2006/2007 Playoffs
Rnd1: Boston put up a fight in six, 5 of 7 series go 7, Crosby's Blue Jackets dumped out by Lemieux Oilers! Nashville & TB through, Colorado out
Rnd2: Penguins led by ex Rangers Blake and Hejduk essily dispatched in 5.
Both big beasts in west are out, Lemieux is back in the conference final! TB make it through
Rnd3: Tampa Bay, led by Luonog Sedin and St. Louis, went 1-2 against the Rangers, but will not be easy. Anaheim at last fufilling potential up aginst the 40 year old Lemieux led Oilers. Lemieux runs out of steam, as Anheim win in 5, as do us.
Rnd4: Anaheim, despite no 100 point scorers, and a poor regular season, 311 goals for 313 against, still have a serious threat, Iginla and Elias are a danger up front, Linden, hensky and Tanguay an excellent second line. Rafalski Niedemayer(4.5* still) with Backstrom in net make an excellent 1st line of defence. After that thy are thin, we should be too strong.
Rangers take 1st game, with 2 goals in the third to turn a 2-1 deficit to a 3-2 win. Game 2, Rangers hold on for a 5-4 win. In Anaheim, its a whole different story, as despite being outshot 34-24, Lehtonen is lit up for 5 unanswered goals! A tight 2-1 win for the Rangers next game puts them in the drivers seat. Rangers romp home, being 5-0 up with seconds to play in the 2nd. Tanguay gets a buzzer beater in the 2nd, and Pilar gets another in the 3rd, but thats it.
Rangers win!
Hart:Alexei Yashin Completes an art-ross-lindsay triple
Conn Smythe:Mark Streit
Calder:Kris Versteeg
Norris:Zdeno Chara(NAS) finally breaks Lidstroms run
Vezina-Brodeur(Cgy)