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Finally, the New York Rangers return home

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After a month straight on the road ranging from Sweden to western Canada and over 16,000 miles traveled, the New York Rangers are back home and kicking off their home opener against Toronto. Making the return home a bit different is the state that Madison Square Garden is in.

The Rangers’ home opener was delayed thanks to the renovations going at the World’s Most Famous Arena that kept the Rangers out of town. The changes inside are numerous and mostly a benefit to folks looking to drop a metric ton of cash to go to games. You can see the list of updates inside here. There’ll be more work to do next summer as well and that’s a theme that could again apply to the Rangers if they can’t get the offense going.

With New York struggling offensively and being worn out from life on the road, playing in front of what could be an ornery home crowd will truly feel just like home. Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik are the only real guys up to any good on offense and even they’ve been a bit of a let down to this point. While Henrik Lundqvist is his normal self, he’s finding out that it’s more of the same problems as his team can’t consistently support him.

That can all change in a night for New York though. Getting back on home wasn’t a luxury for the Rangers last season going just 20-17-4 on home ice. Facing off against a game Leafs team that’s getting Tim Connolly back to action and a red hot pair in Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul as well as a healthy James Reimer in goal, it sets up a potentially tough night for New York. At least they can kick their feet up and relax a bit more on home ice... Just so long as they play hard.

(Photo: Andrew Gross via Twitter)