As I have said many times here, I am not sure why Sather still has his job. It's been 14 years of futility. All the Rangers have managed to accomplish over these many years is to have gone from a horrible team (one that missed the playoffs from 1998-2005) to a mediocre team (one that has made the playoffs in 4 of 5 years but can't advance past the second round). Winning two playoff series in 14 years is not that impressive. The idea is to compete for a cup, not squeak into the playoffs as the 8th seed

I suspect this year will be no different. Yes, they have played very well against the Caps this season, but that's prob. a detriment. They have Washington's attention and they won't sneak up on them like they did in 2009 (Rangers went up 3-1 before the Caps won the last three) Unless Lundqvist is beyond stellar, I can't see them winning this series. Caps in 5 and if Lundqvist is brilliant, the Rangers extend it to 6.

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