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* 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
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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
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* 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
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* After 5 years away from the playoffs, I will admit in hindsight it was foolish to predict that this series would be settled in anything less than 7 games. Yes, we all admittedly had some overconfidence in the New York Rangers given the success they had vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins
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* I don’t like to think of myself as a superstitious person, I’m a little stitious, and for that reason this edition of the Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook comes on gameday again, as opposed to the day after what was a very interesting Game 5 for the New York
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* I figured it would be best to save the next edition of the “Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook” for today, because I honestly believe that anyone who watched Game 4 had no interest in consuming any form of content associated with it the day/morning after. * It was one of the
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* The New York Rangers last made the playoffs in 2017, and it certainly seems like they are trying to cram everything they’ve missed about playoff hockey over the past five years into one series. * Game 1 was a triple-overtime extravaganza in which Igor Shesterkin set a franchise record, in
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* Game 1 of the playoffs covered the full spectrum of emotions for Rangers fans, and there certainly was a strong feeling off, “is it time for Game 2 yet?” on Twitter. * Part of this could be the anxiety of waiting for more playoff hockey, the desire to shake off what
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The New York Rangers dropped Game 1 of their series vs. the Carolina Hurricanes, and it was a frustrating loss for a number of reasons. From puck drop the team looked slow, out of sync, and flat. Related Rangers vs Hurricanes: Rangers Fight Back Late, But Drop Game 1 to
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There was a lot of weirdness on Wednesday night. Whether it was getting used to hockey being played in July, in Toronto in a fan-less building, but it was New York Rangers hockey. Before getting into the game, I want to say that I really hope that the bubble holds
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Whether he intended to or not, Jeff Gorton made a statement at the trade deadline with the moves he did and didn’t make. Now, the actions he takes over the next few months are going to be some of the most important of his tenure. If you are saying
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Tuesday’s game vs. the Colorado Avalanche was just a regular season game, but I have to be honest: it felt like a playoff game emotionally with Igor Shesterkin gliding onto the ice for the first time as an NHL starting goaltender. The 5-3 victory, hopefully the first of many