Rangers Get An Oil Change
The 1994 Stanley Cup victory was perhaps the most important date in franchise history for the New York Rangers. Fifty four years of futility, mismanagement and bad luck was erased in an instant, thanks in large part to the Edmonton Oilers dynasty of the late 1980s. No less than eight players that season (seven in […]
Petr Prucha and the Scorers of the Red Arc
by Matt Waxman In his first season in the NHL, Petr Prucha opened a lot of eyes with 30 goals in only 68 games. This past season, as a result of his great performance, expectations were very high, but with only 22 goals and 40 points Prucha’s most recent campaign was a bit of a let down. […]
Underappreciated
Over the past few weeks it seems that there has been nothing but criticism on our captain Jaromir Jagr. First of course you have the shootout controversy and everyone questioning his captaincy since he does not take the shootouts and what have you. Then earlier this week Barry Melrose blasted Jagr saying “No one wants […]
For Sale
In my last column I approached the impending trade deadline (February 27th) as if the Rangers would be buyers. Given their fortunes since, and taking the position that recent comments by General Manager Glen Sather to the New York Post are indeed trustworthy, then it is perhaps not so far out of the question that […]
Rangers Right The Ship On West Coast
by Cliff Auld I cannot help but wonder if the Rangers 3-1 West Coast road trip will be regarded as a turning point, or just another good streak amongst the peaks and valleys of the long NHL season, but either way the timing was perfect for the Rangers. With trade rumors swirling and the Rangers […]
Sather Knows Best
by Cliff Auld Back on March 3, 2004 who would have ever fathomed that the New York Rangers would be predicted by some to win the 2007 Stanley Cup?. Who would have even believed Glen Sather would still be employed by the New York Rangers roughly 2 ½ years later? See it was on that […]
Alternative Power Sources
by Mike Aker The Rangers recent three-game slide can be attributed as much to their one-dimensional power play as to tired legs playing seven games in ten nights. While the Blueshirts is ranked in the top ten in power play conversions, their production will continue to decrease if teams take notes from both Buffalo and […]
Another Loss in OT
For most teams, playing at Continental Airlines Arena is a difficult proposition, but for the Rangers it has been something akin to impossible. In the past 25 regular season games in the Devils home arena, New York is just 3-19-3-0. So it was somewhat surprising perhaps that Head Coach Tom Renney elected this game to […]
Rozsival, Two Others Signed
Rangers Sign RozsivalThe Rangers have announced that they have signed free agent defenseman Michal Rozsival to an NHL contract. The 27 year old defenseman became a free agent in 2004 after the Penguins decided against tendering an offer to the oft-injured defenseman who missed all but one game in the 2003-04 season with a knee […]