"This must be home because those coins in my pocket aren't loonies.

Speaking of whom, no, John Tortorella (we kid), did not bench Marian Gaborik in the third period of Monday's 2-1 victory in Winnipeg that allowed the Blueshirts to complete their magical mystery tour with a 3-1 record in Canada and a 3-2-2 record overall.

The truth, as explained by the Rangers coach when queried well after the match had ended, is that Gaborik played only 3:03 on four shifts in the third because the Rangers spent so much time hemmed in their own end.

That limited the opportunity to get the sniper ice because it was necessary to allot more time to checking-oriented players."