The New York Rangers said they weren't going to make excuses following their season-opening, seven-game road trip that spanned three countries. Once they finally got back to New York, the Rangers were already searching for answers why they went flat in the final 40 minutes of the home opener after they played one of the best periods of the young season. Joffrey Lupul and Clarke MacArthur scored 4:22 apart in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs broke open a tie game and spoiled the Rangers' long-awaited return to renovated Madison Square Garden with a 4-2 victory on Thursday night.
