Rangers Mysteriously Stop Using Capital Letters On Twitter Ahead Of Caps Series
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Superstition has long played a role in sports -- especially in hockey -- and we're seeing that firsthand in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Ahead of the Rangers' second-round series against the Washington Capitals, New York has mysteriously stopped using capital letters when sending tweets from its official Twitter account.
back to work! #nyr pic.twitter.com/chFWCk4Pdz
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 28, 2015
#nyr working on power play in second half of practice now: 20-21-26-16-22 on one unit, 61-13-10-27-44 on the other
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 28, 2015
so we meet again #nyr
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 28, 2015
"this year is no different than the past with washington, they have a great power play so you have to be disciplined"-#nyr @RMcDonagh27
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 28, 2015
"playing caps again in playoffs creates something special..it's going to be tough series..we have to step up our game"-#nyr @HLundqvist30
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 28, 2015
Even the official team name and NYR hashtag aren't being capitalized.
The Rangers, who won the Presidents' Trophy during the regular season, are favored to beat Washington and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. But it will certainly be a challenge, as New York's defensemen will have the daunting task of keeping Capitals star winger Alexander Ovechkin in check.
The Rangers dispatched the rival Penguins in five games in their first-round series. The Capitals had a bit more difficult time in their opening-round set, needing seven games to defeat the Islanders.
Game 1 of the Rangers-Capitals series is scheduled for Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The puck will drop at 7:30 p.m.
Game 2 is set for 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at MSG.