Could Clowe Be Close To Playing?
There was plenty to highlight in last night’s loss, but it ultimately came down to another sub-par night from special teams, a defensive lapse and a poor goal by Henrik Lundqvist, all in the second period. Back on the ice today, the Rangers will now look towards evening the series tomorrow afternoon, when they face off […]
Stop Diving Sidney!
by Mark Owens At 5’11, 200 pounds, Crosby is one of the most powerful, explosive skaters in the NHL, yet he crumpled to his knees when 180-pound Straka leaned on him Friday night, drawing a penalty. Heck, even featherweight Petr Prucha doesn’t hit the ice that easily. The fact that the referees called such a marginal penalty […]
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 […]
Things About To Get Interesting
With a 2-0 lead several stories in the papers over the last couple of days have all but awarded the best of seven series to the Rangers, and while history is on the side of the Blueshirts, there’s still plenty of hockey to play. A controversial ending to game two, which saw several Devils players, […]
Rangers Go Up 2-0
The Rangers left New Jersey last night with a 2-1 win and a 2-0 lead in the series lead to put them in the driver’s seat and a chance to put the Devils in a deep hole. When asked before the game why he changed sticks so often, Jaromir Jagr told Colin Stephenson of the Star Ledger that he likes to change them if he didn’t […]
What A Difference A Game Can Make
Having watched parts of the first two games in the Penguins and Canadiens series, it looks almost for certain that the winner of the Rangers and Devils series will be meeting one of the top two seeds. All the more reason why this game tonight is an imporant one for New York. A win tonight […]