Big Apple, Big Statement: New York Rangers Will Roll Capitals Michael Rappaport | April 27, 2012 The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals aren’t strangers when it comes to recent playoff history. Before this year’s first round series against the Ottawa Senators, the Rangers’ last two…
Henrik Lundqvist: Why the Rangers Goalie Deserves to Win the Vezina Michael Rappaport | April 25, 2012 Today, the NHL announced the finalists for the Vezina Trophy, awarded each season to the league’s best goaltender. For the 2011-12 season, the three nominees for the award are the…
Fun With Numbers: 2011/2012 NHL Regular Season Edition Derek Neumeier | April 24, 2012 As another NHL regular season has passed us by, hockey stat junkies everywhere have another endless sea of numbers to sift through, everything from goals to goals against, shots on…
Playoff Pool Chutes And Ladders: Get The F Out Of Here! Chris Wassel | April 24, 2012 Henrik Lundqvist said it best last night to the referee. Seriously, another week has gone by for those fantasy poolies and Round 2 will start by week’s end. As the…
Thuggish Buffoonery: AKA The NHL Playoffs Joe Wilson | April 24, 2012 Ah, Spring… When otherwise sportsmanlike players make decidedly unsportsmanlike plays. In game one of the Predators/Red Wings series, the man on the left gripped Henrik Zetterberg by the back of the…
New York Rangers on Brink of Elimination Heidi Werner | April 23, 2012 Clinching the Eastern Conference was the first task at hand. Now, the deep playoff run that the New York Rangers wanted to add to their storybook season is in jeopardy…
Sens Versus Rangers Mid-Series Analysis Peter Harling | April 20, 2012 After four games, these two teams are deadlocked at 2-2 and it is now a best of three series. What should we expect here on out? The Ottawa Senators entered…
Rangers Set for Series Smackdown in Game 5 Heidi Werner | April 20, 2012 The New York Rangers and the Ottawa Senators have created a smackdown of a series with taunts, brawls and misconduct that has not been so favorable. While the playoffs raise…
Playoff Ratings Are Up, But So Is The Goonery Michael Viola | April 17, 2012 The 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are being broadcast nationally in their entirety for the first time ever. That’s great. Early returns show that ratings are up significantly when compared…
THW Has Spoken: And the Stanley Cup Winner is…. Anatoliy Metter | April 17, 2012 Last week, fellow writer Stephen Stoneman (@Stonemanstephen) asked members of THW who they thought would make it to the Stanley Cup Finals and who the eventual victor would be. While…
Playoff Pool Chutes And Ladders: A Brave New World! Chris Wassel | April 17, 2012 Welcome to the second season ladies and gentlemen. Just because the regular season is over does not mean the fantasy fun ends. Playoff pools are becoming more popular than ever.…
Despite Hagelin’s Suspension, Rangers Focus On Task at Hand Michael Rappaport | April 16, 2012 Good, bad, or indifferent, the fact remains: Carl Hagelin is suspended for Games 3, 4, and 5 of the New York Rangers’ first round series with the Ottawa Senators. Another…