With Miller, can the Rangers beat the Panthers in a 7 game series now?

[SeanMoneyHands]

We all know Miller makes the Rangers that much better. But is it enough to beat FLA in the playoffs?

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[ProfessorFink22]

Courageous poll for a team currently 7th in the wild card race. Math isn't good when you have to jump 5 teams just to get in.

Maybe after they start winning a few they can think about taking on FLA

 

[wetcoast]

There is always a chance that a goalie could win the series but the NYR are closer to the 3rd option than the second one.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

We all know Miller makes the Rangers that much better. But is it enough to beat FLA in the playoffs?

Didn't they just get routed by Boston with Miller?

Rangers are in all likelihood about to begin a decently long stretch of missing the playoffs. Too old and slow.

 

[robbieberns]

A team in the same division as NYR, 16 points ahead of NYR, and just made a trade for an even bigger talent than Miller doesn’t get this thread, but washed up underperforming NYR who brings in a known locker room issue does?

 

[Romang67]

Sure.

Edit: Sorry, didn't see the playoffs part. Then no. I assumed you meant in a 7 game series of flip cup after their schedule opens up in April.

The Rangers have the 2nd fewest points in the Eastern Conference.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Like a 2 percent chance . Florida is basically better everywhere ( except if Shetsy goes god mode ) . Miller doesn’t come close levelling the field .

 

[centipede2233]

1st off, one hockey player doesn’t move the needle much, not in hockey. They play a third of the game, and when they are on the ice, they are lucky to have the puck on their stick for 1 min of that 20 mins.

Secondly, because hockey there are a lot of uncontrollable, pucks deflecting, penalties, a hot goalie, that any nhl team can win a 7 game series. As dysfunctional as the rangers have been, they have good players and are capable of winning any 7 game series. I give Florida the adv, but it wouldn’t be shocking if they lost either

 

[Fatass]

We all know Miller makes the Rangers that much better. But is it enough to beat FLA in the playoffs?

IMO it’s far more likely the Rangers aren’t making the playoffs and that first they gave up rolls to unprotected in 2026 than they play the Panthers.

 

[Zirakzigil]

They just lost 6-3 to Boston…. So…. No