Fear not, Rangerstown. After several days off, your New York Rangers are finally back to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now that they disposed of the Montreal Canadiens in six games, Alain Vigneault and company will welcome in the other Canadian team left in the eastern conference, the Ottawa Senators.
A huge storyline heading into Game 1 is that of Mika Zibanejad and Derick Brassard squaring off against each other. Better yet, because they’re both centers, they’ll likely see each other on the ice at the same time, battling head-to-head in the faceoff circle, even.