from Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post,
For the players on the Rangers who were with the team a year ago, which encompasses the majority of their dressing room, the sting hasn’t fully subsided.
And it won’t. Not until more is done this month, next month and possibly in June.
The Rangers exited the Stanley Cup playoffs far too early commensurate with their expectations when they lost a 2-0 series lead and fell to the Devils in seven games in the first round last spring.
The exorcism of those demons begins Sunday afternoon at the Garden, where the Rangers will play Game 1 against a Washington Capitals team they’re expected to dispatch en route to a deeper run into these playoffs.
“Going home early, that’s obviously hard and it sits with you,” Rangers captain Jacob Trouba said. “Throughout the season you’re constantly thinking about, ‘How can I be more prepared for this moment?’ It’s been something that we’ve been working for the whole year, trying to get back to this point and prove to ourselves that we can do it.’’
In the playoffs.
Rag$ fans should be cheering on the Isles. No way the Raggies beat the Canes. 5x5 - NYR is good. They excel in special teams for sure - but so do the Canes. I think the Canes are a superior 5x5 team and to the point of this article - it would be a shame if this was not a 3rd round instead of a 2nd round series. these were two of the very best.
I like the idea of NHL having all teams play at the same time on the last day - much like MLB and English Soccer. Might induce more goalie pulling like this year in the Philly game!
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