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In unsurprising news, the New York Rangers are the only team in the playoffs to not score a power play goal yet. (Ironically the now swept Calgary Flames lead the league with a PP conversion percentage of 37.5%.) On the podcast last night I talked about how the Rangers
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* This has been a very strange series. Let’s get something out of the way right now: Game 4 was the best the Rangers have played in this series. Shocking that it came when they ran a lineup of full skill, but we’ll get to that later. There’s
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The New York Rangers have found themselves in a 2-1 series hole, despite winning Game 1 and being up 3-2 in Game 2 with 18 seconds left to play. Both games in Montreal were far better than whatever Game 3’s effort level was, although no one would
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* When you think about the life of a playoff series, there’s a variety of moments you can pick out as potential momentum swinging opportunities. Obviously the way Game 2 was tied and ended would be one of them. How the Rangers responded in Game 3 was always going to
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* The momentum swing from a moment like that, let alone the final result, is enormous. Many claim momentum doesn’t travel with or against teams game by game but I’ve never been a believer in that. I do think momentum moves with you, something you can build on. It’
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You can expect a raucous atmosphere in any NHL building during the playoffs. It’s one of those over-used cliches that never seems to die. Montreal is only different in that it actually hits the mark. One of the toughest buildings to play in, filled by some of the
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* When I spoke on the podcast Tuesday I argued that I preferred to be the road team in the playoffs (although I bow to the ultimate advantage of a home Game 7). Why? Because all the pressure is on the home team to sweep the first two games. When you’
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The playoffs begin tonight in Montreal for the New York Rangers. Sixteen wins away from a Stanley Cup. Four losses in a series away from the golf course. The playoffs. The great equalizer. The clean slate. The fresh start. Each spring brings an open book. Empty, aside from the pens
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This year was something of a coming out party for the guys who would still be considered kids but aren’t rookies. Kevin Hayes and J.T. Miller mainly. Chris Kreider can be thrown in here, too. Miller was second on the team in points with 22 goals and 56
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In a lot of ways this felt like Steven McDonald’s final Extra Effort award. Not that his memory won’t live on, not that his son Conor and wife Patti Ann won’t do a wonderful job with the award moving forward. I think you saw last night that’
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The official playoff schedule for the first round has been announced. The dates are below with Rangers home games in bold: Game 1: Wednesday, April 12th at 7 p.m. Game 2: Friday, April 14th at 7 p.m. Game 3: Sunday, April 16th at 7 p.m. Game 4: