Rangers players Paul Mara, Derek Morris and Ryan Callahan talk to reporters during the team’s final day of the 2008-09 season at the MSG Training Center.

Rangers center Blair Betts talks about the Game 6 late hit from Donald Brashear that led to Brashear’s suspension and knocked Betts out of the playoffs.

Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist talked to reporters about the first-round series with the Capitals, his plans for the off-season and his hopes for 2009-10.

Rangers captain Chris Drury talks to reporters about the Blueshirts’ 2008-09 season as well as what he expects the team to be like when next season begins.

Rangers head coach John Tortorella shares his thoughts on the 2008-09 season and beyond with reporters at the MSG Training Center.

the blunt reality is that the Blueshirts, following two summers of doling out (Dolan-ing out?) bold and expensive contracts, took a marked step in the wrong direction this year.

Now the Garden, which could carry the city until June, goes dark for sports before the first of May thanks to the Rangers’ loss to the Capitals. It means the darkest era in the history of the place continues.

Last summer, the Rangers decided not to bring back aging veterans Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan. When the season ended with a frustrating 2-1 loss in Game 7 to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night, coach John Tortorella lamented the lack…

Thanks for all the great responses to the last post despite the disappointing result last night. After reading through much of the comments, I posed a question below that I felt I would reiterate here. Since much of the controversy…