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Staple: Rangers unpredictable as ever

Quick ReadConsistency has been the most elusive element of these first 62 games for the Rangers this year.

Goalie Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York

Photo credit: Getty Images | Goalie Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers makes a save on a shot by Nate Thompson #44 of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period. (February 14, 2010)

Arthur Staple

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The Rangers hit the Olympic break on a two-game winning streak, which is about as good as it's gotten for them since early January.

They're tied for ninth place in the East with the Lightning, whom the Rangers beat, 5-2, Sunday at the Garden, and are a point out of eighth.

Consistency has been the most elusive element of these first 62 games, and not just from game to game. It's been...

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