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After a quick playoff exit last spring following a series of deep runs, the New York Rangers know theyre being overlooked this season.Thats OK with them. Their focus is on getting better than they were a year ago.We expect a lot of ourselves no matter what people are saying, Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh said Wednesday at the teams practice facility. We want to be up there at the end of the year making a name for ourselves. ... I think our group is out there to prove to a lot of people that we can compete and really just be a tough team to play against.The Rangers earned 101 points last season but capped it with a first-round playoff exit against eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh in April. That disappointment, followed runs to the Eastern Conference finals in 2012, the Stanley Cup finals in 2014, and back to the conference finals in 2015.Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist believes its important the team learn from both its past successes and its mistakes.We cant rely on the past or just being ok because the league is too good, he said. We had some years we went far in the playoffs, were a consistent team, but the reason we were there really was we worked extremely hard, paid attention to all the details in the game. If you dont do that, its a quick drop to being not consistent, so you just have to do all the little things right.Derek Stepan emphasized the team has moved on from last seasons disappointing finish and their focus on winning a championship hasnt changed.Its always the same, he said. I think our group has really erased (the loss to the Penguins). 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