
Rangers draw Panthers for Eastern Conference Final showdown
NY Post
The Eastern Conference Final is set.
The Rangers will face the Panthers, who are looking for a return trip to the Stanley Cup Final, after Florida finished off the Bruins in Game 6 of their series on Friday night with a 2-1 victory.
This series, which will start at Madison Square Garden with the date yet to be announced, pits the Metropolitan Division victors against the Atlantic Division winners.
It is one Stanley Cup-winning coach, Peter Laviolette, against the coach he replaced to get his ring 20 years ago, Paul Maurice.
It is one legendary Russian goaltender, Sergei Bobrovsky, against another well on his way to all-time status, Igor Shesterkin.
It is one face of the league, Matthew Tkachuk, against another, Artemi Panarin.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












