The Rangers organization spent so much time proclaiming its goal was to become a harder team to play against.
It’s ironic, isn’t it, how much that message has been trotted out in recent years. Because six years after ex-general manager Jeff Gorton first said it — following the team’s loss to the Hurricanes in the 2020 qualifying round — the Blueshirts have become one of the least imposing teams in the National Hockey League.
Manhattan has become the premier destination on the league’s tour for a cakewalk game.
It certainly was for the Senators on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, where the Rangers were once again picked apart in an 8-4 loss that counted as their season-high fifth in a row.
