All Entries in the "New York Rangers" Category
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 [...]
Well, That Was Fun. Now Back to Work!
We know it’s been a while since we posted, but we wanted to bask in the rare light of an Islanders playoff appearance by taking in the games, atmosphere, and enjoyment that came with a series that ran one game longer than we predicted which included two embarrassing shutouts, yet somehow left Islander fans with the feeling that [...]
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, [...]
Bruins Put Five Past Lundqvist to Capture 2-0 Series Lead
BOSTON, MA – After Brad Marchand’s overtime heroics led the team to a 3-2 series-opening victory on Thursday, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Semi-Final series against the New York Rangers. Backed by 35 saves from goaltender Tuukka Rask and offensive [...]
If Rangers want to win, Nash must step up
By Tom Dougherty (@todougherty) You either love or you hate John Tortorella. Rangers’ winger Carl Hagelin has to be one of those who do not like Tortorella very much right now. On Saturday, Tortorella offered his opinion on why Hagelin isn’t being used on the power play. “Because he stinks on the power play,” he [...]
Marchand’s Overtime Goal Gives Boston 3-2 Win in Game 1
BOSTON, MA – Just three nights after successfully completing a miraculous three-goal comeback in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice on Thursday evening for the opening contest of their Eastern Conference Semi-Final series against the New York Rangers. In what was an exciting, back-and-forth contest, the Bruins [...]
GameDay: Boston, New York Set to Kick-Off Second Round Series
Teams: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins Series: Series tied, 0-0. Location: TD Garden – Boston, MA Face-Off: 7:30 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NBC Sports Network – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: N/A Tonight’s Lineups (Subject To Change): BOSTON: Marchand–Bergeron–Jagr Lucic–Krejci–Horton Peverley–Kelly–Seguin Paille–Campbell–Thornton — Chara–Hamilton Bartkowski–Boychuk Krug–McQuaid — Rask Scratches– ….. Carl Soderberg, Kaspars Daugavins, Jay Pandolfo, Aaron Johnson NEW YORK: [...]
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: 2013 Round 2 Predictions
With the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin just a few hours from now, five members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first round series of this year’s postseason. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey [...]
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 [...]
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: 2013 First Round Predictions
With the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin just a few hours from now, four members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first round series of this year’s postseason. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Bill Philp (Tampa Bay Lightning) [...]
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 [...]
Rink Recollections: Jeff Odgers, NHL, 1991-2003
By Brian D’Ambrosio Jeff Odgers played every NHL game as if it were his final. He never took a game for granted –scared that his career could fade away at any moment. Odgers scrapped and gritted his way onto the roster and he made sure he never provided his coaches with a sufficient reason to [...]
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 [...]
We’re going outdoors? Devils-Rangers at Yankee Stadium
It’s a hard time to be a Devils fan right now. The team is currently on a ten game losing streak (0-6-4) plummeting them out of playoff contention baring a miraculous turnaround (and plenty of help). With the potential of missing the playoffs for the second time in three years, Devils Army is looking [...]
Can They Pull This Off?
Here we stand, in relative disbelief. As previously noted, we expected this team to miss the playoffs by a fairly wide margin. We expected that 53 points made a playoff team, and we expected the Islanders to be limping in at the end at the 46 point level. So bully for them, they shut us [...]
HOW Did We Get Here?
It all seems surreal. At the halfway point, the Islanders were playing one point better than our midterm predictions. The scorers were all pretty much on pace to hit the benchmarks we expected. Okposo we mentioned was failing in ways we never imagined, as was Hamonic. Roughly 12 games later, and they’re in 8th place, [...]
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 [...]
