I was at the game, and sat 12 rows behind the Rangers goal periods 1 & 3, and we did NOT play well (not that you needed to be there to see that).
All night you could see we were off. Most of the action was in the Ranger zone. The passes were off. The hitting was off. Leaving guys wide open often. They were just not crisp all night.
Getting 2-0 and 3-1 leads was smoke and mirrors IMO. We weren't playing that well, just making the most of our chances. It was a very poorly played game by us. Give the Isles credit for some of it, they clearly wanted it more and were the hungrier team no doubt about it, and it wasn't even close.
With that said, just like TB, it is one game. We can't win every game. Rebound against the Blues, and actually beat the Devs for once this season on Sunday, and we'll be okay.