"The last time James Dolan addressed the press following a Rangers game had been at the conclusion of the 2002-03 season, when the Garden CEO pledged to cut ticket prices by 10 percent if the club missed the playoffs the following year.

They did and he did.

Last night, when Dolan made a spontaneous appearance in the Garden press room following the Rangers' 3-0 victory over the Predators, he wasn't talking about missing the playoffs — he was talking about winning them; talking about winning the Stanley Cup during an address that left coach John Tortorella miffed."