Rangers advanced to the fourth round after winning 4-3 on penalty kicks.
If the Rangers don't win early, or don't advance late into the playoffs, he could be in trouble.
That was seemingly another sign that the Rangers had advanced in the discussions.
Still, if if the Rangers should advance to the next round, in what shape will they be?
They had not seen this kind of playoff excitement since the Rangers advanced to the conference finals in 1997.
Montreal swept the Rangers to advance to the final.
The Rangers advanced to the World Series for the first time.
The Rangers, who moved to Texas in 1972, have been to the postseason only three times and never advanced past the first round.
That season, the Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.