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* It’s shocking, really, that on a night when the head coach does what he should have done from Game 1 of the First Round (at least from a deployment standpoint) the Rangers play maybe their best game of the playoffs. If it wasn’t the best it was certainly
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* In a lot of ways, I think that game might be the best thing to happen to the Rangers in this series. It should act as a wake up call, the blaring alarm clock, or, at the very least, a stern reminder that Ottawa will beat the bad side of
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* There were a few moments Saturday night where the atmosphere gave me the chills. The first was before the game even started, where The Garden was losing its mind as the Rangers came out onto the ice. I’ve often called this my “thank you” moment. Where the fans can
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* I’ve watched more than my share of playoff overtimes with my brother in law over the years. Those moments are probably similar for all of you as well. Last night, like all the other nights, we’re both on separate couches howling at the television and trying to make
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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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* 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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* 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 Rangers are going to have some issues in the playoffs protecting leads, especially if they continue to transform into this shell they seem to like so much. Henrik Lundqvist being Henrik Lundqvist will help (as it did last night) but it won’t do everything. And against Carey Price
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* As we talked about on the podcast Thursday night, we’re not really sure what the New York Rangers are going to look like come the playoffs. This team has seen enough injuries and these lineups have been swapped so many times that it’s almost impossible to get a
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* I missed last night’s game, so you’re going to get an overall notes to the West trip that saw the Rangers go 1-1-1. On the surface that record probably doesn’t seem that bad, but take a look at the the results: Dominated by the Kings but manage
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* I suppose let’s start here: I don’t care, nor am I worried, that the Rangers have lost seven in a row at home. It feels like a coincidence. The players and coaches might talk about how the Rangers play differently on the road, but I don’t see
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* There are very few things better than angering Devils fans. This did wonders for me last night, and I think it was one of my wittier moments. / And the Rangers home woes continue as they lose in NJ — Joe Fortunato (@BlueshirtBanter) March 22, 2017 * That’s tongue in cheek, though.