All Entries in the "New York Rangers" Category
Five Future NHLers To Look For At This Year’s BeanPot
Beginning on Monday evening, the Boston hockey tradition that is the BeanPot will once again emanate from the confines of the TD Garden. For the 60th consecutive year four of Boston’s finest college hockey programs will meet for two Mondays in February in an attempt to earn city-wide bragging rights for the next year to [...]
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 [...]
Fast Five: Predictions For the NHL’s Second Half
As we hit the all-star break this weekend with the Fantasy Draft kicking things off this evening at 8 P.M., the 2011-’12 NHL season has officially reached it’s mid-point. There have been many surprises — and equally as many disappointments — across the league this season on both an individual and team basis. In anticipation [...]
Gaborik Plays Hero As Rangers Edge Bruins In Battle Of Eastern Conference Elite
On Saturday afternoon, the New York Rangers came to TD Garden as the first place team in the Eastern Conference. When they left the snowy mess of New England, they we’re still atop the conference after an impressive 3-2 overtime win over the defending Stanley Cup Champions. With only 3.6 seconds left in overtime in [...]
Eastern Conference Supremecy On The Line As Bruins And Rangers Renew Age-Old Rivalry
On Saturday afternoon, the top two squads in the Eastern Conference will face-off for the first time of the 2011-’12 campaign. The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers have been neck-and-neck all season long in the battle for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Entering today’s action, the Broadway Blueshirts have a one point [...]
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 [...]
CONCUSSIONS KILLING HOCKEY
Speed and offense are now the kings in the present day NHL. A focus on players with those very attributes took over drafts and team on-ice strategies. Slower skaters have slowly been fazed out, especially those pugilistic specialists who all too often didn’t quite have the same skill sets and strides of their respective teammates. [...]
Setting The Stage For A Perfect 2013 Winter Classic
The success of the NHL’s Winter Classic is simply undeniable. From television ratings to viewership and overall hype, the annual New Year’s eve outdoor showcase has become hockey’s version of the Super Bowl. On Monday, the world’s top hockey league put together yet another fantastic display of ice hockey in South Philadelphia at the Citizen’s [...]
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 [...]
ISLES VS RANGERS TONIGHT: Some Pre-Game Comparison Plus More On Mad Mike
My latest for CBS New York/WFAN is about tonights Isles vs Rangers matchup, plus a bit of reality to the new stuff coming out as the PR winds blow on Mike Milbury. Please give it a read. Excerpt: Over each of their last 10 games, the Islanders have kept pace with the Rangers 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, [...]
Victor Hedman spotted at the UGG store in Manhattan
After the Isles loss, Victor Hedman was spotted at UGG in Manhattan walking around. He was asked 4 or 5 times by people if he was Tom Brady. His response: “No, I’m Victor Hedman” They: “Who?” No love for Tampa’s defensive stalwart. Our suggestion? See if you can pretend you are Tom Brady to this [...]
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 [...]