Dylan Spilko

Sophomore journalism major at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Business director and play-by-play broadcaster for WMUC Sports. Former intern for the Anton Media Group.

Author's Posts

Rangers Playoff Hopes Depend on Defensive Scoring

January 11th, 2020 The New York Rangers are one of the least defensively sound teams in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals allowed per game, 30th in shots on goal allowed per game, 20th on the penalty kill and last in the league for penalty minutes per game. These statistics don’t build a “playoff contender." Despite the woes of...

Rangers’ Top Candidates for Next Captain

January 4th, 2020 The new decade is underway and the New York Rangers still remain without a captain as the team continues to push for a wild-card spot. The Rangers utilized four alternate captains for the beginning of the 2019-20 season and the Blueshirts are one of the younger teams in the NHL with an average roster age of about 25 years old. The...

Rangers' 2018 Draft Class Update

December 24th, 2019 The New York Rangers have one of the most memorable prospect pools in team history because of general manager Jeff Gorton’s willingness to sell veteran assets. Ever since the letter sent to the fans in Feb. 2018, the Blueshirts have stockpiled a considerable number of talented prospects and draft picks. The Rangers’ rebuild is only...

Rangers Must Consider Moving DeAngelo

December 21st, 2019 The New York Rangers currently find themselves sitting in the sixth spot in the highly competitive Metropolitan Division and five points back from the second wild-card position. Even with the itch to return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016-17 season, one major issue continues to loom over the team’s playoff hopes: the...

Rangers Most Likely to Be Dealt in 2020

December 12th, 2019 The New York Rangers have found themselves in an interesting spot in the early portion of the 2019-20 season. After a deflating 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night, the Rangers are in playoff limbo. The Rangers are in the midst of a tight wild-card race and offensive juggernaut Artemi Panarin is helping to keep the...

Rangers Should Be Sellers at Trade Deadline

December 10th, 2019 The New York Rangers are currently on the outside looking in 29 games into their season as they sit four points behind the Carolina Hurricanes with a game in-hand for the last spot in the wild card race. The Blueshirts were widely expected to be a team that faced growing pains early on, but early success has begun to turn heads around...