"If the Rangers could have held onto a lead in this game, they would have led the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 in the Conference Finals. Given how rarely teams come back from 3-0 deficits, it's super plausible that the Rangers would have faced off with the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals."
"It felt like the Stanley Cup was going the Rangers way to start. The Rangers got off to an early two-goal lead thanks to goals from Benoit Pouliot and Carl Hagelin. Then, Kyle Clifford scored. Then, Drew Doughty scored. So game one went to overtime, where merely four minutes in, Dan Girardi forgot how to play hockey and sent the Rangers to the locker-room down 1-0 in the series."
"The New York Rangers have had plenty of rough games in the last season and a half. Most games have resulted in losses, some harder to swallow than others. However, nothing compares to the raw emotions of painful Rangers playoff losses. Having to wait two or three days for the chance to get back at it, or being sent home in some cases, feels terrible."
Multiple playoff losses inflicted deep emotional pain on the Rangers and their fans, often ending nights or seasons abruptly. Late goals and blown leads turned promising positions into elimination, such as Ondrej Palat's goal that erased a lead in the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 and precipitated subsequent series losses. The 2014 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 saw an early two-goal advantage dissipate and an overtime mistake by Dan Girardi lead to a 1-0 series deficit. Several other tense, back-and-forth playoff games produced exciting but ultimately devastating results for the Rangers.
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