A stomach bug has descended upon Blog Headquarters, which is one of the reasons for the dearth of posts of late.

The good news is I’m the only member of the house currently upright. The bad news? Well, let’s just say my wardrobe has had better days.

Regardless, the Rangers reconvene from the All-Star break at 3 [...]

The amount of hockey I play is inversely proportionate to the amount of hockey the Rangers play.

So, for instance, when the team is on the ice every day and is in the middle of a three-in-four night stretch, I’m probably not going to have a chance to lace ‘em up myself.

And when there’s an All-Star [...]

I am as guilty as anyone of poking holes in the Rangers’ record this season, as if it’s all a result of smoke, mirrors, and creative accounting.

“The most frustrating first-place team in history.” I’ve had more than one person describe the Rangers as that to me, and given their low-scoring tendencies and somewhat vanilla personality, [...]

Alas, dear readers, this is another one of those games when if all communication should cease after a certain point, I would look no further than the offering in the press room dining room.

A smart man would probably avoid it altogether. I have never claimed to being all that smart. Plus, I’m really hungry.

As for [...]

So Tom Renney’s experiment one day becomes a reality the next. The coach will sit down two of his most energetic players in favor of Dan Fritsche, who hasn’t played in 20 games, and Aaron Voros, who has missed the last five.

Renney said the move was more a match-up decision against the bigger, physical Ducks. [...]

How exactly should you feel about Brendan Shanahan scoring a goal in his Devils debut? I don’t know. That’s a personal question.

But I’d gather there’s at least a tinge of regret in seeing a one-time heart-and-soul Blueshirt now celebrating in Devils red-white-and-black (and wearing No. 18, no less). It’s true, Shanahan was only a shell [...]

If there’s been one possible silver lining to the Rangers’ play of late, it is the fact that Tom Renney has managed to keep the same general lines together for several weeks.

Or maybe it’s “had.” Because after yesterday’s listless showing in Pittsburgh, it’s easy to envision Renney jumbling his combinations again in hopes of finding [...]

My lasting memory of my last trip to Pittsburgh will be in the aftermath of the Rangers’ Game 5 loss to the Penguins in last spring’s Eastern Conference Semifinals. We were waiting in the cramped visitors’ locker room for Jaromir Jagr to emerge, knowing full well he likely played his last game in a Rangers [...]

If I didn’t see it, I wouldn’t have believed a team could overcome so many questionable penalties—leading to five Chicago 5-on-3s!—  to prevail as the Rangers did last night in Chicago.

Kudos to them for maintaining their composure when it would have been very easy to unravel against the Blackhawks. And yet kudos also go to [...]

I asked a couple of players yesterday if there’s any added pressure playing two games in front of their fathers this weekend. I know that might sound ridiculous. These are millionaire athletes who play in packed arenas. Some have played in Stanley Cup Finals and Olympics.

But dads are different, trust me. I’ve never played in [...]