It was shocking and embarrassing that they took the route they did in this game.
I mean, in fairness, there is another team on the ice trying to dictate play.
Arguing that New York 'took that route' or 'chose' to get dummied in the third is as silly as arguing New York 'chose' to win 3 games by one goal.
Every team would love to win every game by 10+ goals, were it not for that pesky other team on the other side of the rink trying to do the very same.
4 times these two teams smashed against each other to the closest thing you can get to a draw in the playoffs.
Tonight, one team faltered a bit more than either had in previous games.
They didn't 'take the route' of faltering. It was imposed on them.