Race Tightens
With both the 8th placed Canadiens and 9th placed Panthers in action last night, there was a reasonable chance that the Rangers might earn a little breathing room against at least one of them. Unfortunately that’s not how it worked out, and the Rangers once again find themselves enmeshed in a tight race for the […]
Rangers Lose To Sens, Recall Sauer
The Rangers modest three game winning streak is at an end, as well as their four game streak at MSG. The red-hot Senators came in and seemingly just outlasted the Rangers, coming back from a 1-0 deficit to record a 2-1 win and move into 11th in the East. For their part, New York missed an opportunity to jump over the Hurricanes and Penguins into […]
Senators Visit New York
The Rangers welcome the Senators to the Garden tonight (7:00pm – MSG) and may have a chance to jump back over Carolina and tie for fifth place – Philadelphia is leading Pittsburgh 2-0 currently, and if it’s decided in regulation, the Rangers could draw even with the loser. The Senators have really turned their season […]
No Help Last Night
The Rangers are finally back in action tonight, at home against the struggling Sabres (7:00pm – MSG2). There’s talk in Sabreland about the possibility that Buffalo might finally bid adieu to Lindy Ruff and Darcy Regier, who’ve been with the team since 1997 – that’s 129 NHL level coaching changes ago for those wondering. It’s an important game for […]
Rangers Remain In 6th, More To Watch Tonight
No help from the Maple Leafs last night, but the Ottawa Senators came through with a 5-4 regulation win over the Montreal Canadiens. The 9th placed Florida Panthers dispatched the Leafs relatively easily 3-1, and are now just one point out of the playoffs, and two points behind the Rangers. The loss by the Canadiens […]
Waiting For Saturday
Quiet day for the Rangers, with their next game not until Saturday night. The team had the day off yesterday, but returned to practice today. The team plays it’s next three games at MSG, but then has five of the final eight games on the road. At least they’ve improved in that regard. They’ve turned around […]
Torts Takes Aim At Shootouts
While shootouts appear to be here to stay – thankfully for the Rangers as evidenced last night – there’s still a few holdouts – aside from Sammye that is. Coach John Tortorella still doesn’t like the format according to Newsday and Bergen Record. Torts told Steve Zipay of Newsday “I’ve never liked it. It’s a team sport for 65 minutes, […]
Rangers In 6th – Isles No Longer A Threat
Even before Chris Drury‘s game winner tonight, the Rangers reached their first playoff milestone of sorts. With the one point for getting to OT, the Blueshirts made it mathematically impossible for the Rangers to reach 7th spot and thus the Rangers have officially “eliminated” their first team on the way to reaching a playoff spot. The […]
One For The Road
The Rangers are in Montreal tonight to face the Canadiens (7:30pm – MSG). Both teams are tied for sixth in the East with 80 points, though the Canadiens have a game in hand. Another thing the two teams share is a recent coaching change, Montreal firing Guy Carbonneau exactly two weeks after the Rangers let […]
Meeting The Deadline
This year promises to be quieter than most for many teams, but despite the Rangers seemingly impossible position with the Salary Cap, there’s still some room to maneuver. Glen Sather made his first move yesterday by reacquiring Sean Avery off of re-entry waivers, something that is almost certainly going to have some impact on the team. He also cleared […]