Only a real pessimist (or an Islanders fan) would point out that the Rangers haven't won the Stanley Cup since they changed their goal-celebration song.

The song, titled "Slapshot," debuted Jan. 20, 1995, the very night the Rangers raised the Cup banner from the previous season, their first in 54 long years. With the Rangers down 3-0 in their second-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins going into Thursday's must-win Game 4 at the Garden, it looks like this drought will stretch to 19 years.

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