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Joe Fortunato

Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook: Just Win, Baby!

* I’ll get right to the point. The New York Rangers played a frustrating Game 5, while the Carolina Hurricanes also had their best game of the series, and if the Blueshirts lose tonight the season is over./ ✍️ Scoring Chances Report Game #5. @NYRangers at ⁦@Canes⁩ #NYR Data Courtesy of

Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook: Best of Three Starts Now

* The New York Rangers are in Carolina tonight for Game 5, and by taking care of business on home ice during Games 3 and 4, they have guaranteed that Game 6 at Madison Square Garden will be an elimination game. What is yet to be determined is which team will

Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook: Win Another One on Home Ice

* I am not saying there’s a connection, but I used a picture of Tyler Motte for the last edition of the Handy Dandy Playoff notebook... and he ended up scoring a much needed insurance goal for the New York Rangers. * Chris Kreider had an opportunity to score, but he

Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook: Have to Win On Home Ice

* Anyone who has ever went on vacation is likely familiar with tourist trap gift shops, especially ones you find on boardwalks near the beach. One thing that stands out to me is the slew of “I went on vacation to X, and all I got was this dumb...” gifts. * Well

Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook: Turn the Page and Run It Back

pic.twitter.com/SRCR5JR6S9 — Tom Urtz Jr. 😐 (@TomUrtzJr) May 19, 2022 * I start this edition of the Handy Dandy Playoff notebook with tweet I sent shortly after the New York Rangers’ 2-1 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. * In my heart of hearts I knew the Sebastian Aho goal was

Gerard Gallant Named Finalist for Jack Adams Award

Gerard Gallant has been named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, an honor awarded to the NHL’s Coach of the Year as voted upon by the NHL Broadcasters Association. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉. Congratulations, Turk! You deserve it. pic.twitter.com/fD5m3r69cK — New York Rangers (@NYRangers) May 19, 2022 The Jack Adams

Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook: On to Carolina

* The New York Rangers are going to the second round of the playoffs! Despite trailing 3-1 after four games vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Broadway Blueshirts rattled off three wins in a row, culminating with Sunday’s Game 7 overtime win. * The team battled, believed in themselves, didn’t play