The Neo-Optimist

I am a born again optimist…a neo-optimist if you will.  I am confident for the first time in months, that there will indeed be an NHL season AND a corresponding CBA in place in a matter of days.  Okay so you might think I cracked under the weight of the prospect that the season will […]

A Counter Proposal

What is there really to talk about with the NHL season on hold, the sides not talking and no real resolution in sight?  Well a potential resolution I guess, and that is what TSN with their myriad of resources and experienced commentators have presented this evening.  Basically they avoid a cap by simply putting a […]

Day One…

Well so much for optimism huh?  NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman elected to implement a lockout of the players at 12:00am last night, and although he didn’t need it, all thirty owners voted to support his decision, making clear their intentions to implement a cap of payrolls in the NHL.  In hindsight it appeared that the […]

Future Forward: Goaltender

The 2004 NHL Entry Draft is just a week away, so we close out our review section of the Rangers prospect pool with a look at the netminders in the system. GoaltendingPerhaps the most promising goaltender in the Rangers system is technically no longer a prospect.  Having injured his shoulder last summer while working out, […]

Future Forward: Defense

With all that has gone on this season, the Rangers faithful are desperate for whatever silver lining they can lay their hands on.  While many are happy that the organization looks as if it is finally heading in the right direction, it’ll be the future on which the Rangers will have to depend for their […]

Future Forward: Left Wing

With all that has gone on this season, the Rangers faithful are desperate for whatever silver lining they can lay their hands on.  While many are happy that the organization looks as if it is finally heading in the right direction, it’ll be the future on which the Rangers will have to depend for their […]