Defense Not As Deep As It Looks
Looking at the Rangers roster, you might be mistaken in thinking that they have plenty of depth on the blueline. The team now has ten blue-liners with NHL experience on the roster, and a further three who’ll be under contract this year. The starting six – barring injuries – looks pretty much set for the […]
The Silly Season Is Upon Us
New York placed veteran forwards Arron Asham and Darroll Powe on waivers yesterday, in the hopes that someone else will pick them up. Both are in the final years of their respective contracts, with Powe at $1.06M and Asham and $1M in terms of salary cap. Neither forward has particularly impressed in a Rangers uniform, although Asham did at […]
Multiple Changes Tonight?
The Rangers go into tonight’s Game 4 with Boston looking a little different than they have in the previous three games. Anton Stralman will be out with an injury suffered in a Milan Lucic hit during Game 3, and will likely be replaced by veteran Roman Hamrlik, who will be playing in his team leading 112th NHL […]
Game 7 Experience
The Rangers go into tonight’s deciding Game 7 in D.C. with a 1-10 record in the last 11 games played in the Capitals’ home building. That solitary victory was the triple OT game last year, which was finally ended by Marian Gaborik. If the Blueshirts are to advance, they’re going to have to overcome that record, […]
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. […]
Maybe Biron Should Pilot Rangers Against Jets
Henrik Lundqvist has a 2-1 record against the Winnipeg Jets since they relocated from Atlanta two years ago. He has pretty solid stats with a .923 save percentage, a 2.01 goals against average and a shutout to his name and reportedly will start tonight, but maybe Martin Biron deserved the start here. Last season Biron started in two of the […]
Cally Happy To Play Sabres
Ryan Callahan apparently likes winning games against the Buffalo Sabres. In 21 games he’s registered 7 goals and 4 assists, which isn’t all that impressive really. But when you look at the goals he has scored, five have turned out to be game winners, and the last two shootout wins have been decided by Callahan goals. […]