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 […]
Rangers vs. Capitals – Your Final Matchup
The Rangers and Capitals finally kickoff their Eastern Conference Quarter Final Series at the Verizon Center, Washington D.C. tonight, 7:30pm Eastern on NBC Sports Network and MSG. The players on both sides are more than ready, and while the two teams have met three of the last four years in the playoffs, there’s no real […]
Notes From Practice
The Rangers head off to D.C. later today, as they continue their preparation for tomorrow’s Game 1 match-up with the Capitals. All four injured players will make the trip with the team, although none are expected to be in the line-up tomorrow. Brian Boyle and Ryane Clowe remain off the ice, while Derek Dorsett is still yet to get clearance […]
Familiarity Breeds Contempt
The Rangers and Capitals are set to meet for the 8th time in the post season, with this being the fourth time in the last five years that the teams will have met. The Capitals hold a 4-3 series lead to date, having won in 1990, 1991, 2009 and 2011, while the Rangers have prevailed in 1986, 1994 and last year. In fact, […]
April 30th Practice Notes
Per various media reports, the Rangers again hit the ice today for a double-session practice, with Ryane Clowe and Brian Boyle again not in attendance. As with yesterday, Derek Dorsett remains in a non-contact jersey, while Marc Staal did take a few shifts with Dan Girardi. The thought continues that Clowe may actually be suffering a concussion caused by an inadvertant elbow from former […]
Injury Update
The Rangers are holding their first practice following the conclusion of the regular season, and Marc Staal is one of those on the ice. Derek Dorsett, acquired earlier in the month in the Marian Gaborik trade, is also skating, but continues to wear the non-contact jersey. There’s still no word if or when Staal might make a return to […]
Rangers and Caps Schedule set
The NHL did itself no favors tonight in the eyes of the media, first delaying the announcement of the schedule until after 11pm Eastern, and then making some questionable scheduling choices that have many scratching their heads. One of the biggest questions was around the start of the Rangers-Capitals series, scheduled to start Thursday, a […]
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
In past years, a lot has been made of bringing in veterans who have Stanley Cup experience. Chris Drury, Scott Gomez, even lesser lights like Ruslan Fedotenko were referred to as having been there and having the ring to prove it. Brad Richards is the lone representative in terms of Cup winning pedigree…if you exclude John Tortorella of course. […]
Callahan Continues To Lead
The NHL tracks Game Winning Goals, – basically the goal scorer for the goal that was one higher than what the losing team scored – but when it comes to shootouts it gets a little bit weird. Because of the format, players who score in the shootout are not credited with a goal on the […]
Season Preview
It took more than three months to get the season started finally, but now as we head to the eve of the season opener against the Bruins, there is plenty of optimism around, and one goal in mind: win the Cup. With 34 fewer games this year, and an abbreviated camp and no preseason, it’s […]