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New York Rangers: 17th Stanley Cup Finals berth
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Alright bro, here we go — Joe Benigno style rant/recap coming at ya:
Ohhhhhh, you gotta be kiddin’ me! The New York Rangers — BACK in the Stanley Cup Finals! Fifth straight year, seventeenth time overall. I mean, what are we doin’ here?! This is unbelievable.
They absolutely SMOKED the Islanders at the Garden, 11-1. It wasn’t even close. The Isles? Fuggedaboutit. Two hits the whole night. Mike Bossy hits a solo shot and that was it — that was the highlight of their season. Pathetic, absolutely pathetic.
And how about my guy Will Cuylle? This kid is on another planet right now. Eleven-for-seventeen in the series, four bombs, six ribbies, wins series MVP. The Islanders had NO answer for him, none. He’s hittin’ everything that moves. You pitch inside, he’s turnin’ on it. You go away, he’s shootin’ it the other way. I mean, this kid could hit a manhole cover if you threw it at him.
Seong Gi-Hun? Fellas — 18 strikeouts. Eighteen! That’s not a game, that’s a crime scene. He embarrassed them, totally embarrassed them. The poor Isles looked like they were swingin’ blindfolded out there.
Look, I’m not tryin’ to pile on, but the Islanders? They never even showed up to this series. Four games to one, and honestly, it felt like it shoulda been a sweep.
So now here we go — Rangers sittin’ pretty, waitin’ on Dallas or Chicago. Doesn’t matter who it is. The Garden’s gonna be rockin’, baby. Another shot at the Cup. Can you believe this? Five straight years!
Bro… it’s unreal. Absolutely unreal.
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