The New York Post looks at the all to familiar situation the Rangers have found themselves in.

For the third straight year, the inconsistency of the Rangers has them relying on a late-season surge to save their playoff hopes. And for the third straight year, it could work.

The Rangers went 12-3-3 at the end of the 2006-07 season, finishing three points ahead of ninth place. Last season, they finished 15-3-7, ending five points ahead of ninth place. In the midst of a 9-4-1 stretch, this year’s team sits in seventh place, but five of its remaining games come against teams currently in playoff spots.

“It’s kind of like déjà vu the last couple years,” Sean Avery said. “It’s right down to the stretch, and they’re all big games.”