DeAngelo Situation Nearing Resolution
There’s a lot of words that can describe Tony DeAngelo, gifted, outspoken and passionate amongst them. In the relatively vanilla world of hockey, where players are coached on how to talk to reporters, and avoid saying almost anything, the 25 year old New Jersey native stands out. Whether it be his much talked about support […]
Back To The Backup
The mess tat was the Rangers’ first month, perhaps made it easy to overlook yet another challenge facing the team after a Summer of change. With reliable netminder Antti Raanta sent to Arizona in a trade, New York was faced with picking up yet another backup. Relative success from the likes of Steven Valiquette, Martin Biron, Cam Talbot and Raanta, […]
Timeline of Events
Over the past ten days, Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton has dealt with a number of significant changes in response to yet another missed opportunity in the playoffs. June 14th – Rangers announce they will buy out the remaining four years of Dan Girardi‘s contract. The decision leaves Girardi with 788 regular season games for New […]
My Game 1 Recap: Preview Edition
The scene is set. Two original six teams do battle once more, renewing acquaintances for the first time since the Rangers knocked out Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens in the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals. In the case of Price it was literal, figurative of course in terms of the Canadiens in general. Many in […]
Canucks In Town Tonight
The Rangers host the Vancouver Canucks tonight, seeking to extend their winning streak to six games before heading out on their first multi-game road trip of the season, a four game jaunt through Western Canada and Columbus. Vancouver are in the midst of their own road trip, playing the fifth of six before heading back […]
Time To Take This Show On The Road
The Rangers are off to a flying 8-3-0 record, and are second in the league with 16 points. They’ve won six of their last seven, and have dismantled some good teams in the process, including the Capitals, Lightning, Blues and the surprising Oilers last night. In the process they’ve put together a 7-1-0 record at […]
Optimism?
Any combination of Stepan, Brassard, Miller, Nash, Kreider, and Zuccarello, in the top six is fine by me and probably most Ranger fans. I’ve never understood Jesper Fast being in the top six mix, when all hands are on deck, and even when Rick Nash was down, and then while he was being eased back into the lineup. But if […]
It’s Back
Any doubts the Ranger Islander rivalry is back, will be blown off the ice today. Truly one of the most heated rivalries in all of sports has returned from the abyss, it’s absence prolonged by Islander management ineptitude. Today’s match will feature two teams eyeing home ice advantage, in a potential subway series playoff showdown. […]