For the first time since the creation of the CCHL, the Rangers are finally in the playoffs.
It took a lot of work from both the G.M and Coach Kirk Muller to make this happen.
Everything started in the off-season where the organization acquired Kevin Shattenkirk and Alex DeBrincat amongs others.
It was a big risk to get DeBrincat as the Rangers had to pay 2 first pick to land him. After that trade, the Rangers knew they had to finish as high as possible in the standings so that the picks had less value (even though making the playoffs was highly unlikely).
The work didnt stop there for G.M Bates as during the free agents frenzy, a few key signing were done welcoming Ryan Kesler, Dan Girardi and Justin Braun. Even after all these changes, the Rangers were still missing some pieces to make the playoffs so during the regular season, more key players were acquired like Zach Parise, Filip Forsberg, Tanner Pearson and Josh Morrissey.
There's really no expectations for the Rangers in the playoffs, it was a big surprise to everyone that we actually made it here. All the pressure will be on the Bruins who are the favorite team by far in the serie. Both the G.M and the Coach would be happy with a couple of wins against the Big Bad Bruins.