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Ed Frankovic asked via Twitter whether if the Rangers did not make the playoffs, would it be the first time ever that all three new three New York area teams missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs since the Devils joined the New York area NHL franchises.  As a matter of fact, it would be the first time...

With the outcome uncertain at this hour as to the Rangers' chances, there is still a chance that the New York area will be represented in the Stanley Cup playoffs.  And there is a chance they will not...for the first time in quite some time and the first time since the Devils joined the mix in the New York metropolitan area.