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News Story Posted by New York Post
Friday May 25 , 2012
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Ken Daneyko knew it before perhaps even the players on the ice did.
“Something is going to happen here,” the former Devils defenseman said after New Jersey made it 3-0 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference final against the Rangers.
Minutes later that something turned out to be Rangers...
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22 hours ago
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News Story Posted by New York Post
Friday May 25 , 2012
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Ten minutes into Wednesday night’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Devils had a 3-0 lead over the Rangers. But 17 seconds into the third period, the game was tied, 3-3.
The Devils may have escaped with a 5-3 victory to go up 3-2 in the best-of-seven...
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22 hours ago
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News Story Posted by New York Post
Friday May 25 , 2012
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Back then he wasn’t yet the greatest goaltender of all time, he wasn’t the holder of statistical records nor had he spent three separate days with the Stanley Cup as his personal play toy.
Back then, in the spring of 1994, he was hardly even a starter.
“Nobody...
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22 hours ago
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News Story Posted by New York Post
Friday May 25 , 2012
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It came out of the blue from the Blueshirts captain, Mark Messier’s guarantee the Rangers would win Game 6, which he fulfilled with a hat trick 18 years ago tonight in a performance that will live forever in Rangers lore.
Those Rangers were in disarray, the Presidents Trophy winners...
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22 hours ago
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News Story Posted by New York Post
Friday May 25 , 2012
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The 1994 Conn Smythe Trophy playoff MVP remembers “We’ll Win Tonight.” How could he forget his buddy’s guarantee?
Hall of Famer Brian Leetch said it took the Rangers’ minds off other major issues.
“We were already dealing with Game 4, when Mike [Keenan] sat me and Mark for...
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22 hours ago
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News Story Posted by New York Post
Friday May 25 , 2012
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This is the stage of glory now, this Battle of the Hudson. The Rangers intend to make their own glowing history, not echo Mark Messier’s 1994 chapter of their book of legends.
The Devils’ road is straightforward, a trip to their fifth Stanley Cup final.
But the Eastern Conference...
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22 hours ago
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News Story Posted by New York Post
Thursday May 24 , 2012
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In 2006, Hilton Armstrong was the 12th overall pick in the NBA Draft, selected by the Hornets out of UConn. The Sonics (Thunder) and Wizards were two other teams Armstrong knew were interested in him at the time. And there was another team, drafting far later, that had him on...
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2 days ago
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News Story Posted by New York Post
Thursday May 24 , 2012
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In the beginning, and then again at the end, with Game 5 and very possibly the season on the line, the Devils brazenly and unceremoniously removed The King’s crown and stabbed the Rangers’ Stanley Cup dream with their pitchfork, turning the Garden into a hushed hell on ice.
This...
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2 days ago
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News Story Posted by New York Post
Thursday May 24 , 2012
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Sure, if you sat around and thought about it, you could summon the image of Jerry West’s halfcourt shot and Endy Chavez’ catch and, yes, why not, Valeri Zelepukin’s goal, all the times we’ve been taught through the years that nothing is inevitable in sports, no matter...
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News Story Posted by New York Post
Thursday May 24 , 2012
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It had been nearly a month since Brandon Dubinsky last put on a Rangers sweater. But watching the forward play in last night’s 5-3 loss to the Devils in Game 5, you couldn’t help but think he hadn’t missed a shift.
“I felt good,” Dubinsky said after...
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