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Rangers are in good place right now but still have long way to go

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – The Rangers have 23 games and 6 ½ weeks remaining before the games that really matter.

The good news for them and their fans is that barring a cataclysm, their status as a playoff qualifier will not be in question during that stretch.

The bad news is that well, they have 23 games and 6 ½ weeks remaining, starting with four in six days this week.

To borrow a phrase traditionally associated with summer and baseball, these are the dog days. And just as in mid-August, one’s focus can tend to wander.

For the Rangers, the short-term fix was a 7-4 victory against the Stars on Saturday that avoided their first three-game losing streak since early November.