Ahh, when brutal calls beget brutal broadcasting!  Trautwig’s a flaming homersexual, so it’s no surprise what side of the line he’s on.  His disgust mirrors that of most every Rangers fan following last night’s last second no-goal.  Was Gaborik pushed?  Oh, most definitely.  Volchenkov admitted as much after the game when he said, “I maybe pushed him a little, but I didn’t push so hard.”  The Devils defenseman definitely holds back a bit towards the end of the play and that’s when Gabroik’s elbow conveniently makes contacts Marty’s head.  “You hit goalie, you get a penalty” – Voly may speak with a thick Russian accent, but he doesn’t need a translator to speak the truth.  When the zebras see that play at full speed, they’re going to call interference at least 80% of the time.

I’m honestly not worried about that at all as a Rangers fan.  The Devils two wins over us this year are about as asterisked as a regular season triumph can get, so I couldn’t care less about their chirping.  What about the other 59 minutes and 56 seconds of hockey played last night?  Let’s direct the angst where it belongs – on the limp dick Rangers power play.  It’s oh for everything in recent games, it can’t get pucks to the net, they’re looking for the perfect pass but winding up in their own zone for most of the two minutes.  It’s flat garbage but they’ve been winning games regardless.  Until last night, when the lifelessness finally caught up with them.  Expect every Rangers trade rumor to be rooted in this probem, and unless Torts can make some effective changes fast, expect the problem to persist.  @Osgood_StoolNYC