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Boudreau, Vigneault exchange barbs prior to Ducks-Rangers

Bruce Boudreau

Anaheim Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau gives instructions during a timeout in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The Ducks won 2-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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The Anaheim Ducks and New York Rangers squared off nearly a month ago, but they certainly haven’t forgotten each other.

On Oct. 10, the Ducks whipped the Rangers 6-0 in one of New York’s worst losses of the season -- what made it worse, though, was that it came on the heels of New York’s actual worst loss, a 9-2 blasting in San Jose.

Prior to Monday’s rematch at MSG, Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault was asked what he remembered about the six-goal beating in Anaheim.

His reply was blunt:

What does Vigneault remember about Ducks’ 6-0 victory over NYR on 10/10? “That it was 6-0 w/6:00 left and they put top [PP] unit on the ice”

— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) November 4, 2013


That led Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau (who, in case you forgot, had an altercation already this season with Colorado’s Patrick Roy) to reply thusly:

(1/2) Boudreau’s response to Vigneault: "[First unit] needed the work, put on fourth line after 40 seconds...

— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) November 4, 2013


(2/2) Boudreau: "[First unit] didn’t do anything, [Vigneault] should be happy they were out there.”

— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) November 4, 2013


It’ll be curious to see how all this plays out tonight, given Boudreau and Vigneault have no real history of animosity. In fact, when Boudreau picked the No. 8 Kings to upset top-seeded Vancouver in the opening round of the ’12 playoffs, he told CBC that Vigneault was “a really good coach.”

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