Rangers Looking To Even It Up
The Rangers have a shot at redemption today (2:00pm – NBC) in Game 2 of their series with Pittsburgh. While it’s not a must win, going back to New York down 0-2 would be a tough situation. If they are to put Game 1’s fiasco behind them, then it will be up to their defense to improve. The […]
Rangers Trail 1-0
Well… Not much to say about last night’s game, other than to say the Rangers blew a golden opportunity to take a 1-0 series lead on the road. The keys to the game for me were the 2nd and 4th goals that the Rangers gave up…the former just 12 seconds after the Rangers made it […]
Week Off Might Be Double-Edged Sword
After a seven day wait and plenty of talk, the Eastern Conference Semifinal series between the Rangers and Penguins finally gets under way tonight (7:00pm – Versus). If the Rangers are to win the series, they’ll need to neutralize Sidney Crosby. While Evgeni Malkin lead the Penguins in the regular season, Crosby is probably their key player, and the Rangers will need to keep a lid […]
Round 2 Starts Tonight
The NHL Conference Semifinals get under way tonight, but the Rangers and Penguins will have to wait until tomorrow before they play. Even so, there’s still plenty of stories in the papers today. This will mark the first occasion that Marc Staal will face his younger brother Jordan in the playoffs. Jordan Staal is in his second pro season, […]
Rangers Get No Respect
by Eric Vecchione It’s been about 36 hours since Joffrey Lupul’s OT winner against Cristobal Huet of the Capitals determined that the Rangers would face the Penguins in the Eastern Conference semifinals. And it’s been about 35 hours since nearly every hockey pundit on both sides of the border started calling this series for Pittsburgh. […]
Penguins Up Next
So it’s going to be Rangers vs Penguins for the matchup in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and we’ll likely have to hear endless gushing over the play of Sidney Crosby for the next week or two. While there’s no comments dismissing their opponents, like we heard from Sean Avery and Tom Renney last year with respect to the Sabres, there are high expectations for the […]
Penguin Or Habs On The Menu
It’s down to the Canadiens and Penguins for the Rangers opponent in the next round. If The Capitals complete their improbable comeback tonight, they’ll face the Penguins, and the Rangers will play Montreal. If the Flyers win, then the Rangers will head west to Pittsburgh. Whatever the case, the Rangers will likely know who they face at around 9:30pm […]
Tonight Could Decide Round 2 Opponent
Will tonight be the night that the Rangers find out their Semifinal opponent? It very well could be… The Bruins head up to Montreal to play game seven of that series. Boston has won three of the last four games and has a chance to knock off the 31 seeded Canadiens. Down in Philadelphia, the […]
Waiting For A Match-up
Wins by the Bruins and Capitals yesterday means that we’re no closer to finding out who the Rangers’ next opponent will be. The Rangers will wait the results over the next two to three days. The puzzle could be completed tomorrow when the Caitals visit the Flyers. The Flyers lead the series 3-2 and have a chance to clinch. Boston and […]
Moving On
The Rangers are moving on to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the second straight season thanks to a 5-3 win in last night’s Game 5. The win gave the Blueshirts a 4-1 series victory (in the process eliminating the Devils) and a chance to wait on the sidelines as the remaining two series battle it out. The victory was that much sweeter against the Devils, erasing the 4-0 […]