Posts About "David Quinn"
Rangers' David Quinn Faces Big Coaching Test in 2021
November 10th, 2020 New York Rangers head coach David Quinn will be entering his third season as an NHL head coach and it will be a big one for him. He was brought in to lead the young Rangers through their rebuild and teach them how to win. The choice made perfect sense as Quinn was coaching at Boston University, he was very familiar with coaching young...
NY Rangers News & Rumors: Bubble Exit, Lottery & More
August 15th, 2020 The NY Rangers were swept out of the NHL bubble in Toronto 10 days ago. They were beaten in the best-of-five series by the Carolina Hurricanes, losing 3-2, 4-1 and 4-1. They went into the series with the promise of a long playoff run, but the Hurricanes nearly evened up the season series by winning all three games. The Rangers won all...
Rangers Need to Defend Better
January 2nd, 2020 Poor defending has plagued the New York Rangers all season but stellar goaltending has bailed them out on numerous occasions. Still, if the Rangers want to become a playoff team, their atrocious play in their own zone will need to improve. Turnover Struggles Long gone are the days of players like Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi, who...
Rangers' Andersson Mess Evokes Cringe-Worthy Past
December 24th, 2019 You would be hard-pressed to find too many New York Rangers fans these days who aren't happy with the team's personnel moves in recent seasons. From what looks like largely strong draft efforts, to the flurry of trades that brought back a wealth of young talent, to the signing of Artemi Panarin, the front office appears to have its...
Rangers' Lineup Finding Consistency
November 2nd, 2019 The start to this season for the New York Rangers has been anything but smooth. The team jumped out to a quick 2-0 record, before proceeding to lose their next five games. A good win last week against a hot Buffalo Sabres squad was immediately followed by a dud against the Boston Bruins. That takes us to the next game against a...
Realities of Rangers' Rebuilding Setting In
October 22nd, 2019 By now, the scouting report on the New York Rangers is likely starting to become more detailed and consistent amongst their opponents. Though pure speculation, it might read something like this: Team struggles to handle speed and physicality, particularly when trying to defend and win pucks in the neutral zone.Defense especially has...
Rangers' Top Line the Key to Season
September 29th, 2019 So it looks like the New York Rangers have a No. 1 line. Not a default top forward unit that just happens to be better than their other ones; a legitimate, star-driven trio that should evoke envy around much of the NHL. When was the last time the Blueshirts could say that? Not in 2013-14, when the franchise made its stunning run...
Pavel Buchnevich Poised For a Breakout Campaign
September 26th, 2019 It seems that every offseason, Pavel Buchnevich's expectations from the New York Rangers' community are spread wide and thin. Some believe he's capable of a 70-point campaign, while others still think his lack of physicality and large frame makes him a target for turnovers and inconsistency. His third season was thought to be his...
Young Rangers Look to Avoid Faceoff Disaster
September 25th, 2019 Kevin Hayes thinks the New York Rangers are going to miss him. In at least one aspect of the game, it won't take long to find out if he's right. The former Rangers center, now a member of the rival Philadelphia Flyers, sounded as if he still misses Broadway in an interview last week, more than somewhat lamenting the end of his...
Rangers Begin Training Camp with Goal of Making the Playoffs
September 14th, 2019 The New York Rangers have two clear goals this season: to keep improving and return to the playoffs after a two-year absence. The addition of forwards Artemi Panarin and Kaapo Kakko, and defenceman Jacob Trouba this summer helped accelerate the team's ...
Rangers Set to Focus on Defensive Development
April 27th, 2019 The vast majority of the excitement over the New York Rangers' rebuild has been focused up front to this point. That would be on the forwards, a mostly raw but talented young group which offers cautious optimism that at least several future cornerstones could emerge in the coming seasons. The hope extends to a potential franchise...
Quinn Changing the Culture in New York
April 25th, 2019 A team's effort to play 60 minutes each night is a reflection of their coach, and the New York Rangers outperformed everyone's expectations for the 2018-19 season in every way. David Quinn's coaching philosophy is based on accountability and he has changed the culture in his first season as the Rangers coach. What has caused the...
Rangers' Inconsistency Wearing Thin on Quinn
March 17th, 2019 When head coach David Quinn sleeps these days, is it possible that he dreams of a hockey team that consists of Brendan Lemieux at every position other than goaltender? If such a crazy scenario ever filled the head of the New York Rangers coach at night, it would be understandable. And it seems likely that such a theoretical dream...
