To harken back to the first round of the 2012 playoffs is to see how much can change in a relatively short period of time, with the most recent postseason series between the Rangers and Senators taking place between two completely different teams from their current counterparts.
That was the Brian Boyle series, if you remember, with the Blueshirts’ integral fourth-line center scoring three goals in the first three games before being concussed on a headshot from Chris Neil. The Rangers would go on to win in seven games, and eventually lose to the Devils in the conference final.