from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

There is no shame in losing to a better club or losing a first-round playoff series. But the Rangers’ lack of work ethic and absence of visible pride throughout this beat-down that began with a goal 69 seconds into the match and in which Henrik Lundqvist suffered the quickest hook of his 115-game playoff career heaped dishonor onto the sweater.

Lundqvist, yanked after allowing four goals on 18 shots in 26:04, was no innocent bystander here. The netminder, beaten on the first one after allowing a bad rebound and on the third one on a short-side breakaway after he had been done in on a double deflection for the second one, didn’t come up with a big stop until the early moments of the second period when it was already 3-0.

One goal and a couple of minutes after that, The King was lifted, his robes in tatters, his crown askew.

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from Chris Johnston of Sportsnet,