from Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register,

In trying to put a tourniquet on the bleeding that a rout by the New York Rangers was producing, Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau called his team over and read it the riot act.

The team that is pushing for 50 wins for a second straight season and the regular-season points title for the first Presidents’ Trophy in franchise history. The team that was absorbing a 7-2 loss Sunday night from one that’s right behind in the chase for the NHL’s top spot.

All of it while being captured in front of a national television audience. A few other choice words in the rant probably wouldn’t be suited for a child’s ears but a feeling of embarrassment emerged out of the visitors’ locker room at Madison Square Garden.

“We looked more like No. 30 than we did No. 1 tonight,” Boudreau said. “But it’s over. It’s a good, old-fashioned butt-kicking. We couldn’t look at anybody that was really good. We were all in the same boat.”

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