New York Rangers Notes

* The New York Rangers are in the Eastern Conference Final, and four wins away from having an opportunity to play in the Stanley Cup Final. The Rangers found a way to win on the road vs. Carolina, got a lead early, and kept building on it. I said it before

* The New York Rangers are headed to a Game 7 vs. the Carolina Hurricanes, an outcome that is surprising to the many pundits who expected this to be a short series given how the Blueshirts played in Round 1 vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. * A New York Rangers team that went

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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