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
Breaking Brad
On the verge of elimination, John Tortorella did something he probably never though he would have to do in his coaching career: make Brad Richards a healthy scratch. Less than two years ago he was the prized free agent who had teams flocking to his agent’s office in Missisauga to woo. It took nine years [...]
Still Looking For Answers, Rangers On The Brink
New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist knew he needed to be better for game 3 than he was in game 2 for his team to have any chance to get back into this Eastern Conference Semifinal against the Boston Bruins. Despite a sore shoulder he was, turning in a 32-save performance that gave his team [...]
For The Rangers, Trouble’s A-Bruin
The New York Rangers had two days to regroup after Thursday night’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in game one of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series. Would it help? When all was said and done Sunday, the answer was decidedly no. Rookie Torey Krug has probably made the Blueshirts wish that Dennis Seidenberg, [...]
Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears A Crown
The New York Rangers gave themselves one mother of a task Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden after dropping a 2-1 overtime decision to the Washington Capitals Friday night. Fend off elimination. And fend it off they did in what was a 3-hour emotional roller coaster, holding on to dear life for a 1-0 game [...]
Showdown On Seventh Avenue
After two disappointing performances in the nation’s capital, the New York Rangers returned to Madison Square Garden down 2-0 in their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series with the Washington Capitals. In desperate need of a win, how would the Blueshirts respond in front of their home crowd? Outside the Garden, there was no aura [...]
Capital Gridlock
The Rangers opened up their 2013 Stanley Cup playoff debut by failing to stay out of the penalty box, keep Alex Ovechkin off the scoreboard and get quality goaltending, and dropped game 1 to the Washington Capitals, 3-1. Saturday afternoon brought a chance to return to Madison Square Garden either all even at one game [...]
If It’s The Playoffs, Then It Must Be Washington
Heading into Saturday afternoon’s season finale with the New Jersey Devils, the New York Rangers knew what they had to do to ensure bypassing a first-round meeting with the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. They did just that and then some, picking up 2 points against the team they eliminated from playoff contention a week earlier with [...]
Outdoor Overexposure
The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs just can’t catch a break. First, their turn in the Winter Classic spotlight is hijacked by the lockout. Now, just over a week after the re-introduction of the Original 6 matchup as the 2014 game at the Big House in Michigan on New Year’s Day, we [...]
New Faces Shine In Their Broadway Debuts
Still trying to wrap my brain around the New York Rangers’ last 48 hours, I keep coming back to one word to sum it up. Surreal. And if I were still taking medication for the lower body injury I sustained last weekend that currently has me listed as day-to-day, I might have chalked up the [...]
Gone Gaby, Gone
As the clocked ticked to 3pm (ET) Wednesday, the Rangers wound up making arguably the biggest move of the day, sending struggling sniper Marian Gaborik to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Also sent was minor leaguers Steve Delisle (who returns to the Jackets after being sent to the Rangers in the Rick Nash trade) and Blake [...]
Hello Clowe
There has been a flurry of activity in this last week leading up to Wednesday’s 3pm (ET) trade deadline. With less than 24 hours to go, the New York Rangers have jumped in, acquiring Ryane Clowe from the San Jose Sharks. The Rangers send back two second-round (one this year, one next year) picks and [...]
Falling To Pieces
The Rangers’ woes at the Bell Centre continued Saturday night, as Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens shut them out 3-0. All the Habs needed was Michael Ryder’s goal 47 seconds into the first period. The loss extends their winless streak in Montreal to four straight seasons, but the immediate crisis is far greater as [...]
March Sadness
As the calendar moved from February into March, it looked like the New York Rangers had finally found their way, rattling off four straight wins. What followed was the reemergence of a team that can’t get out of its own way and is now in a dogfight to merely make the playoffs, never mind finishing first in [...]
A Balancing Act
When Chris Kreider burst on to the scene straight from an NCAA championship with the Boston College Eagles to 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs sensation, it had fans of the New York Rangers salivating over what could be for him and the team in the 2012-13 season, whenever it got under way. Some expected him to [...]
The Rangers Midterm Report Card
The New York Rangers got the second half of their season off to a less-than spectacular start, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday might at the First Niagara Center. It was disappointing considering the opponent and how prior to that, they had won five of six games. Overall it hasn’t been the [...]
A Scary Moment, A Serious Debate
Tuesday night had all of the makings of an important game for the New York Rangers. It was the opportunity to defeat a division rival directly above them in the standings, to jump into a playoff position and to keep the momentum rolling in one fell swoop. The Rangers accomplished all of those things by [...]
Lost … Then Found? The Rangers Week That Was
Brad Richards has looked so lost on the ice, even a GPS wouldn’t help. Marian Gaborik is probably still removing splinters after being benched again last Saturday. The power play is so god-awful, the Rangers should be the ones getting the credit for killing their opponents’ penalties. It’s been a frustrating start to the 2013 [...]
Rangers Ride Wild Momentum Swing To Third Straight Win
Forget about Chase and Foxwoods. Tuesday night’s New York Rangers-Boston Bruins game should have been presented by Advil and Mylanta. Surely there were a lot of Rangers fans who could have used one or both of those remedies after watching what seemed like a sure win turn into an agita-inducing nailbiter. The Rangers got off [...]
Miller Makes His Mark
Sometimes, a little youthful exuberance goes a long way. Carl Hagelin joined the New York Rangers for their 19th game of the season on November 25th, 2011, and his speed and skill gave the team a much-needed added dimension. On April 16th, Chris Kreider made his debut (ironically enough, thanks to Hagelin’s suspension) and took [...]
Discipline, Drought Lead To Broadway Blues
The New York Rangers chose to carry last year’s “This Is New York …” campaign into the 2013 season. The sentence is typically completed with such words as “intensity” and “passion” that describe the team’s style of play. What we’ve been treated to so far is not the “New York Hockey” that Rangers fans have [...]
