The Rangers have a rematch with the Penguins tonight, 7 p.m. in Pittsburgh, following their 6-1 win at the Garden on Wednesday. They start a three-game road trip, which continues Saturday in Carolina and Monday in Toronto. Pregame notes courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS at PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Friday,... Read More →
Thoughts: 1) This was a really big win, or more exactly a game the Rangers really couldn’t afford to lose. Could have been a death blow, really. Now if they even get one point out of the home-and-home with the NHL Penguins, then beat Carolina, they’ll be in decent shape…. Read More →
John Tortorella: Ryan Callahan: Derek Stepan: Rick Nash: Henrik Lundqvist: Dan Girardi:
Courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES April 1, 2013 (Game 35, Home Game 19) Madison Square Garden – New York, NY Rangers 4, Jets 2 Team Notes: - The Rangers defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 4-2, tonight at Madison Square Garden, and have now recorded a point in… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) Bleak, bleaker, bleakest? With Winnipeg coming for a critical game Monday, the trade deadline Wednesday and then a home-and-home with Pittsburgh, this could get worse before it gets better. Seriously. 2) That said, I don’t think there’s a move or a player available, or a single need that… Read More →
REMINDER: Live Chat Friday at noon. Be there. Should be, um, interesting. Thoughts: 1) At 0-0, it was a decent road game. At 1-0 a bunch of you guys said it was over and I didn’t believe you. But, holy cow. As it transpired, could it have gotten any worse?... Read More →
Thoughts: 1) Not going to rail about the shootout, but with an all intra-conference schedule and a 48-game season, three-point games, and points for losing hockey games, are going to greatly impact the standings. There are piles of three-point games every night. And if you’re not in the party, getting… Read More →
… and one that didn’t make the recorder, from Brad Richards: “I don’t have much to say … confused and lost.” John Tortorella: Henrik Lundqvist: Marian Gaborik: Ryan Callahan: Dan Girardi: Ryan McDonagh:
Thoughts: 1) This wasn’t perfect (few are) but it was miles better than what we’ve seen in the previous nine days, and better than most games this season, actually. The Rangers created some offense, had the puck more, protected a lead (they haven’t had a lot of practice at that)... Read More →
Thoughts: 1) I know I’ve said this before, and honestly, I’m not complaining about the shootout (this time). But it’s kind of silly, isn’t it, that the exact same hockey game for 65 minutes gets played, and if Alex Semin’s shot doesn’t hit the crossbar, or if J.T. Miller continues… Read More →
John Tortorella: Henrik Lundqvist: Ryan Callahan: J.T. Miller: Marian Gaborik:
My thoughts: The Rangers are in a funk. Is it time to panic? Making the playoffs is looking more like a pipe dream. Beating a Pittsburgh team now having won eight in a row, on the road, was perhaps too much to ask. But those losses to the Sabres and… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) Start at the start. You know the Jets are going to come hard, you know they’re playing well and all jacked up about being in the playoff hunt, and that the place, unlike MSG, is going to be really loud and nuts. And that, therefore, you are going… Read More →
Please join us for what should be a lively Live Chat at noon. Tell your boss you have permission from me to stop working for an hour or two. Tell him/her about the game you watched last night and that you have to go talk about it for the welfare… Read More →
Since there was no post-game, here’s John Tortorella’s presser from Blueshirts United. Thoughts: 1) Ryan Callahan=Beast. How about the two plays he made on the 5-on-3 (after losing the draw)? Stat line: Deflection goal, five hits, three shots on goal, two others missed, three blocks, a takeaway. 2) Another nice… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) Most of the time, you can analyze a game and say this team deserved to win, or this team deserved to lose. Last night was one of those games that, seriously, could have gone either way, no problem. The only thing that would concern me a little bit,... Read More →
John Tortorella: Brad Richards: Henrik Lundqvist: Rick Nash: Derek Stepan: Ryan Callahan:
Courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 8, 2013 (Game 23, Home Game 15) Madison Square Garden – New York, NY Senators 3, Rangers 2 Team Notes: - The Rangers were defeated by the Ottawa Senators, 3-2, tonight at Madison Square Garden, to end their winning streak… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) That’s at least five OT goals by Gaborik the last two seasons—including the triple-OT winner—and three of those on the 4-on-3 PP. He has eight goals, same as Rick Nash. He has four game-winners this season, FWIW. I know some of you don’t want to hear it—because if… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) The Marc Staal injury. I don’t know what to make of it. You just hope something like that isn’t serious. Freakin’ scary though, wasn’t it. I was just mentioning to somebody in the pressbox last night that there were an awful lot of players on both teams with… Read More →
