
Rangers-Hurricanes a familiar rivalry with plenty of new twists
NY Post
The only reason why the Rangers’ upcoming second-round series against the Hurricanes headlines as a rematch of their 2022 clash is because of the roster similarities.
Otherwise, the two years that have passed offer up a much different matchup.
One that can’t be compared to the Blueshirts’ seven-game triumph two seasons ago, which unfolded under different circumstances and resulted in the club’s first trip to the Eastern Conference final since 2015.
This time around it is a guaranteed postseason spectacle between the two Metropolitan Division powerhouses.
Two clubs who are well into a tug-of-war for conference supremacy that is expected to continue for years to come.
Contrary to how some are evaluating this series, there really is no underdog.

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.












