The New York Rangers’ season is mercifully at an end. The last 10 games were a mudslide of pain and disappointment. They were out of contention for a while now but that doesn’t make loss after loss, mistake after mistake any easier to take.

34-39-9 is a terrible record. Not the worst in the league (24th) so there is your silver lining. Major things need to be done over the summer and the draft in June will be the most telling. I’ve had my reservations about coach Alain Vigneault being on the job for a while now and last night the powers that be made the decision: he’s done. Now the other half of the puzzle needs to be found. A coach that can foster what will without a doubt be a roster of mostly young players. Rebuild!

So while my hockey interest is chopped down, the playoffs are really stacked. There are many monster teams this season and the Las Vegas Knight story is nuts. The first season of the franchise and they made it easily into the playoffs. I’m interested to see how far the can go. Is this the year the Capitals shake free the noose and get to the Cup? I don’t think anyone believes the Devils are going to get past the second round and I’ll be cool with anyone but the Kings and Penguins winning. I think Kings have a tougher hill to climb than the Penguins this year. There’s going to be many great series starting on Wednesday the 11th.