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Grant: Amid youthful exuberance, veteran leadership and calm key to Rangers' success

NEW YORK - It is a blend.

It is easy to look at the Rangers and their division lead and see the millennials in the room and the energy brought by Jurickson Profar, Nomar Mazara and Rougned Odor as the reason this team has surged.

It would also be a myopic view.

What makes the Rangers so dangerous is how well they’ve blended that precocious talent with able-bodied experience still capable of carrying the club when necessary. Tuesday’s 7-1 win over New York was one of those nights when the old dudes - relatively speaking - showed off a little bit.