he brings a lot of hard work to his game.

Any time you add two players like this it can add a lot to the direction of the team and how they manage to play together as a unit.

Scrolling down the roster of the players who have been there all season long you look at #20 Vinny Prospal in his first season as a Ranger breaking out with 2 goals and 2 assists as he stands at 43 points in 51 games with 11 goals.

The star of the team #10 Marian Gaborik in reality when it comes to him you expect numbers, and that is exactly what he gives you every game as he collected two assists.

The power play was playing excellent scoring 4 goals on 6 opportunities funny how it came on a night where the captain #23 Chris Drury played only 38 seconds of power play time.

I still feel that there is more moves to be made by New York a team that was also killed from the poor officiating in last night's loss.

They seem to look the other way whenever #16 Sean Avery is taken down away from the puck but they will catch everything that the Rangers do.

Its amazing when the Rangers were down 3-2 they put up two quick goals and were on the power play then Chris Drury was called for a ridiculous penalty.

A player on the Capitals actually tripped over him and he was called for interference it was one of many of the referees blunders that have hurt New York for many years now.

Right there the tide turned the Rangers were dominating every aspect of the game but once that happened you can feel the momentum shift as the Cap's #8 Alex Ovechkin started to put on another show.

When you give up 6 goals it is always a major blow but it just seems like the referees always find a way to change the outcome of a game.

You hear fans boo but there is a reason they are not watching the games there is a reason that people with direct TV have to purchase the NHL package just to see every game.

After last night there is a few things that are very obvious you have to do something about Chris Drury along with #33 Michal Rozsival.

Chris can block all the shots he wants the fact is he needs to either have someone lessen his role or find a way to ship him out.

I as a fan want to see C. Drury play better than anyone out there but its time to be realistic he just don't have what it takes to be a top player.

Onto the point looking at defensemen Michal Rozsival he has been on the decline year by year since his arrival to New York.

One of the goals last night came because of his lack of speed getting back to cut off the angle to the shooter.

Michal's skills have diminished with age it has showed with his failure to score a point in over 15 games.

Most people tell me when this subject comes up that they are not good players who expects them to do anything?

Well come on your throwing all that money at two guys who contribute nothing then you have to reevaluate their position in your organization.

I guess John Tortorella is content on letting players who can't hit the side of the barn eat up ice time so I guess we will have to still put up with them in their next game as they face the 1st place New Jersey Devils playing behind legendary goalie #30 Martin Brodeur.

The puck will drop at 7:00 pm eastern time on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden as the Devils will be coming to play with their newly acquired superstar Ilya Kovalchuk.

On the Rangers bench they will need to continue doing what they did last game if they are going to start scoring goals then Henrik Lundqvist will have to keep the same approach regardless of what the score is.