the Senators. Spezza says he admires the Rangers for how they play the game. Murray feels likewise about the program here. "The coaching in New York and the competitive nature of the team was outstanding in 99 per cent of the games this year," Murray said. To be fair, Murray adds, the Rangers are in their own form of rebuild, not unlike the Senators. "They put more kids on their team, they did a better job drafting," Murray said. "They held onto a few of their core guys. Got Brad Richards as a free agent. Traded for (Marian) Gaborik." To Murray, the Rangers are where they are, and the Senators seven spots lower, because of consistency. Lundqvist had a Vezina type season, Richards and Gaborik are dangerous, and winger Ryan Callahan is the kind of tough, driven, character forward Murray truly admires. For all that, the Senators will concede nothing when the puck drops. Expect a physical, back and forth series. "I like our chances," Murray said. "I think we have a chance." About Wayne Scanlan It has been my pleasure to carry a flag for the Citizen sports department for 25 years, and a privilege to write a column since 1991. As the NHL Senators took over our town, I shifted in the mid-1990s from a general sports columnist to a mostly hockey guy. Representing this newspaper and its chain I have covered men's and women's hockey at several Olympic Games. In August I head to London for my