Wow.

And to think I almost shelled out $75 to witness the massacre.  There’s really no telling what exactly went wrong, (other than Madden and Pandolfo sitting on the bench when Jagr made the Devils his bitch!) the Devils executed one of the most impressive meltdowns of the adolescent season - after dominating and frustrating the Rangers for 40 minutes.  Ever see those FiberSure commercials with the holes in the food?  That is a wonderful representation of the Devils play this year - Their complete failure to recognize that the game is 60 minutes long.

Part of me wants to quickly touch on the attendance issue.  Do you think the Rangers would have made that unique comeback if the building was only half-full?  I’m going to say no.  I was saying to myself all along that it is only going to take one goal and the Devils will have to deal with an awakened giant.  My point?  The fans were as big a factor in that game as Henrik Lundqvist.  Yep, I said it.  Momentum has more of an effect on the outcome of games than you might think.  I’m not excusing the fact that New Jersey slipped into a 90-second coma, but I have an opinion.

Nothing else to do but put this one behind you and come out flying against Ottawa.  At least the Powerplay clicked again.  Baby steps, boys, baby steps.