The officials choosing to swallow the whistles after a horrendous hit from behind probably doesn't change the outcome of this game, but it needs to be mentioned. Vincent Trocheck was rightly livid and gave Kelly Sutherland an absolute earful after getting crunched from behind into the boards.
Blaming the loss on the refs is a fool's errand. The Rangers can't go down 3-0 in the first period and expect to win. However, I don't know what Kelly Sutherland was watching on Noah Dobson hit on Trocheck, a good 5 or 6 feet from the boards and square in the numbers, and didn't get called for a boarding call.
As for the game, a loss is a loss and the Rangers can't win them all, so let's focus on some positives. The power play has returned to its early season dominance. The man advantage got the Rangers back into the game and gave a boost to the entire team.
#rangers-vs-islanders-rivalry #officiating-controversy #power-play-effectiveness #player-performance-impact #team-strategy-and-focus
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