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f the ice. I think everybody has their own leadership qualities and everyone handles themselves differently. It's hard to compare yourself to somebody else in that sense, but he's definitely a guy I watched and tried to learn from."ROENICK'S TAKE: RANGERS VS CAPSThe Washington Capitals have played great hockey, but they need to find a way to capitalize on their opportunities. You're not going to get many chances to score against the New York Rangers, and the Capitals had a lot of chances that they just couldn't put away in overtime of Game 3, where they had breakaways and Alex Ovechkin even hit a post. If they could have found a way to win that game in overtime, that could have been a huge turning point for the series. Now you give it back to the Rangers, and I don't see New York letting go.New York has too strong a team, and I think their confidence is going to be really high after winning that overtime game. I've been impressed with Braden Holtby and how Ovechkin has handled himself with the way he's been played by coach Dale Hunter. There has been a lot of maturing on this team, but I just think the Rangers are too strong. The Rangers also want to try to get through this series as fast as they can, and this could be a pivotal game in doing that because New York needs to take a break. They had seven games in the first round and this is a very important game for them if they want to keep moving forward.-- Jeremy RoenickCallahan said Drury, much like himself, was a captain who led by example and someone he keeps in touch with occasionally today. According to several Rangers, it took a little while for Callahan to become comfortable with the vocal aspect to being the leader this season, but coach John Tortorella said during overtime intermissions of Game 3, there was only one voice he heard coming from his locker room -- Callahan's."He's gotten a lot more comfortable as the year has gone on doing that," alternate captain Brad Richards said. "He knows when to talk and has a reason for talking when he talks. He's definitely growing up in that position."One aspect of being a leader and not necessarily a captain is helping younger players get acclimated in their new surroundings, be it the locker room or in Manhattan.Last season, Derek Stepan was a rookie finding his way in the NHL and in the biggest city in the world. Stepan was a 20-year-old making the team out of training camp who grew up in Hastings, Minn., which has a population of about 20,000.In stepped Callahan to offer assistance in both hockey and in life."Going through the process last year of moving into the city and going through the process of being on the road and getting meals and stuff, all those things, he's always there to bounce stuff off of," Stepan told NHL.com. "He's always there to help out."That was one of the many reasons why when it came time to name a replacement for Drury this season, it was a no-brainer for the Rangers to select Callahan as captain."It's easy. It's just who he is. It's how he