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The Rangers future is bright, and the Stanley Cup window is NOT yet closed

Bobby Bevilacqua

derick brassard celebrating 5-6

Despite falling short in recent playoff runs, the Rangers future is very bright, and their chances at winning a Cup are far from done. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

With each passing day, the Rangers get one day older. With each passing year that the Stanley Cup is hoisted by another team, the Rangers lose a year of hard work, and miss out on reclaiming the greatest trophy in all of sports.

Everyone mentions the “window” that the Rangers and Henrik Lundqvist have in order to raise another championship banner in MSG within the next few years. A lot of people claim that in order to win, the Rangers have only a year or two before it all falls apart.

This past season marked the fifth consecutive year that the Rangers have made the playoffs, with at least one series win in the last four years. They’ve made it to the Eastern Conference Finals three times since 2012, as well as advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years in 2014. Read the rest of this entry