{"time":1790617665332,"blocks":[{"id":"vEn890Y3gg","type":"image","data":{"caption":"Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images","withBorder":false,"withBackground":false,"size":"full","alignment":"center","linkUrl":"","file":{"url":"https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/41f3b9b4-daab-4e4d-a221-22bf4eb04785.jpeg","width":2647,"height":1765}}},{"id":"gp8GAXPAPP","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Maven's prediction that the Rangers WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS is based on a few factors."}},{"id":"EzMMq21Hdn","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"FACTOR ONE: As a team, the Blueshirts will surprise precisely how the Sabres surprised in 2025-26. The New Yorkers are being taken lightly but they will play heavily."}},{"id":"dxrdjWQuN9","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"FACTOR TWO: Igor Shesterkin will have a career year and Joonas Korpisalo will be as good a backup goalie as Jonathan Quick was."}},{"id":"XD4i06lmaC","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"FACTOR THREE: Defense. As a group, the D unit will be quietly efficient. Slava Gavrikov also will have a career year, giving his sidekick, Adam Fox, a shot at the Norris Trophy. Of the second group, Sean Durzi will be a doozy and I'm assuming that – once and for all – Braden"}},{"id":"muljiki8","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/f9e6f4b1-a67a-44e5-8513-4fe510fb5222/mp4","caption":"","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/f9e6f4b1-a67a-44e5-8513-4fe510fb5222/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"f9e6f4b1-a67a-44e5-8513-4fe510fb5222","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/f9e6f4b1-a67a-44e5-8513-4fe510fb5222/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/f9e6f4b1-a67a-44e5-8513-4fe510fb5222/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/f9e6f4b1-a67a-44e5-8513-4fe510fb5222/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"RtmzGslzkU","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Schneider will have figured out that he's playing D on the ice and not in Dreamland. Marcus Pettersson – whoa boy! – he'll be the \"Sleeper's Sleeper.\" Ditto for Matty Robertson. Sorry, all I can tell you about Urho Vaakanainen is that I'm working on his nickname. Likely, \"Take A Deep Breath.\""}},{"id":"SXtPakcZrI","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"FACTOR FOUR: For a change there's defense DEPTH – Drew Fortescue, Matthew Robertson and Scott Morrow,."}},{"id":"hqmm4X5-j4","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"FACTOR FIVE: Psychology: Stop mourning the departure of Vin Trocheck and The Breadman."}},{"id":"7GIu-ad29-","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Forget about them. Revel in the fact that Will Cuylle will have a 30-goal season only to be topped by Doc Dorofeyev who'll make his deal (via Vegas) look like a steal."}}],"version":"2.31.6"}

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