Not going to update you on the vacation so far … you don’t need to know the details of my golf swing, the cost of the new garage door springs, or that I still haven’t gotten my computer back from the geek, who’s had it since Saturday. Before we get… Read More →
Good morning Rangers fans! Here is a brief introduction about me, which will hopefully put everything I say into some kind of context. Like many of you, I am a diehard Rangers fan, avid reader of Carps’ blog, season ticket holder, and a fan since birth. My first Rangers memory… Read More →
From the Rangers: THREE RANGERS PROSPECTS SELECTED FOR 2012 USA HOCKEY NATIONAL JUNIOR EVALUATION CAMP NEW YORK, August 7, 2012 – New York Rangers prospects JT Miller, Brady Skjei and Steven Fogarty have been selected for Team USA’s final 34-man roster for its 2012 National Junior Evaluation Camp. They will… Read More →
(Editor’s note: The author, a resident of Airmont, N.Y., is former publisher/editor of SportStat the Rangers Report. He also wrote the Blue Seat Point of View column for the Blueshirt Bulletin for many years and currently writes the Retro Rangers column for Insidehockey.com.) Another Kind of Winter Classic By George… Read More →
First the desktop computer breaks down … leaving me to rely on this piece of carcillo Mac laptop all weekend, at least through today. Then, I’m out mowing the lawn Sunday when it starts to rain. But the garage door opener broke, and nobody is home, and I don’t have… Read More →
I’m going to be taking a lot of days off the next few weeks leading up to the lockout, er, I mean, training camp. That doesn’t mean I won’t be here or that we’re going to shut down. I will be here and we won’t shut down. I just may… Read More →
Just like that, with the addition of Rick Nash, the Rangers went from 12/1 to 9/1 odds to win the Stanley Cup (assuming there is a season) and are now 5/1 to win the Eastern Conference (behind only Pittsburgh at 7/2), according t0 Bovada (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV). Here are the… Read More →
I should have mentioned this earlier, that NHL.com has begun its annual 30 in 30, in which it examines the off-season moves and previews the upcoming season for each team within the span of a month. So far, they’ve done the Eastern Conference champion Devils (that hurts, huh?), and Brandon… Read More →
It’s officially the dog days now that we’re into August. Of course there’s the NHL-NHLPA saga, which is just beginning and with no end in sight. Here’s some video of the NHLPA’s Mathieu Schneider (former Ranger) meeting the media after yesterday’s session, courtesy of the players union (so take it… Read More →
The players say they want to see the financials. The commissioner says the league provided 76,000 pages worth. I’m telling you, this thing is going to take a while, and I certainly appreciate that, this time, I haven’t had to cover this. It’s going to be tedious and lengthy. Kind… Read More →
