Phil Kocher
I believe in Nate Silver, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christopher Hitchens, the Oxford comma, and the value of white space.
Author's Posts
Rangers' Should Alter Draft Lottery Fate
April 29th, 2018 The draft lottery results are in, and for the New York Rangers, they fell short. Assuming nothing changes between now and then, come draft night this June, the Blueshirts—who finished with the eighth-worst record this season—will be drafting ninth overall after falling back one spot in the lottery. But given general manager Jeff...
Rangers Woeful Defense Requires Summer Boost
April 26th, 2018 With a record of 34-39-9 - last in the Metropolitan Division - it’s fair to say that not much went right for the 2017-18 New York Rangers. Their catastrophic season, marred by injuries and torpedoed by poor performances by key players, had so much that went wrong to hide the critical flaws in their foundation any longer. Among their...
Karlsson & Tavares for Fast-Tracking Rangers?
April 20th, 2018 In speaking to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, New York Rangers top exectuive Jim Dolan dropped a number of proverbial bombs, effectively confirming that the Rangers’ rebuild won’t be a lasting one. Among his comments were remarks regarding Alain Vigneault—the team’s now former bench boss—input on the club’s search for its...
Rangers Accelerated Rebuild Dangerously Ambitious
April 13th, 2018 As the old saying goes, in sports you can either sell wins or hope. Though in stark contrast to the winning product they’ve been accustomed to selling since the 2005 lockout, as of February’s letter of intent, the New York Rangers are now officially in the hope-selling business. This marketing shift comes with a new strategy...
Rangers' Options With Vigneault Axed
April 8th, 2018 After ending their season yesterday with a 5-0 thumping by the Flyers, who punched their ticket to the playoffs as a result, the New York Rangers wasted little time in making their next move: firing head coach Alain Vigneault. With a 34-39-9 record, perhaps the writing was on the wall all along, but surely Vigneault’s unsolicited...
Should the Rangers' Extra Draft Picks Be Dealt?
April 3rd, 2018 Already in unfamiliar territory, having failed to qualify for the playoffs for just the second time in the Henrik Lundqvist era, the New York Rangers are set to drive further into the unknown as they enter June’s NHL Entry Draft with a veritable cache of ten draft picks at their disposal. Among the stockpile are three first-round...
