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The 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin tonight, and the Canadiens aren't in them. This makes us depressed, but we'll try and watch them anyways.

Next up in our 2012 Eastern Conference Quarter Final preview series is a comparison of the defencemen for the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators. Individually, the Rangers have a dark horse candidate for the Norris Trophy in Dan Girardi, but the Sens have one of the top blueliners in the league with Erik Karlsson. Other than that, though, there isn't much these two teams have in common on the back-end.

Wondering which series to catch the the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs? I can help you decide.