The Caps looked like a team that was going to sweep as they headed to New York over the weekend. Maybe I should give the Rangers more credit, they certainly came to play yesterday. The Rangers are "un-awed" by the Caps, which is what happens when you dominate a team on the ice but not on the scoreboard, as they did in the two games in Washington. After Friday's game I thought the Caps were in a great place in this series. But, right now a seismic shift could be happening in how things will turn out.
I still believe they are the superior team, and they did nothing to discredit themselves yesterday, but the Rangers have not lost their will to resist. I think, for one, I overrated the overtime win. The Caps looked like a team that had figured it all out, and was just missing on the little things that would surely come with more and more ice time. Friday's game was similar, as it looked like an avalanche of goals was in the making in the second period, but then it faded. Another part of it is, and I was ignorant to it, but all along the Rangers have been that stubborn sycamore stump that seems as though you'll never up root. They are tenacious, and clearly are not going quietly into that good night. Hey, guys, why not try a little Dy-NO-mite, there's more than one kind of BOOM! Right?
