Light up the Empire State Building in black and orange! Going to be an interesting night at the Arena that Changes Names Every Five Minutes. The Flyers play the second of back-to-backs, after a resounding win in Montreal last night, and though they’re out of the playoff picture, there appears… Read More →
Pre-game notes courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Tuesday, Apr. 16, 7:30 p.m. Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA Rangers: 21-16-4 (46 pts) Flyers: 17-21-3 (37 pts) TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center (7:30 p.m. — TV: NBC Sports… Read More →
Still not completely sure what to make of the Rangers’ 1-0 win over the Islanders Saturday night. The Rangers didn’t play great. They didn’t play lousy. But it sure as heck was fun to watch, and the atmosphere in that old, dilapidated building was pretty cool and very loud. Thoughts:... Read More →
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Photo by Getty Images. Some good stuff post-game. Henrik Lundqvist said goalie coach Benoit Allaire was telling him all day to get a shutout; and that he was yelling for somebody to get back when he saw Girardi go in deep in overtime. John Tortorella said Nassau Coliseum “sucks” and… Read More →
With the win the Rangers closed to within a point of the seventh-place Islanders, who picked up a point by getting to overtime. The Islanders have 47, one behind sixth-place Ottawa, the Rangers 46, two ahead of ninth-place Winnipeg with a game in hand. The Islanders, who hold a tiebreaker… Read More →
Happy Anniversary! … sort of. On April 13, 1940 the New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup. And, as you may know, they have won once since then. So as of today it is officially one Stanley Cup in 73 years. Anyway, the Rangers are playing one of their most… Read More →
Just a reminder: We’ll have a Live Chat Friday at noon. Be there. Or else. **************************************** The Rangers had a day off on Thursday, a much-needed breather and a rare two-day break between games in this hacked-off 48-game season. And their day off couldn’t have been worse. They had no… Read More →
I’m not going to go nutso about the shootout today, because I’ve done it to death … and will do it again later on, no doubt, about how stupid it is that the playoff fate of teams, not to mention the jobs of GMs, coaches and players are decided in… Read More →
Photos by Getty Images. This photo gallery is something that we will be able to do from time to time with this new blog format … Sorry that my first time I may have put one of the photos in twice (and couldn’t figure out how to get rid of… Read More →
I hear that Al Trautwig, Brian Leetch and Dave Maloney had some yucks at my expense with me getting some TV time standing behind Carl Hagelin during the post-game lockerroom scrum. Well, I will have my vengeance on them. :) Here’s some post-game audio: John Tortorella: Henrik Lundqvist: Mats Zuccarello:... Read More →
The Rangers return from a three-game road trip (1-1-1) and complete a home-and-home against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Following tonight’s game the eight-place Rangers will have only eight games remaining, including Saturday’s crucial visit to Long Island. Game 40. Maple Leaves at Rangers. Ya boys are 3-1-1 in their last… Read More →
Pregame notes courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Wednesday, Apr. 10, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, NY Rangers: 19-16-4 (42 pts) Maple Leafs: 22-13-4 (48 pts) TONIGHT’S GAME The Rangers will complete a home-and-home set when they face-off against the Toronto Maple… Read More →
Well, you guys really don’t need me to break down that 4-3 loss in T.O. because it was pretty self-explanatory. Breakdowns, breakdowns, breakdowns. Big, glaring, smelly defensive breakdowns. One on each of the four Toronto goals. Thoughts: 1) Woe Canada. Your boys have not won in Canada this season. How… Read More →
Remember this about the NHL’s three-point game: If the Rangers get three of a possible four points in these two games, that means the Leaves get at least two, or possibly three. Makes no sense? Of course it doesn’t. The Rangers can gain significant ground only by winning both games… Read More →
Funny how perception works. The Rangers romped over Pittsburgh 6-1 Wednesday. Then they lost in a post-game tiddly-winks contest, 2-1, in Pittsburgh on Friday. Then they beat Carolina 4-1 last night. And yet I would argue that the best game that they played was the loss. Honestly, I think it… Read More →
The Rangers are 3-0-1 in their last four after beating the Hurricanes 4-1 Saturday night in Raleigh. With 10 games remaining in the regular season, they are in seventh place, but four points behind fifth-place Toronto. The Rangers play the Maple Leaves back to back, Monday in Toronto and Wednesday… Read More →
Coming off their emotional home-and-home series with the Penguins, the Rangers go to Raleigh to play the lowly-but-rested Hurricanes in a game that has as much meaning, maybe more, than the two against Pittsburgh. Two points tonight puts them in good shape heading into a home-and-home with Toronto Monday and… Read More →
Pre-game notes courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS at CAROLINA HURRICANES Saturday, Apr. 6, 7:00 p.m. PNC Arena – Raleigh, NC Rangers: 18-15-4 (40 pts) Hurricanes: 16-18-2 (34 pts) TONIGHT’S GAME The Rangers will face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena (7:00 p.m. — TV: MSG Network; Radio:... Read More →
OK, show of hands, how many thought the Rangers would get three points out of this home-and-home series against the prematurely-crowned Stanley Cup champions? Two points? None? Seriously, if I had told you on Wednesday afternoon when everybody was nuts over the Marian Gaborik trade that they’d get three points,... Read More →
