What would happen if the Rangers win another 30 years after the big curse-breaker in 94 - is mass bandwagoning in addition to all of the Rangers fans and fickle “fans” of other local teams jumping on.
You will have people all over your town acting like they’ve been watching since 87 and they don’t even know how to pronounce Igor’s name. But that’s in addition to very large NY market that encompasses 3 states
Even two seasons ago when the Rangers went to the conf final and before that in 2014, each round they get closer to the Cup they gain more and more casual fans and people from the city who become interested because everyone starts talking about it.
The difference is the NY Metro area is a gigantic population so if something goes “viral”, it reaches millions. It may not be measured as much in parade form because we are now post 9-11 (although it would still be huge). But this city and many surrounding areas would be hockey crazed if the Rangers put themselves in a legit shot to bring the city another Cup