Eddie Olczyk could sense it in the MSG booth, could remember what it felt like when he was on the ice in a similar situation.
“It’s intense, you can feel it. When the puck was in the Rangers zone it was tense, it was palpable. And then when it left the zone you could feel the energy come back,” the ex-Ranger and now NBC analyst said of the third period and overtime of the Blueshirts’ Game 7 win over the Capitals, which they won with a Derek Stepan goal.
And now it’s about to get harder. The Rangers begin the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday afternoon against the Lightning, who are coming off an impressive six-game dismissal of the favored Canadiens.