The New York Rangers, float or sink?

The New York Rangers vs The Ottawa Senators
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The New York Rangers may not be the best team in the Stanley Cup playoffs this year; however, they’re a powerful team that won’t give up. Despite their rough history, The Rangers have improved and can win the Stanley Cup.

The blueshirts beat the Ottawa Senators in the playoffs with a record of 4-3 and advanced to round two. However, watching the first round of the games, it is noticeable the Rangers improved since the regular season.

In the regular season, the Rangers were usually defeated by the Senators with a large three point difference, but now in the playoffs, the Rangers manage to decrease the differences of scores to only one or two points.

It's true that The Senators have a great offense that finish in the top 35 offensive GVT ranks like Erik Karlsson (fourth), Jason Spezza (sixth), and Daniel Alfredsson (34th) , however, The Rangers have an even better defense player to match it up with defensemen Ryan McDonagh (fourth), Dan Girardi (seventh), and Michael Del Zotto (28th) in the top 30 GVT defense ranking. They also have Henrik Lundqvist, who has the third highest ranking for goaltending.

The Rangers are playing well, and they are going to start playing better. The other team better watch out, because the Rangers are coming through!