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The word and the number together are special.  Game 7.  All the marbles.  All the blood, sweat and tears.  Move on or go home.  And there is no tomorrow.  Game 7 might be the best thing we have in sports, especially in hockey.

With the exception of 1 season, 1993-94, when they hoisted the Stanley Cup, Ranger fans know the feeling of a season ending too soon. After dropping a heart breaking 2-1 overtime decision in Washington on Friday night, that sinking feeling is bubbling to the surface again...

The Rangers are charging hard after two wins to even the series with Washington.  The Penguins are talented but getting everything they can handle from the upstart Islanders.  The Sharks are moving on.  The Red Wings are in trouble.  The Blackhawks look like possible champs again...

The New York Rangers, after scraping and clawing through inconsistent hockey during the months of March and April, are in the NHL playoffs.  They would do themselves a favor, however, by not getting the 8-seed and avoid the Penguins in the first round.  Here are five reasons why the Rangers will be dangerous in the playoffs no matter what:

For anyone who ever pays attention to the articles I usually put together for this website, you are very aware that it is extremely rare for me to post a video and that I usually only write about news stories. However, when something as awesome as this occurs, I willingly make an exception.

Rangers, Bruins, Devils.  Three teams.  Three game-sevens.  Could it get any better? @JoeBianchino

A hotly contested NHL playoffs has made no exception for the local NHL teams, each of whom find themselves locked in close series.  @JoeBianchino

Finally, the good stuff is here. Time for the best 1st round any playoff has to offer. It's the sports equivalent of  a nightly duel. In 16 NHL cities, the fans are planning out how they can get to the finals and win the hardest trophy in sports to win- the Stanley Cup...

The NHL Playoffs are set to begin on Wednesday, and three of our local NHL teams are prepping their playoff beards.  We offer you these preview thoughts. @JoeBianchino

The NHL regular season is over, and with game 82 of 82 having been played, three of our local teams are readying themselves for the playoffs, one is heading home disappointed, and another has finally - and ever so mercilessly - been released from a season of misery.  @JoeBianchino

With just two games left in the NHL season, the fate of many local teams has been decided.  The Rangers clinched the Eastern Conference's top spot on Tuesday, playoff positions for the Bruins and Devils have been sewn up, while the Islanders were eliminated from playoff contention seemingly sometime before the New York Jets were. The Sabres now stand as the only team with nothing more than seeding

Chance number two comes tonight. The Rangers, on the verge of closing out the Eastern Conference, visit a place they have suffered many horrors. Yes, the city of Philadelphia and the Flyers host the Rangers tonight! For a long time Rangers fan, even here in Albany, home of the arch-rival New Jersey Devils top farm club proves that love for the Rangers remains strong...