from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

The Rangers need to try to win this game, not avoid losing it. They have to be aggressive, they have to pressure the Capitals, and they have to use their speed to disrupt even if the wheels in motion aren’t creating enough scoring chances. There has to be desperation in front of Braden Holtby that forces the goaltender to make second and — what a concept — third saves.

Oh, and if the Rangers get one goal, then Henrik Lundqvist has to find the way to make it stand up, the way he did in the 1-0 clincher against Montreal last year.

Of course that was then and this is now. But the Rangers’ created an identity for themselves last spring. That was the genesis of 2014-15.

It started with a vow back in September at camp, or maybe last June in L.A.. The Rangers have to be better, every one of them does, but it would be stunning if this is not their best game of the playoffs.

Until they say it, it isn’t over. And it is impossible to believe those words would ever come out of the Rangers’ mouths.

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