Author Archive for Cris Cohen
Likes: Hockey, the New York Rangers, King Henrik, singing the Rangers goal song, "The Save", the sound skates make against ice, heckling Marty Brodeur. Dislikes: 3-point games, front-office mismanagement, Denis Potvin, overpriced arena beer. Interested? Follow me on Twitter: @CC_927
Rangers Move Christensen
It seemed like sooner or later, Erik Christensen’s days as a New York Ranger were going to be numbered. Turned out it was sooner, as the Rangers sent the center and a conditional 2013 seventh round draft pick to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Casey Wellman. Christensen was on the bubble in training camp [...]
Rangers Stars Shine In Ottawa
The New York Rangers were well-represented at the NHL All-Star festivities this past weekend in Ottawa, sending head coach John Tortorella and 4 players to the festivities. The contingent certainly made their presence felt from the start of the fantasy draft on Thursday to the naming of the MVP at the close of the game [...]
Beantown Showdown Will Help Chart The Rangers’ Course
For the longest time I’ve wanted to take in a Rangers game on the road. (No, I don’t count my frequent trips to the Nassau Coliseum.) It’s been ages since my last one – it was the 20th century, there were still ties in hockey and the Bell Centre was still known as the Molson [...]
At The Midpoint, The Rangers Are Surpassing Expectations
At the midway point of the season, the New York Rangers are 28-10-4. They have put together 4, 5-plus game win streaks in the first half of the season, something no other Rangers team has done and have not yet had a losing streak of more than 2 games. If someone told you when they [...]
24/7, Episode 4 – The Rangers Recap
I was oh-so-looking forward to recapping last week’s episode, where Michael Del Zotto’s ugly Christmas sweater brought a whole new spin on “reindeer games”, and you just prayed Marian Gaborik didn’t injure himself lugging that tree to his apartment although you already knew he didn’t. Unfortunately, reality hit my less-than-humongous-big universe last week and I was [...]
Rangers Overcome More Than 2-Goal Deficit At Winter Classic
When the NHL decided to pit the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers against each other in the 2012 Winter Classic, it was based on the rivalry between the 2 teams and the 2 cities. Little did they know that these 2 teams would both be among the class of the Eastern Conference, with [...]
Balance The Key To Rangers’ Success
Two months ago, the New York Rangers finally played at home after a long road trip to open the season. The team returned from their 7-game trip with 9 points, but they came in incomplete, undisciplined efforts. They turned in a mediocre performance in a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 27th, and [...]
24/7, Episode 2 – The Rangers Recap
When we last left our heroes on 24/7, the Rangers arrived back in New York after a successful visit to the Buffalo Sabres. This week’s episode opens on Monday December 12th, an off day with Henrik Lundqvist and his guitar meeting up for band practice with tennis legend John McEnroe. The two will playing at [...]
24/7, Episode 1 – The Rangers Recap
The NHL struck gold when it began the Winter Classic in 2008. They then upped the ante for the 2011 edition, partnering with HBO Sports to bring us the “24/7: Road To The Winter Classic” series, in which we got an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at a month in the life of the NHL. And now, [...]
The Boogaard Aftermath
This week, The New York Times published a 3-part series about the late Derek Boogaard. Regardless of what team you root for, the whole series is a must read and as incredibly heartbreaking and disturbing as it gets. The third part that ran on Tuesday, December 5th laid out Boogaard’s life in the grips of [...]
A “Classic” Rangers Weekend
It’s funny sometimes how things that only happened about 2 months ago feel like they happened a lifetime ago. Such is how it feels with the NHL’s official announcement of the 2012 Winter Classic that took place at Citizens Bank Park back on September 26th. But over the last eight days or so there’s been [...]
A Very Tortorella Thanksgiving
The roaring fire is crackling in the fireplace. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is on the big-screen television, and is just wrapping up. Santa Claus’ float rolls though Herald Square. The grandfather clock strikes noon. John Tortorella (scowling): “Well, that sucked from head to toe.” Tortorella changes the channel to FOX for the first football [...]
Getting To Know Blue
On November 16th, the New York Rangers held a question-and-answer event for season subscribers as a way to get to know some of their Broadway Blueshirts a little bit better. Fans had an opportunity to get some insights from defensemen Michael Del Zotto and Ryan McDonagh and forwards Brad Richards, Marian Gaborik, Brandon Dubinsky and Andre [...]
Appreciation For The Underappreciated
Thursday afternoon, the NHL released the ballot for the NHL All-Star game, to be played in Ottawa on January 29th. Voting commences November 14th online or by text until January 4th. There are 127 names on the ballot. Each team has at least three players listed. The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins both have six [...]
Blooming Garden, Wilting Rangers
Due to the renovations at Madison Square Garden, I was displaced from the section that I have sat in for my partial plan the last few seasons. They moved me elsewhere. No big deal, just a matter of settling into a different routine of tower, gate and perspective that I’d be watching the game [...]
Net Results Lead To Points For The Rangers
After over 15,000 miles of travel over the last month, the New York Rangers will finally get to sleep in their own beds for a few weeks as they settle in and open the partially renovated Madison Square Garden with a 6-game homestand. Through seven games played in three countries on two continents and five [...]
Back From Sweden, Rangers Look To Regroup And Rebound
Unfortunately for the New York Rangers, there was no Stepan-esque magic from a year ago as they opened their season in Stockholm, Sweden. Rather, the Rangers returned to North America with 2 points after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings and a 2-1 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks. The Rangers don’t really have [...]
Rangers Waive “Aves”
To the very end of preseason, it was a battle to be the spare 13th forward on the New York Rangers’ roster between Erik Christensen and Sean Avery. Avery, who had generally been paired with minor league linemates rather than his NHL teammates when he did play this preseason, was a scratch in the final [...]
It’s (Finally) Official: Rangers & Flyers To Meet In The Winter Classic
Last year I called the 2011 Winter Classic the worst-kept secret in hockey. I’d like to correct myself and say that the 2012 Winter Classic is the worst-kept secret in hockey. Back in mid-May, the rumors were floating around that the Philadelphia Flyers will be hosting the New York Rangers on January 2nd at Citizens [...]
Hope For The Best, Brace For The Worst
When the Rangers opened training camp on Friday, it looked like it was going to be relatively drama-free. After all, there were no restricted free agents to hold out. The captain and the alternates were all named beforehand. But it couldn’t all be sunshine and rainbows, could it? Scare number one came right out of [...]