Posts About "Derek Stepan"
Rivalry Renewed: Devils vs Rangers Game 1 Instant Review
May 14th, 2012 It's been 18 years since the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers played in the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals, and in Game 1 of the 2012 East Finals it was the Rangers who took the early series lead with a 3-0 win behind 21 saves by Henrik Lundqvist and three, third period goals. The Devils may have had some better scoring chances,...
Playoff Seeding & NHL Analysts: Two Severe Flaws of the NHL
April 10th, 2012 While we were all getting over the arrogant commentary presented over Philadelphia airwaves by NBC hockey analyst, Mike Milbury, other coaches and analysts felt entitled to chime in and bash Sidney Crosbyand the rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. After Brooks Orpik dished out a questionable and dirty knee-on-knee hit to...
Scorers-by-necessity: A look at secondary scorers providing first line points
March 30th, 2012 Michael Ryder is having a career year with the Dallas Stars. This is a surprise, though it really shouldn’t have been. When Ryder signed a two-year deal last summer with the Stars worth $3.5 million annually, he elevated himself from a third-line, secondary scorer on a Boston Bruins team with plenty of offensive weapons, to a...
New York's Power Play Showing Signs of Life as Rangers Control Eastern Conference Lead
February 17th, 2012 No power-play, you say? With a 0-6 on the power-play entering the third period against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks last night, it would be easy to dismiss the Rangers as a dynamic playoff team. Hey, it's just one game, but a diminished demonstration of a team who has beaten the odds, only fuels the fire. Fans clambering for...New York Rangers bolstered by Blue Line Benefits
With a crunching 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals, New York Rangers coach John Tortorella commented on his defense, "I wouldn't say it was defensive. I'd say it’s some brain-dead plays at our blue line, as far as turnovers." The Rangers winning stretch snapped confronted by their coach with an open call for improvement. The good...
Undisciplined Rangers Remain Winless
October 17th, 2011 The lack of discipline was evident again in Saturday night’s Ranger game. The New York Rangers, in their first game back in North America, took on a promising young Islanders team, a bitter rival who always plays them tough. The end result was a sloppy 4-2 loss, leaving many questions surrounding the team. It’s too early to go...
Video: Matt Cooke Elbows Ryan McDonagh; Penguins lose to Rangers in wild third period
March 20th, 2011 The NBC Game of the Week matched the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers in an Atlantic Division battle, but over the next 24 hours the spotlight will shine brightest on Penguins winger Matt Cooke after his elbow to the head of Ryan McDonagh in the third period of a 1-1 game.
Rangers' Offensive Outburst Not So Strange
March 9th, 2011 When the New York Rangers' offense exploded for seven goals against the Philadelphia Flyers this past Sunday, people might have ran to their windows to check and see if pigs were flying above their homes; or ran to the telephone to call Hell and see if had frozen over. If it was another team that has seen offensive struggles as...
