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Matthew Golda

Matthew Golda

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I cover the Rangers for The Hockey Writers. I have written for the Rangers previously at Fansided and my school paper at Brooklyn College. I graduated with a BA in English at Stony Brook University in 2012 and an MA in Media Studies at Brooklyn College in 2015. For someone who is 50% Finnish, I sure do love Henrik Lundqvist.

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Brendan Smith Remains a Question Mark

Brendan Smith Remains a Question Mark

November 15th, 2017 Brendan Smith has not played a game in the month of November for the New York Rangers. It is not an injury or illness or even a personal leave that has left him out of the lineup. It is his poor play. The Rangers signed him to a four-year contract with an average annual value of $4.35 million each year. In theory, that sort of investment...
Zibanejad Providing First Line Firepower

Zibanejad Providing First Line Firepower

November 7th, 2017 Not since the 2011-12 season have the New York Rangers had a player cross the 70-point mark. That distinction goes to Marion Gaborik, who recorded 76 points (41 goals, 35 assists) that year and 86 points in the 2009-10 season. But that's old history. Mika Zibanejad is looking to make new history and top 70 points for the first time in...
Rangers Lay Foundation for Success

Rangers Lay Foundation for Success

November 4th, 2017 Hockey can be a simple game when broken down. Score on your opportunities. Limit the opponent's chances. Be smart with the puck. But these basic fundamentals seemed lost on the New York Rangers in the early part of the season, as they continued to make the same errors game in and game out. Things may be ready to turn around for the...
Goal Scoring Trending up for Rangers

Goal Scoring Trending up for Rangers

November 2nd, 2017 The New York Rangers ended the month of October trending up in at least one aspect: goal-scoring. They opened the season scoring three or more goals only once, and that was in an 8-5 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In this opening start to the season, they lost five of those six games. Though the Rangers are far from fixing what ails...
Nieves Seeks to Seize Center Opportunity

Nieves Seeks to Seize Center Opportunity

October 27th, 2017 The New York Rangers found a much-needed win on Thursday night. Granted, it was against the Arizona Coyotes, who remain winless on the season, but two points are two points for the struggling Rangers, who still gave away the puck 21 times on the night - far too many. Sloppy play remains the biggest issue facing this club. Another...
Rick Nash Facing Scrutiny in Contract Year

Rick Nash Facing Scrutiny in Contract Year

October 26th, 2017 Playing in New York brings a new level of scrutiny. Just ask Rick Nash. From my vantage point, no player has received more ill will from Rangers fans than Nash over the last few years, because of his contract. He is the highest paid skater on the Rangers, with a cap hit of $7.8 million per year. Only Henrik Lundqvist has a bigger hit at...
Desharnais an Early Season Surprise for Rangers

Desharnais an Early Season Surprise for Rangers

October 23rd, 2017 David Desharnais has been one of the lone bright spots for the New York Rangers in the midst of this early season slump. In the offseason, he signed a one year, $1 million contract. Also in the busy offseason, the Rangers traded Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta, signed Kevin Shattenkirk and bought out Dan Girardi. So it is understandable...
Rangers Giving Away Their Season

Rangers Giving Away Their Season

October 19th, 2017 Another Rangers game, another Rangers loss. They did manage to go to overtime against the Pittsburgh Penguins and gain a point. But they are way past moral victories right now and three points through seven games is an awful start any way you slice it. There has been a lot of clamoring by fans over the past week to fire head coach...
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