In order to have a sixteen-point improvement in one season without a huge roster turnover, many players need to improve. Many Rangers have done that in the 2011-12 season. Henrik Lundqvist’s all-star play reached new heights, Dan Girardi was selected to his first NHL All-Star team and Carl Hagelin became one of the team’s top-six ...
The Washington Capitals suffered a heartbreaking triple overtime loss to the New York Rangers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semi-final matchup early Thursday morning. Marian Gaborik ended what may have been the best game of the playoffs so far by going five-hole on Braden Holtby off a Brad Richards feed from behind the ...
There’s a quick line in the Coen Brothers movie No Country For Old Men when the main character, played by Josh Brolin, asks Woody Harrelson about the bad guy that’s chasing him. “What’s this guy supposed to be, the ultimate badass or something?” Brolin turned out to be asking about a sociopathic murderer, but he ...
Worst to first, and not even a nomination. That’s what the Florida Panthers, Kevin Dineen, and his fans must come to grips with. Florida came in dead last in the eastern conference last season, went through an offseason that saw a virtual complete overhaul of the roster, stuck a rookie head coach behind the bench, ...
When the Rangers signed Chris Kreider almost three weeks ago, I was skeptical of the impact he would have for the Blueshirts. Like everybody else, I believe that Kreider has the potential to be an all-star in the NHL and a cornerstone for the Rangers for the foreseeable future. Unlike a lot of people, I didn’t ...
While we were all getting over the arrogant commentary presented over Philadelphia airwaves by NBC hockey analyst, Mike Milbury, other coaches and analysts felt entitled to chime in and bash Sidney Crosbyand the rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. After Brooks Orpik dished out a questionable and dirty knee-on-knee hit to Derek Stepan when the ...
There’s a certain Christmas tune that comes on the radio at just about every turn that describes the time of year that the NHL is embarking on: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Yes, my friends, the NHL playoffs are finally upon us, with the first round series kicking off on Wednesday night. ...
The Rangers have fought through the season clinching a playoff spot Monday night defeating their division rivals, the New Jersey Devils, but all is not quiet on the Eastern front. Much work must be done over the Blueshirts final ten games of the season. The Rangers hold a three-point lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins and ...
It’s no secret that the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers don’t like each other. There is a long history of hard fought hockey between the two Atlantic Division clubs, and the rivalry is exacerbated by the close proximity of their home arenas. This season has been no different. December 20 at Prudential Center, ...
The trade deadline has come and passed. The Rangers enter the final full month of the regular season, a month in which they will play 17 games in 31 days, with back-to-back road games against the Carolina Hurricanes and the Tampa Bay Lightning. After standing pat at the deadline, the Broadway Blueshirts will play ...
