Projected Line-up Against Devils
Both of the Rangers’ 2017 first round picks will be in the line-up for Game 2 tonight against the Devils. Filip Chytil – pronounced HEE-tal – looks to have earned a chance to show his offensive prowess, centering veterans Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider. Having just turned 18, Chytil will be thrust into the forefront in his first professional […]
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 […]
Expecting The Unexpected
The New York Rangers went into Game 1 as underdogs. Montreal had swept the series 3-0, Carey Price had not lost a regulation game to the Rangers since they were defeated in the 2014 playoffs, and the records over the past twenty games could not have been more different. But a funny thing happened on […]
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 […]
Marc Staal Probably Okay To Practice
Rangers Head Coach Alain Vigneault appears to have communicated that Marc Staal is cleared to practice, and wlll join the team on Wednesday. Staal has been out with a suspected concussion as he – and the team – have taken a cautious approach to his return. Staal has missed seven games so far and will also miss […]
Rangers Getting Healthy
The first half of the season saw the Rangers play as many or more games than any other team leading into their five day league mandated break. The intensity of the schedule was further compounded by a number of key injuries, particularly to Mika Zibanejad, Pavel Buchnevich and Rick Nash. Two of that trio will return tonight against Toronto […]
All in?
With the recent flurry of success in Ranger land, optimism reigns supreme. Prevailing winds of discussion are predominantly leaning towards Keith Yandle. Brought to the Rangers at enormous expense late last season, mysteriously miscast by a Coach who has often shown little tolerance for certain players mistakes, all the while overlooking certain others. See J.T. Miller […]
Change Is In The Air
After a resounding loss to the bottom of the league Canucks on Tuesday, Rangers Head Coach Alain Vigneault looks set to restructure the Rangers forwards and defense. Recent benchings of Chris Kreider and Jimmy Vesey, along with a nine-game goalless streak by Mika Zibanejad – that ended late in the game Tuesday, were already indicators that not all was right […]
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 […]
A New Member Of The 400 club
In the ninety one year history of the New York Rangers a total of one thousand and twenty nine players have worn the Broadway Blueshirt. Of those, only sixty seven have appeared in four hundred or more regular season games as a Ranger. Tonight that group will grow by one more, when Ryan McDonagh appears in his […]