Dunham, A Welcome Addition
by Matt Pennino After initially hearing the Rangers acquisition of Dunham, I was ecstatic. I was beginning to get annoyed that Sather had yet to make a move to acquire a number one goalie to give Blackburn some rest. Constant rumors were tossed around about the team acquiring Jeff Hackett. However, I knew that prying […]
Rangers Hurting Blackburn
by Steve Giacobello Well……It looks like the position that the Rangers thought they were most solid in, and had the most confidence in starting the season, has turned out to be their biggest problem, their biggest nightmare, and the biggest reason why they are going to be forced to make yet another desperation trade to […]
Post Turkey Thoughts
by Charles Solomon Bure and Lindros cannot score, Kasparaitis has been a bust, Holik has missed more games this season than he missed in the previous five seasons combined, and Trottier seems like the wrong man for the job . Sure, there have been plusses like Messier’s scoring touch, Barnaby’s solid play, the Leetch and Poti pair, […]
Rangers Coming Together
by Gary Pino The New York Rangers are finding a chemistry that will allow this club to become a much stronger presence in the Eastern Conference . Bryan Trottier is finding out how difficult it is to coach in the NHL and win on a regular basis . Not to mention how and when to make correct line changes […]
Garden Faithful Is Sather`s Scapegoat
by Steve Giacobello During “Rangers Game Night” on Saturday, 10/26 before the Toronto game, Rangers GM Glen Sather said something that I never, in all my years as a faithful, die-hard Rangers fan, thought I’d ever hear. Mr. Sather had the nerve to blame the Rangers poor play at Madison Square Garden thus far this […]
Leave The Kid Alone
by Matt Pennino After the Rangers managed a tie against the Sabres, I’ve been reading nothing but bad reports from other fans concerning the play of Dan Blackburn. I don’t think I’ve read anything dumber and more ignorant about one-hockey player in my life. First of all, does anyone remember the kind of season this […]
Defense Wins
Forgive me if I’m wrong here, but the last time the New York Rangers looked this complete at both ends of the ice is probably back in 1994. The New York Rangers made the 2001-2002 Eastern Conference Champions look more like an expansion team. For the first time in a long time, the Rangers actually […]
Rangers Fail To Impress In Preseason
by Steve Giacobello Usually, the Rangers are impressive during the preseason and fill Ranger fan’s with excitement, and all sorts of high expectations based on their preseason performance, only to become a huge disappointment come April and playoff time. Maybe this year will be different. Maybe this year thing’s will go the opposite way. Maybe […]
Preseason Analysis
by Matt Pennino Finally the nine-game preseason grind is over. Many good and bad things came away from these games, and a few need to get addressed immediately. First, let’s start with the bad. The penalty-kill has been god-awful. On average the Rangers were allowing two to three power play goals against. That absolutely has […]
Kick The Tires And Light The Fires
by Charles Solomon The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and hockey is beginning to consume our brains. We are now merely days away from the start of the season. Our beloved Blueshirts are set to open the season this Wednesday in Raleigh, against last year’s Eastern Conference champions. As anticipation builds, many people […]