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Robert Zeglinski

The SkyCam at Madison Square Garden broke and hung over the ice in terrible omen for Rangers

While the Avalance are chilling out, sipping iced tea, and waiting for their opponent in the Stanley Cup Final, the Rangers and Lightning are locked in a dead heat.

After New York took the first two games in this year’s Eastern Conference Finals, the two-time defending champion Lightning stormed back to tie the series at two games apiece. It is now effectively a best-of-three series to determine who gets the (unfortunate?) chance to play Colorado for the Cup. A series that might conflict with a Justin Bieber concert.

In advance of Thursday night’s pivotal Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers (+1.5 underdogs) could not have had a worse pre-game open. How?

The SkyCam — used for highlights, fan interaction, etc. — broke off and hung low over the MSG ice. Oh. Oh no:

Did the SkyCam break off that way because it couldn’t stand seeing a back-breaking Nikita Kucherov goal? Maybe! Only time will tell whether the Rangers can overcome this technological curse.

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