BOSTON\u00a0\u2014 Prior to the start of Tuesday night’s second period, the best thing you could say about the goings-on at TD Garden was the music that catered to the over-50 crowd.<\/p>\n
But while classic ditties like ‘A Taste of Honey’ by trumpeter Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ by Prince and The Revolution, and James Brown’s ‘Get Up’ funk anthem were all pleasing to the ears, the on-ice product displayed over the first 20 minutes of play were irksome to the eyes of the fandom, who were witnessing a two-goal deficit.<\/p>\n
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