It’s been 20 years since the New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup that snapped a 54-year drought. Since that last Cup, though, the Blueshirts have been unable to get back to the final series.
They’ve had opportunities but haven’t capitalized when it counted. They’ve lacked a killer instinct.
With a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final against the Montreal Canadiens, the Rangers have as good a shot as they've had in the past two decades of taking another crack at the NHL championship.
They’ve been the better team in two of the three games so far, allowing six goals and scoring a dozen of their own.
But the Rangers are playing with fire here.
By allowing the Canadiens to steal Game 3 in overtime at Madison Square Garden, New York gives the Habs a serious swing in momentum and makes a series out of what could have—and arguably should have—been a walk in Central Park.
The visiting Habs didn’t even play that well in the 3-2 overtime victory on Thursday, which means there’s plenty of room for improvement heading into Game 4 on Sunday ni ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NHL
Article written by Steve Macfarlane
Rangers Playing with Fire in Eastern Conference Final vs. Revitalized Canadiens
May 23rd, 2014 by Steve Macfarlane Leave a reply »
Advertisement