Talk about an emotional roller coaster. One day, you’re a series winner against a top rival. The next you’re frustrated by a 3 - 0 blown lead, some terrible officiating, awful defensive gaffs, some bad luck, and a fruitless power play.

Anyone know where you can get some cheap Percocet?

As all of the players said yesterday, following the 2 - 0 loss, the series is far from over. And that’s true, they have to wait until at least Thursday to see how much longer they in fact have.

Liken it to last year when the Rangers went down a couple to Buffalo, but played well at home and tied the series going into Game 5. Can this team do the same? Certainly. They have some added guns, a more confident goalie, and some better defense.

But don’t kid yourselves, the Penguins are not the Sabres. The Rangers have looked awfully slow and their veterans are struggling to keep up with the quick Pittsburgh young guns. This needs to be addressed.

How do you address it? Petr Prucha stays in. I like him on that second line and moving Shanahan to the fourth.

But regardless, if this team doesn’t capitalize on their opportunities, this series is lost. Two power plays in the final 6 minutes and nothing to show for it? Pathetic.

Where are the leaders then?

More shots to the net. More traffic. Less cross-ice passing. The Rangers have really become sloppy on the breakout and Pittsburgh has taken advantage of it.

It’s going to take quite a comeback, but the Penguins haven’t lost in the playoffs yet and if the Rangers do beat them it will be interesting to see how they respond.

More in a bit…