The official dates and times for the first games of Round 2 are anyone’s guess as Round 1 wraps up around the NHL, but the Rangers have established season-long habits that should benefit them while they await their second-round series against the Hurricanes.
Whether it’s four, five or more days of practice, the Blueshirts will continue to foster the competitive aspects of their on-ice sessions that have kept them game ready on a day-to-day basis.
“I think we approach it how we’ve approached every practice,” Braden Schneider said after the Rangers returned to the ice Wednesday morning following two days off in preparation for their second-round series against the Hurricanes. “We made sure we have a ton of compete drills out there, and we’re always going against each other a million miles an hour, so I think we just have to make sure we’re keeping that mindset of being competitive and working for everything.
We keep practicing like we did today and it’ll just keep us sharp. Feels like we practice so hard against each other, games and practices are both hard. I think that’s important, and it’s good that we do it like that.
“We’ll be ready for them and looking at practice, we’ve just got to make sure that our minds are sharp and we keep that competitive switch on.”
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