Head coach Alain Vigneault was asked an interesting question during the postgame conference of the New York Rangers' Eastern Conference Championship clinching performance against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, and the question really sums up how improbable this team's run has been.
Simply put, it is hard to blame Vigneault when you consider the Rangers started the season 3-7-0, and the team looked dazed and confused. Back in October, Tomas Hertl was busy sending Marty Biron into retirement, and the Anaheim Ducks were having fun lighting up the Blueshirts' defense.
Back in the present the Rangers are preparing to play in their first Stanley Cup Final since 1994, and many are wondering how they got here.
The Rangers were not a heavy favorite to emerge from the East. There were multiple times this season that the Blueshirts were supposed to fail, but instead they spit in the face of past failings. Rick Nash, the team's top goal scorer, has three goals in 20 games, but the Blueshirts are still going to play for the Stanley Cup.
When things like this happen, you start to wonder if ther ...
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