Posts About "Ryan McDonagh"
Rangers Top 5 Defensive Pairs Since Cup Run
March 27th, 2018 Teams must have a strong defense to compete for championships. Suppressing shots is extremely important as it will limit your goalie’s workload immensely. Having the puck is one way to limit shots against. Chemistry among players, especially defensemen is more than just partnering your two best defenders together. Knowing your...
These Rangers Could Be Gone Before 2018-19
March 19th, 2018 As the New York Rangers close out their disappointing season, it is easy to see that the squad hitting the ice is quite different than the one that had hoped could compete for a Stanley Cup back in October. Rick Nash, Michael Grabner, J.T. Miller, Nick Holden and former captain Ryan McDonagh are all gone. Brendan Smith, who looked...
Rangers' Rebuild Sets up New Era on Defense
March 13th, 2018 Players like Tom Poti, Michal Rozsival, and Wade Redden are names burned into New York Rangers' fans heads for all the wrong reasons. All three failed to take control of a Rangers defense in desperate need of a number-one defenseman post-Brian Leetch. Each guy was clearly overwhelmed by the task and never lived up to the expectations...
Thriving With Lightning, Ex-Rangers Show Management Missteps
March 10th, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have become a living, breathing, hockey-playing reminder to the New York Rangers that their rebuild needs to involve more than just bringing in younger, high-ceiling personnel. The Bolts also continue to show the Rangers that they'll need to reform their way of thinking toward those players - how they evaluate...
NHL Power Rankings Following Trade Deadline
March 5th, 2018 I’ve been slacking on THW’s Power Rankings, with the last edition coming after 45 games as part of my midseason standings predictions in mid-January. Truth is, by then — by the midpoint in the regular-season schedule — the Power Rankings are fairly established, without much fluctuation from week to week. They get a bit stale,...
Lightning Lacking Complete Game Efforts
March 4th, 2018 If you only look at the Tampa Bay Lightning's record as of late, you would think that the team has been on a roll. In their last seven games, they have gone 6-0-1 against a mix of playoff and rivalry teams that tend to play them hard. More importantly, the offense is firing on all cylinders, scoring at least four goals in their six...
