'While the Rangers acquitted themselves most admirably – let's not for a moment overlook the work of Mike Richter or the work of the Sylvain Lefebvre-Bryan Berard pair, Berard playing the left side for the first time since his days with the Islanders -referee Dan Marouelli embarrassed himself and his profession (if that's possible, given the scandalous state of NHL officiating) by calling a five-minute major on Matthew Barnaby's perfectly legal, thunderous check on Stu Barnes with 5:22 to go and the Blueshirts leading 3-1.'