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Rangers edge Lightning 2-1 to find sweep success
Rangers edge Lightning 2-1 to find sweep success
The Rangers' weeklong trip across the pond turned out to be perfect: They won every game they played, including Sunday's commanding 2-1 victory that capped a sweep of their two-game "NHL Premiere Weekend."
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Perfect Blueshirts come home
New York Rangers Fan Blog — ... . Everything you got frustrated by last year at the Rangers' worst moments, they basically didn't do in Prague. Meanwhile, The Daily News ' Michael Obernauer describes how frustrated Tampa Bay was -- especially coach Barry Melrose and the rest of his staff . After the game, Melrose said of his team: We don't compete. We're too easy to play against. I hope our guys are embarrassed by that second period. I know the coaching staff was. ... We've got a sign over the mirror in our dressing room, 'Are you proud of what you see?' Right now, I don't think many guys are proud of what ...

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The New York Rangers Blog — Daily News - Rangers edge Lightning 2-1 to earn sweep success in trip to Prague Newsday - Rangers get four points in Prague Newsday - Redden begins to show why Rangers signed him New ...

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