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tRY IT NOWLOS ANGELES — Regarding the Rangers, who have just 10 games to play, which means they still have 10 games to play.
1. Because that’s what it looks like on the ice, correct, that these final weeks have just become a chore. There is no evidence whatsoever that this disappointing group is engaged in a playoff pursuit.
On the contrary, if the Rangers are still in this despite the worst of intentions, it is only because they are being dragged into the fight, even literally, by Igor Shesterkin.
The starts have been horrific in three of the past four games, starting with the Flames at the Garden on March 18. Urgency has been absent.