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12:30 PM EST. OT included. The Rangers have not been in playoff contention for months so playing under these conditions is nothing new for them. Furthermore, the Rags last four games came against Pittsburgh, Toronto, Boston and St. Louis and now they’ll take a big step down in class when facing the Flyers. Incidentally, The Rangers beat Toronto and St. Louis and they’re playing with enthusiasm too. Aside from all that, this is really more about fading the Philadelphia Flyers.

You see, after 78 games and six months of blood, sweat, travel and tears, the Flyers were officially eliminated yesterday when they lost at home to the Hurricanes, 5-2. One really has to question how motivated the Flyers will be today. What is going to motivate the Flyers? Philadelphia is very likely in the mindset of feeling like these last four meaningless games are nothing but an inconvenience and a total waste of time. By contrast the Rangers have been playing in their current state of mind for weeks so nothing changes for them. The Rags are playing hard and they’re playing to win. Finally, the Rangers have lost six straight to this Eastern Division rival so there could also be extra motivation for them to get this monkey off their backs and to beat a team that is down. As a favorite in this range, the Flyers are so ripe to get beat.

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