Nick Fotiu on Rangers: “They looked like a horse that didn’t want to run”

“It came down to plays, and it didn’t seem like the Rangers had any. No controlled breakouts, nothing off the faceoff,” said Fotiu, who made his legacy as a tough guy — leading the Rangers in penalty minutes in two seasons — but who also had a successful resume as a head coach in the minor leagues.

“The players didn’t have the same fire they had in the sixth game (a 7-3 road win). They were flat,” said Fotiu, who was in attendance at Madison Square Garden on Friday. “You could see the look in their eyes. They didn’t play with any urgency — it’s hard to say that for a seventh game.

“They looked like a horse that didn’t want to run.”