Hockey and Basketball are back in the Big Apple

Its nice to have the Knicks who haven't won a championship since 1973, playing meaningful basketball in April.  Those die-hard Knick fans who have been patiently waiting for a return trip to the Playoffs and a Championship.  The Knicks probably will not win a championship this year, they may win a round or maybe just a couple of games this year but the playoffs are the first step. The Knicks are really a consistent point guard and someone with size away from being in that elite group of NBA teams.  One of the next two years, definitely within four, look really good to bring a Championship back to New York with the Knicks.  Along the same lines the Knicks arena mates are in the Playoffs as well, the New York Rangers who haven't won anything since 1994.  It seems like although the Rangers are in the same spot each year, a really good start and then they battle some injuries and have to fight for the final Playoff birth.  If the Rangers can just get some consistent play they have the potential to be really good.  I don't expect much from the Rangers this year, they might be able to win a round against the Washington Capitals who seem inconsistent in the playoffs.  The Rangers are a hard team to read.  the New York Rangers as well as the New York Knicks have a lot in common inconsistent play, yet both teams seem to be on that right track towards a championship when they put all the pieces together.