A Hellish Performance
So on first blush, a seemingly good trade deadline by Chris Drury might look pretty underwhelming. I mean, what the hell was that last night??? The Rangers put in one of their season’s worst performances, rivalling the two losses to Calgary, the one-sided blow-out by Colorado in Adam Huska‘s NHL debut, and that 6-2 loss in St Louis […]
Ruff Officially Joins Devils
The Devils made the official announcement today that Lindy Ruff will be their next head coach. Ruff had served the past three seasons as an assistant coach to David Quinn following a stint as Head Coach with the Dallas Stars. Originally brought in under Alain Vigneault, Ruff remained with the team through the hiring of David Quinn, […]
A Rivalry Renewed
The more things change the more they stay the same. Tonight’s match-up between the Rangers and Devils marks the start of the 27th season series between the two teams. From the very first year in 1982-83, when the teams split the season 3-3-1, this has been a case of five star dining versus meat and […]
Moving On
The Rangers are moving on to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the second straight season thanks to a 5-3 win in last night’s Game 5. The win gave the Blueshirts a 4-1 series victory (in the process eliminating the Devils) and a chance to wait on the sidelines as the remaining two series battle it out. The victory was that much sweeter against the Devils, erasing the 4-0 […]
What’s Next?
With the Devils now behind them, the Rangers will await the results of today’s games to see if their next round opponent is decided. The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers both have chances to clinch their respective series today. The Flyers are up first (1:00pm – NBC) though they will have to do so on […]
A Chance To Advance
The Rangers head to Jersey tonight (7:30pm – MSG) for Game 5 and a chance to eliminate the Devils. A win tonight would give them a 4-1 series victory and advancement to the Semifinals, whereas a loss would send the series back to MSG Sunday for a sixth game. As with the previous games in the series, no one […]
Rangers Win 3-1 – Go Up 3-1
Two days after seeing the puck deflect into his own net off his skate, Marc Staal gained redemption, scoring the game winner to put the Rangers in a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Devils. Staal appeared to carry no baggage from the Sunday loss, leading Jagr to joke after the game that the rookie defenseman didn’t know he scored Sunday, and probably didn’t know he […]
Looking To Rebound In Game 4
Game four is tonight (7:00pm – MSG, VS) which means once again that most of you living outside the NY metro region will once again have to put up with the Versus broadcast. If you wondering why the Devils won in Game 3? Well apparently it’s because former Ranger draft pick and current Devils defenseman shaved his […]
Back At MSG For Game 3
The third game of the Rangers-Devils series will get underway tonight (7:00pm – MSG, VS) with the Devils looking to get back into the series. While history is definitely on the Rangers’ side, a 2-1 series lead and a loss on home ice looks a whole lot different than a 3-0 lead. Certainly we’re not ready to say the series is over, […]
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, […]