On Broadway!

By Jon Gabrielle,  NY Rangers correspondent

 

 

“They say the neon lights are bright…on Broadway!”

If you’re too young to be familiar with George Benson’s 1978 Grammy award winning hit single, “On Broadway,” then I suggest you “google” it, “tweet” it, “you tube” it, or whatever it is this generation does, and get it.

Today, the lyrics are apropos and the lights are definitely shining brightly on John Tortorella and this edition of the New York Rangers. And if they aren’t singing it out loud by the end of the day; they may want to hum a few notes, privately.

The Ranger Head Coach, after another loss, this one to the N.Y. Islanders, 2-1 last night at Madison Square Garden, stormed off the bench only to lead an expletive-laced press conference. Seems the kinder, gentler coach, some have gotten used to during this prolonged scoring drought, has been replaced by one evidently feeling the glare of the New York spotlight.

Pressed by reporters for an explanation, Tortorella barked back, “I wish I could give you a (bleeping) explanation, but I can’t.”

“They say there’s always magic in the air…on Broadway.”

Well, not lately.

The Rangers have scored just 16 goals in their last nine games, winning just once during that span.

Again the Rangers were held scoreless at even strength, their only goal coming with 55 ticks left on the clock, while their goalie was pulled for the extra attacker.

That goal pulled them to within one but as the remaining seconds elapsed, some were left to wonder how this team could come out so flat, in what is still perceived by many, to be a “rivalry” game?

“They say that I won’t last too long…on Broadway.”

“It’s just simply unacceptable how we started the game tonight,” the coach said. “The thing that’s unacceptable about tonight’s game, and we’re trying to stay positive around here…but when we play like (bleeping) like that for twenty minutes, in a game like this, in a back to back situation, it’s unacceptable. It’s simply unacceptable.”

How long this will continue and what can be done about it is anybody’s guess, apparently.

When asked what needs to be done before tonight’s rematch, the beleagured coach offered this. “There has to be something done. And we’ll see along the way here before Thursday night’s game, we’ll see what we go with?”

 Henrik Lundqvist, the Swedish goalie lamented, “to come up short all the time, it’s very disappointing. I’m just so disappointed that we’re not getting the results right now. We play to win. I try to focus my game right now and try to be as good as possible, but it hasn’t been enough. I have to try and play even better; one goal or a shutout.”

Now that is an attitude even the most cynical New Yorker, as well as some of his teammates, may want to embrace.

“And I won’t quit till I’m a star…on Broadway!”

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