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Look at Anaheim last year, their goalie was the ONLY reason they made it as far as they did. Detroit got hosed harsh because against ANY other team the amount of goals they scored and let in would've got them to the second round easy, Giguerre carried them as far as they went.
As for the Rangers, I think it's that no matter how well they play the players know that the owners will keep throwing money at them, so there isn't really an incentive to try as hard as they are able to. And Messier is a great player and a great leader, the Canucks were damned lucky to get him as he imparted his knowledge to the current crop of Canucks back when we weren't even making the playoffs, which lead to the awesome team (most nights) that we have now.
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