kovazub94
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- Aug 5, 2010
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"I think that the schedule has been favorable, it has not been an overbearing schedule. They have fought some teams at the right time."
-EJ Hradek on the Rangers 8 wins in a row
What a horse ****. There should be no excuses or footnotes to this accomplishment by this Rangers team. That's why the streak hadn't happened in 40 years prior - any team on any given night can get a win regardless of the standings. To break it down, the streak started against the East leading Pens, included a 3 game trip to Western Canada where the Rangers hadn't swept in a very long time and back to backs against the same team (with both goalies they faced that were in a "zone"). They also faced two rivals - the Caps who were in their own stretch of good play and Devils who just had a coaching change. Never mind that some of these games where played without their 1a center and then a few more afterwards there he was clearly still recovering from the illness. Any of these games could've been a loss and it's big, big kudos to the Rangers for putting the streak together regardless of all circumstances! Let's make it 9 now!