2003–04 New York Rangers season

The 2003–04 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 78th season. The team finished with one of the worst records in the league and missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the seventh consecutive season despite bringing in future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr midway through the season. The team would eventually trade away most of its major acquisitions, including their long-time defensive stalwart Brian Leetch. This would prove to be the final season for team captain Mark Messier.

2003–04 New York Rangers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
2003–04 record27–40–7–8
Home record13–21–3–4
Road record14–19–4–4
Goals for206
Goals against250
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachGlen Sather (Oct-Feb)
Tom Renney (Feb-Apr)
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsBrian Leetch (Oct-Mar)
Jaromir Jagr (Mar-Apr)
Eric Lindros
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,073 (99.3%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack
Charlotte Checkers
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Holik (25)
AssistsBobby Holik (31)
PointsBobby Holik (56)
Penalty minutesMatthew Barnaby (120)
Plus/minusMatthew Barnaby (+15)
WinsMike Dunham (16)
Goals against averageJussi Markkanen (2.56)

Off-season

On July 1, 2003, general manager Glen Sather announced he would remain the Rangers head coach.[2]

Regular season

Glen Sather stepped down as head coach on February 24, 2004, to focus on his managerial duties. Assistant coach Tom Renney was named interim head coach.[3] Sather would make nine trades between then and the March 9 trading deadline, shipping out several veteran players for draft picks and prospects.

Final standings
Atlantic Division[4]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
13Philadelphia Flyers824021156229186101
26New Jersey Devils824325122213164100
38New York Islanders82382911423721091
413New York Rangers8227407820625069
515Pittsburgh Penguins8223478419030358

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Tampa Bay LightningSE82462286245192106
2 Y- Boston BruinsNE824119157209188104
3 Y- Philadelphia FlyersAT824021156209188101
4 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE824524103242204103
5 X- Ottawa SenatorsNE824323106262189102
6 X- New Jersey DevilsAT824325122213164100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE8241307420819293
8 X- New York IslandersAT82382911423721091
8.5
9 Buffalo SabresNE8237347422022185
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8233378421424378
11 Carolina HurricanesSE82283414617220976
12 Florida PanthersSE82283515418822175
13 New York RangersAT8227407820625069
14 Washington CapitalsSE82234610318625359
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8223478419030358

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results
2003–04 regular season[6]
October: 3–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–2–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
1October 10@ Minnesota Wild5 – 30–1–0–0Recap
2October 11@ Columbus Blue Jackets5 – 00–2–0–0Recap
3October 16Atlanta Thrashers0 – 0 OT0–2–1–0Recap
4October 18Carolina Hurricanes2 – 2 OT0–2–2–0Recap
5October 20Florida Panthers3 – 11–2–2–0Recap
6October 25Detroit Red Wings3 – 12–2–2–0Recap
7October 28Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3 – 12–3–2–0Recap
8October 30Carolina Hurricanes4 – 13–3–2–0Recap
November: 6–5–3–2 (home: 3–2–0–2; road: 3–3–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
9November 1@ Montreal Canadiens5 – 14–3–2–0Recap
10November 2Colorado Avalanche3 – 2 OT4–3–2–1Recap
11November 4Dallas Stars3 – 05–3–2–1Recap
12November 6@ Carolina Hurricanes6 – 35–4–2–1Recap
13November 8Philadelphia Flyers2 – 1 OT5–4–2–2Recap
14November 10Edmonton Oilers5 – 45–5–2–2Recap
15November 12Pittsburgh Penguins6 – 26–5–2–2Recap
16November 15@ New Jersey Devils5 – 06–6–2–2Recap
17November 16@ Chicago Blackhawks2 – 2 OT6–6–3–2Recap
18November 18@ San Jose Sharks2 – 2 OT6–6–4–2Recap
19November 20@ Colorado Avalanche4 – 36–7–4–2Recap
20November 23Ottawa Senators6 – 27–7–4–2Recap
21November 25@ Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 08–7–4–2Recap
22November 26@ Florida Panthers3 – 3 OT8–7–5–2Recap
23November 28@ Pittsburgh Penguins4 – 19–7–5–2Recap
24November 30Toronto Maple Leafs4 – 29–8–5–2Recap
December: 6–5–0–1 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 4–3–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
25December 2@ Toronto Maple Leafs5 – 49–9–5–2Recap
26December 4@ New York Islanders4 – 210–9–5–2Recap
27December 7Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 210–10–5–2Recap
28December 10Montreal Canadiens2 – 110–11–5–2Recap
29December 12@ Buffalo Sabres3 – 111–11–5–2Recap
30December 13@ Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 111–12–5–2Recap
31December 18New York Islanders4 – 312–12–5–2Recap
32December 20@ Ottawa Senators3 – 112–13–5–2Recap
33December 22Boston Bruins4 – 213–13–5–2Recap
34December 26Toronto Maple Leafs6 – 5 OT13–13–5–3Recap
35December 29@ Phoenix Coyotes3 – 2 OT14–13–5–3Recap
36December 30@ Los Angeles Kings3 – 2 OT15–13–5–3Recap
January: 4–10–2–1 (home: 2–5–1–1; road: 2–5–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
37January 1@ St. Louis Blues5 – 415–14–5–3Recap
38January 3@ Pittsburgh Penguins4 – 116–14–5–3Recap
39January 5Calgary Flames5 – 016–15–5–3Recap
40January 8@ Carolina Hurricanes3 – 216–16–5–3Recap
41January 10@ New York Islanders3 – 217–16–5–3Recap
42January 11Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 1 OT17–16–5–4Recap
43January 13New York Islanders4 – 118–16–5–4Recap
44January 15New Jersey Devils3 – 3 OT18–16–6–4Recap
45January 17@ Montreal Canadiens2 – 2 OT18–16–7–4Recap
46January 19@ Boston Bruins5 – 218–17–7–4Recap
47January 20Boston Bruins4 – 118–18–7–4Recap
48January 22Philadelphia Flyers4 – 218–19–7–4Recap
49January 24@ Ottawa Senators9 – 118–20–7–4Recap
50January 26Florida Panthers5 – 219–20–7–4Recap
51January 28Washington Capitals2 – 119–21–7–4Recap
52January 30Buffalo Sabres3 – 119–22–7–4Recap
53January 31@ Buffalo Sabres3 – 119–23–7–4Recap
February: 4–7–0–1 (home: 2–5–0–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
54February 2Vancouver Canucks4 – 320–23–7–4Recap
55February 4Minnesota Wild4 – 320–24–7–4Recap
56February 11@ New Jersey Devils3 – 121–24–7–4Recap
57February 12Philadelphia Flyers2 – 121–25–7–4Recap
58February 14@ Philadelphia Flyers6 – 221–26–7–4Recap
59February 16Ottawa Senators4 – 121–27–7–4Recap
60February 19New York Islanders6 – 222–27–7–4Recap
61February 21New Jersey Devils7 – 322–28–7–4Recap
62February 23Montreal Canadiens4 – 122–29–7–4Recap
63February 26@ New York Islanders6 – 323–29–7–4Recap
64February 28@ Nashville Predators2 – 1 OT23–29–7–5Recap
65February 29@ Atlanta Thrashers3 – 223–30–7–5Recap
March: 3–10–0–3 (home: 1–6–0–0; road: 2–4–0–3)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
66March 2Atlanta Thrashers4 – 323–31–7–5Recap
67March 4@ Boston Bruins3 – 123–32–7–5Recap
68March 5Washington Capitals3 – 224–32–7–5Recap
69March 7Pittsburgh Penguins7 – 424–33–7–5Recap
70March 9@ Atlanta Thrashers2 – 025–33–7–5Recap
71March 12@ Tampa Bay Lightning5 – 225–34–7–5Recap
72March 13@ Florida Panthers3 – 2 OT25–34–7–6Recap
73March 15New Jersey Devils3 – 125–35–7–6Recap
74March 18@ Washington Capitals4 – 3 OT25–35–7–7Recap
75March 20@ Philadelphia Flyers3 – 025–36–7–7Recap
76March 21@ Pittsburgh Penguins4 – 3 OT25–36–7–8Recap
77March 23Pittsburgh Penguins5 – 225–37–7–8Recap
78March 25Nashville Predators4 – 225–38–7–8Recap
79March 27@ Philadelphia Flyers3 – 126–38–7–8Recap
80March 30@ New Jersey Devils5 – 026–39–7–8Recap
81March 31Buffalo Sabres4 – 326–40–7–8Recap
April: 1–0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
82April 3@ Washington Capitals3 – 2 OT27–40–7–8Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring
  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16Bobby HolikC82253156496
11Mark MessierC76182543342
27Alexei Kovalev‡RW66132942−554
26Martin Rucinsky‡LW691329421362
2Brian Leetch‡D57132336−524
36Matthew Barnaby‡RW6912203215120
88Eric LindrosC39102232760
93Petr Nedved‡C65141731−942
68Jaromir Jagr†RW31151429−112
37Jan HlavacLW7252126−816
3Tom PotiD67101424−147
17Chris Simon‡LW651492314225
23Vladimir Malakhov‡D5631518−553
22Anson Carter‡RW4310717−1214
29Boris MironovD7531316186
4Greg de Vries‡D53312151237
21Jamie LundmarkC562810−833
6Darius KasparaitisD4419101148
74Joel BouchardD28178210
39Dan LaCoutureLW59527−1382
51Fedor TyutinD25257−414
41Jed OrtmeyerRW58246−1016
44Josh Green†LW1432508
20Jozef Balej†RW1314504
22Thomas Pock†D6224−40
23Karel Rachunek†D12134−94
47Mike Green†C1312302
28Dominic MooreC503300
5Dale PurintonD40112−9117
10Sandy McCarthy†RW13101−82
25[lower-alpha 1]Garth MurrayC20101−524
15Chad WisemanLW4101−10
34Jason LaBarberaG40112
18Cory LaroseC7011−24
24Chris McAllister†D12011−412
30Mike DunhamG570000
22Benoit DusablonC3000−12
12Ken GernanderRW2000−12
25Paul Healey‡RW400000
38Bryce LampmanD8000−40
43Jason MacDonald†RW4000−119
40Jussi Markkanen‡G260000
33Jamie McLennan†G40000
28Lawrence NycholatD9000−26
24Jamie Pushor†D7000−30
20Pascal Rheaume†‡C17000−35
13Richard ScottLW5000023
18Mike Siklenka‡RW100000
53Layne UlmerC1000−10
45Steve Valiquette†G20000

Goaltending
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Mike Dunham571630515221593.03.89623148
40Jussi Markkanen‡268121611532.56.91321244
33Jamie McLennan†413097122.96.8760243
34Jason LaBarbera412091164.85.8240198
45Steve Valiquette†21107163.00.9150119

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Lester Patrick Trophy John Davidson [7]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Jaromir Jagr [8]
Mark Messier
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Martin Rucinsky (November 24) [9]
Mark Messier (January 5) [10]
Team Ceil Saidel Memorial Award Mark Messier [11]
"Crumb Bum" Award Matthew Barnaby [12]
Frank Boucher Trophy Eric Lindros [11]
Good Guy Award Eric Lindros [12]
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award Dominic Moore [12]
Players' Player Award Brian Leetch [12]
Rangers MVP Bobby Holik [12]
Rookie of the Year Jed Ortmeyer [11]
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Jed Ortmeyer [13]

Milestones
Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Jaromir Jagr January 30, 2004 [14]
Bobby Holik February 14, 2004 [15]

Transactions

The Rangers were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.[16]

Trades
Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick in 2003		 To New York Rangers
Boston’s 2nd-round pick in 2003
3rd-round pick in 2003		 [17]
June 22, 2003 To San Jose Sharks
Previous considerations		 To New York Rangers
6th-round pick in 2003		 [16]
June 30, 2003 To Edmonton Oilers
Rights to Brian Leetch		 To New York Rangers
Jussi Markkanen
4th-round pick in 2004		 [18]
June 30, 2003 To San Jose Sharks
Rights to Mark Messier		 To New York Rangers
Future considerations[lower-alpha 2]		 [19]
August 12, 2003 To San Jose Sharks
Nils Ekman		 To New York Rangers
Chad Wiseman		 [20]
January 23, 2004 To Washington Capitals
Anson Carter		 To New York Rangers
Jaromir Jagr		 [21]
January 23, 2004 To Columbus Blue Jackets
8th-round pick in 2004		 To New York Rangers
Jamie Pushor		 [22]
March 2, 2004 To Montreal Canadiens
Alexei Kovalev		 To New York Rangers
Jozef Balej
2nd-round pick in 2004		 [23]
March 3, 2004 To Edmonton Oilers
Jussi Markkanen
Petr Nedved		 To New York Rangers
Steve Valiquette
Rights to Dwight Helminen
2nd-round pick in 2004		 [24]
March 3, 2004 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Leetch
Conditional draft pick		 To New York Rangers
Maxim Kondratiev
Rights to Jarkko Immonen
1st-round pick in 2004
2nd-round pick in 2005		 [25]
March 6, 2004 To Calgary Flames
Chris Simon
7th-round pick in 2004		 To New York Rangers
Blair Betts
Jamie McLennan
Rights to Greg Moore		 [26]
March 8, 2004 To Philadelphia Flyers
Vladimir Malakhov		 To New York Rangers
Rights to Rick Kozak
2nd-round pick in 2005		 [27]
March 8, 2004 To Colorado Avalanche
Matthew Barnaby
3rd-round pick in 2004		 To New York Rangers
Chris McAllister
Rights to David Liffiton
2nd-round pick in 2004		 [28]
March 9, 2004 To Ottawa Senators
Greg de Vries		 To New York Rangers
Alexandre Giroux
Karel Rachunek		 [29]
March 9, 2004 To Florida Panthers
Paul Healey		 To New York Rangers
Jeff Paul		 [30]
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Martin Rucinsky		 To New York Rangers
Martin Grenier
Rights to R. J. Umberger		 [31]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)Greg de VriesColorado AvalancheFree agency[32]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)Chris SimonChicago BlackhawksFree agency[33]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)Paul HealeyToronto Maple LeafsFree agency[34]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)Brian LeetchEdmonton OilersFree agency[35]
August 21, 2003 (2003-08-21)John JakopinSan Jose SharksFree agency[36]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28)Jan HlavacCarolina HurricanesFree agency[37]
Martin RucinskySt. Louis BluesFree agency[38]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)Mark MessierSan Jose SharksFree agency[39]
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)Jeff HeeremaCarolina HurricanesWaivers[40]
Shawn HeinsAtlanta ThrashersWaivers[40]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)Joel BouchardBuffalo SabresWaiver draft[41]
Sheldon KeefeTampa Bay LightningWaiver draft[41]
Mike SiklenkaPhiladelphia FlyersWaiver draft[41]
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22)Pascal RheaumeNew Jersey DevilsFree agency[42]
November 23, 2003 (2003-11-23)Phil OsaerHartford Wolf Pack (AHL)Free agency[43]
December 11, 2003 (2003-12-11)Jason MacDonaldHartford Wolf Pack (AHL)Free agency[44]
January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)Jeff HeeremaSt. Louis BluesWaivers[45]
March 6, 2004 (2004-03-06)Josh GreenCalgary FlamesWaivers[46]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)Mike GreenFlorida PanthersWaivers[47]
Sandy McCarthyBoston BruinsWaivers[47]
March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23)Thomas PockUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (HE)Free agency[48]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 3]Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)Mike WilsonPhoenix Coyotes[lower-alpha 4]Buyout[51]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)Vladimir ChebaturkinAk Bars Kazan (RSL)Free agency (VI)[52]
Ted DonatoBoston BruinsFree agency (III)[53]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06)John TrippLos Angeles KingsFree agency (VI)[54]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12)Sandy McCarthyBoston BruinsFree agency (III)[55]
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04)Mike RichterRetirement[56]
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)Ales PisaLokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 5][58]
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)Dixon WardSC Rapperswil-Jona (NLA)Free agency (III)[59]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)Jeff HeeremaSt. Louis BluesWaiver draft[41]
Shawn HeinsAtlanta ThrashersWaiver draft[41]
Ronald PetrovickyAtlanta ThrashersWaiver draft[41]
October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)Billy TibbettsSan Diego Gulls (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[60]
October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24)Sheldon KeefeTampa Bay LightningWaivers[61]
November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05)Mike SiklenkaPhiladelphia FlyersWaivers[62]
November 19, 2003 (2003-11-19)Dave KarpaWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)Free agency (III)[63]
January 16, 2004 (2004-01-16)Sylvain LefebvreSC Bern (NLA)Free agency (III)[64]
January 29, 2004 (2004-01-29)Pascal RheaumeSt. Louis BluesWaivers[65]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30)Dan LaCoutureRe-signing[66]
Ronald PetrovickyRe-signing[67]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)Jussi MarkkanenRe-signing[68]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24)Richard ScottRe-signing[69]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12)Tom Poti2-yearArbitration award[55]
August 13, 2003 (2003-08-13)Alexei KovalevRe-signing[70]
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18)Anson Carter1-yearRe-signing[71][72]
September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03)Boris MironovRe-signing[73]
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)Dominic MooreEntry-level[74]
September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12)Jason LaBarberaRe-signing[75]
Lawrence NycholatRe-signing[76]
June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07)Ryan HollwegEntry-level[77]

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.[78]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Hugh Jessiman RW  United States Dartmouth College (ECAC)
2 50[a] Ivan Baranka D  Slovakia Spartak Dubnica Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
3 75[b] Ken Roche C  United States St. Sebastian's School (USHS–MA)
4 122[c] Corey Potter D  United States Michigan State University (CCHA)
5 149 Nigel Dawes LW  Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
6 176[d] Ivan Dornic C  Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (Slovak Extraliga)
6 179[e] Philippe Furrer D   Switzerland SC Bern (NLA)
6 180[f] Chris Holt G  Canada US National Team Development Program (USA)
7 209 Dylan Reese D  United States Pittsburgh Forge (NAHL)
8 243 Jan Marek F  Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec (Czech Extraliga)
Draft notes[79]
  • The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 second-round pick and a 2003 third-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
  • a The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 second round pick to the Sharks in exchange for a 2003 third-round pick and this pick.
  • b The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 second round pick to the Sharks in exchange for a 2003 second-round pick and this pick.
  • The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of an August 20, 2001 trade that sent Eric Lindros to the Rangers in exchange for Kim Johnsson, Pavel Brendl, Jan Hlavac and this pick.
  • The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a March 18, 2002 trade that sent Pavel Bure and a 2002 second-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for Igor Ulanov, Filip Novak, a 2002 first round pick, a 2002 second round pick and this pick.
  • c The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 30, 2002 trade that sent Mike Richter to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.
  • d The Calgary Flames' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a January 22, 2003 trade that sent Mike Mottau to the Flames in exchange for a 2004 sixth-round pick and this pick.
  • e The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick (originally New York Rangers) went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 22, 2003 trade that sent previous considerations to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
  • f The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a July 16, 2002 trade that sent Derek Armstrong to the Kings in exchange for this conditional pick.
  • The New York Rangers' ninth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a June 23, 2002 trade that sent Krysztof Oliwa to the Rangers in exchange for future considerations (this pick).

Notes
  1. Murray originally wore number 10 prior to McCarthy being acquired.
  2. 4th-round pick in 2004[16]
  3. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[49]
  4. Wilson signed with Phoenix on September 23.[50]
  5. New York retained Pisa’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[57]

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