from Nicholas J. Cotsonika of Yahoo,

The Rangers will be decided underdogs whomever they face in the final – the Los Angeles Kings or the Chicago Blackhawks, the last two Stanley Cup champions. They have to hope that series goes seven and the winner is worn out.

But this is a team with a goaltender who can do amazing things – like the OMG-at-MSG blocker save on a deflection Thursday night – and plays his best in the biggest games. This is a team with an emerging star on defense in Ryan McDonagh, who had 10 points in the conference final. This is a team with veterans like Richards and St-Louis, who won the Cup together in Tampa Bay 10 years ago, and a young core that has been coming together for years. This is a team that can skate, that can forecheck, that generally stays out of the box.

You never know what can happen in a year. You never know what can happen in a series. You never know who will claim the Stanley Cup from commissioner Gary Bettman.

“It’s going to be a great challenge,” Lundqvist said. “We’re going to play against a really good team. It’s for us in the room to remind each other that this is such a special moment that you have to grab it.”

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