Getting Defensive
We all know how bad the Rangers defense has been…particularly over the last three games where they’ve let in an astonishing 15 goals. Much of the problems have been attributed to the Ranger defensemen and in recent days Brian Leetch, Vladimir Malakhov and Peter Smrek have been attacked vigorously for contributing to another weak start […]
Rangers v Senators
Extreme Views by RangerExtreme The Rangers may have played their best game to date against the Senators at the Corel Center in Ottawa Saturday Night. The Rangers at one point in the game were down by a score of 2-0 and mustered enough resiliency to fend the Senators offense off for both the final period […]
Week 2 Wrap-up
by Jim Samuels It seems strange to say that a team is searching for something to build on at this early juncture of the season, but that is exactly where the Rangers find themselves heading into Montreal for Monday’s match against the red-hot Canadiens. The Rangers hope to have found exactly what they were looking […]
Rangers v Capitals
Extreme Views by RangerExtreme The Capitals beat the Rangers on Wednesday night in what could best be described from the Rangers viewpoint as a special teams nightmare. . The Capitals and Rangers both came into the game with record of 1-1-0 with the Capitals coming off a very uninspired effort which saw them get shutout […]
Week 1 Wrap-up
by Jim Samuels A win is a win, that’s what they say in sports circles these days. The New York Rangers 76th season got underway this past weekend and two games into the 82 game marathon that is the NHL’s regular season, the Blueshirts are Even Steven after splitting a pair of games against eastern […]
Rangers v Sabres
Extreme Views by RangerExtreme The Rangers won their home opener against the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 in OT in which Ranger fans got to see Eric Lindros make his MSG debut. The game was a seesaw battle, which saw both teams lose leads several times. Brian Leetch got the game winner when he netted a overtime […]
Game On!
Pre-season is now officially over…the next game is for real, as the New York Rangers travel to Carolina to face the Hurricanes this Friday night. The Rangers went 4-4-1 in their nine games, but only now is the team starting to show some cohesion. Eric Lindros initially looked tentative after his long layoff but has […]
Camp Fires
by Jim Samuels It has been almost two weeks since the world as we knew it was so abruptly taken from many of us and changed forever. Just two short weeks and a few short blocks from a society struggling to pick up the pieces from a shattered September morning, the Rangers have gone about […]
First Cuts At Camp
Finally! The Rangers are back in camp and back on the ice. This week we take a look at Training Camp and try to look at what the Rangers may look like when the puck finally drops October 5th. Last weekend saw the completion of the annual rookie tournament up in Kitchener, Ontario. The Rangers […]
Who Stays, Who Goes?
Extreme Views by RangerExtreme There just has to be more trades to come. Sather has spent a lot of time this off-season collecting a lot of fringe NHL players who if not for expansion wouldn’t have jobs in the big league. There simply is no room for these players unless his plan is to acquire […]