Posts About "Jacob Trouba"
4 Rangers’ Takeaways Heading into All-Star Break
January 23rd, 2020 The New York Rangers head into the 10-day All-Star Break on a very low and disappointing note. The Rangers dropped two-straight home games, one to the Columbus Blue Jackets and one to the rival New York Islanders. In the first loss, the Rangers gave up two third-period goals and a bad line change helped the Blue Jackets pot the...
Rangers Playoff Hopes Depend on Defensive Scoring
January 11th, 2020 The New York Rangers are one of the least defensively sound teams in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals allowed per game, 30th in shots on goal allowed per game, 20th on the penalty kill and last in the league for penalty minutes per game. These statistics don’t build a “playoff contender." Despite the woes of...
Rangers' Defense Rebuilt with Speed, Physicality
December 10th, 2019 No area of the New York Rangers played a bigger role in the front office's decision to announce a full-scale rebuild in Feb. 2018 than the blue line. Choked with bloated contracts and aging, slower players who were either in decline, hadn't lived up to their big deals or both, the mess on defense was a major indicator for team...
Jacob Trouba Caps off Rangers' Rally for 6-5 Win over Canadiens
November 23rd, 2019 MONTREAL — Jacob Trouba scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the New York Rangers overcame a four-goal deficit to stun the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Saturday night. Brendan Lemieux, with two, Filip Chytil, Pavel Buchnevich and Artemi Panarin also scored for the Rangers (10-9-2), who were down 4-0 early in the second...
Jets Winning the Pionk/Trouba Trade, So Far
November 6th, 2019 When the Winnipeg Jets traded Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers in June, they drew the ire of fans, many of whom felt general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff got a poor return for the 25-year-old entering his prime. Meanwhile, Blueshirts fans were rejoicing and most regarded the deal as highway robbery. Related: Is Trouba Trade Truly...
Rangers' 3 Stars Of The Week: Oct. 14-21
October 21st, 2019 The New York Rangers have dropped the puck on the 2019-20 NHL season. At 2-4-0, the hot start has cooled off. They have lost four straight, with three of them coming this week. Here are the three stars of the week of Oct. 14 through Oct. 21. First Star: Mika Zibanejad If you have been following the first six games of the season,...
