All Entries Tagged With: "New York Rangers"
Follow The Leader
When the Rangers bought out the final year of Chris Drury’s contract in the offseason, there was no better candidate to be the 26th man to captain the Blueshirts than Ryan Callahan. As much as Henrik Lundqvist is the backbone of the Rangers, Callahan is the heart and soul, embodying every aspect of the team [...]
Gaudreau’s Pair Leads Boston College Past Maine To Capture Third Consecutive Hockey East Championship
BOSTON– (#4) Maine Black Bears 1 @ (#1) Boston College Eagles 4 – FINAL Power-Play: Black Bears (0-5 / 0 %) — Eagles (1-3 / 33 %) Penalty-Kill: Black Bears (2-3 / 67 %) — Eagles (5-5 / 100 %) Shots: Black Bears (42) — Eagles (43) Recap: Things got out to a fast [...]
Kreider, Eagles Down Providence 4-2 En Route To Third Straight Hockey East Title Game
BOSTON – (#7) Providence College Friars 2 @ (#1) Boston College Eagles 4 – FINAL Power-Play: Friars (0-2 / 0 %) — Eagles (1-4 / 25 %) Penalty-Kill: Friars (3-4 / 75 %) — Eagles (2-2 / 100 %) Shots: Friars (29) — Eagles (34) Recap: This one got off to a hot start [...]
Avery And Out
After a tumultuous season , it appears that Sean Avery will be heading into permanent unrestricted free agency. A guest on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” online After Show last night, Avery declared that he was officially retired and that he threw his skates into the Hudson. Today Avery told Larry Brooks of The New [...]
Blackhawks Outlast The Rangers For A Big Win
In a game which went from being boring to very exciting the Blackhawks defeated the NY Rangers 4-3. Don’t let the final score deceive you this was a low scoring contest until late in the game. The Hawks stayed determined and as Joel Quenneville would say “patient” as they hung with the Rangers and finally [...]
Hope for Toews, Worry About Crawford
Blackhawks fans looking for a bit of good news found some on Thursday as Jonathan Toews was able to take to the ice. Toews is not ready to participate in team workouts and can’t be involved in any contact for awhile. The Hawks Captain has been out with a suspected concussion and hasn’t played in [...]
Eastern Conference Breakdown: What It Will Take To Get Into The Playoffs
As we enter the stretch run of this 2011-’12 NHL campaign, the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference remains as cloudy as it’s ever been. With each team having only 15-17 games remaining on the schedule, let’s take a look at how the final standings may end up, one month from today, when the regular [...]
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When I was going to sit down and write a post today, I was intending to write about this past week – last Monday’s trade deadline drama, the bruised and battered state of the team and how they have yet again found ways to pick up points even when not at their best. That is, [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 31-28-6 with 68 points through 65 games. After 65 games last season, the Bolts were 37-21-7 with 81 points. The Bolts are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by six points. Tampa Bay is in 10th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, two points out [...]
B’s Fight Hard, But Are Beaten By Better Rangers Team
On Sunday afternoon the Boston Bruins (or what’s left of them) walked (or limped) into Madison Square Garden for a date with the number one team in the Eastern Conference. A Boston squad missing a full quarter of it’s regulars took on a tough Rangers squad in hopes or turning around their recent two-month-long slump. [...]
Rask Injured, Isles Edge Bruins 3-2 At TD Garden
BOSTON – After twice posting a six spot on the Islanders this season, the Bruins welcomed New York to town on Saturday afternoon in search of their first set of back-to-back wins in over a month and a half. Playing in the middle contest of a Big-Apple trifecta (NJ on Thursday, NYI Saturday, NYR Sunday), [...]
GameDay: Bruins Look To Right The Ship With Devils In Town
Teams: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Records: New Jersey 35-23-4 (74 Points) ,Boston 37-21-3 (77 Points) Location: TD Garden , Boston, Massachusetts Time: 7:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Ottawa Senators 1 , Bruins 0 ……. Devils 0 , New York Rangers 2 [...]
Bolts Bolster Blue Line With Three Deadline Day Deals
Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman revamped the Bolts blue line corps with a trio of trades on this deadline Monday. The Lightning acquired defenseman Mike Commodore from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft pick in 2013. The 32 year old Commodore played only 17 games with the Red Wings accumulating two [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 28-28-6 with 62 points through 62 games. After 62 games last season, the Bolts were 37-18-7 with 74 points. The Bolts are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by eight points. Tampa Bay is in 11th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, six points out [...]
Rangers Move Wolski
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Miller, Sabres Edge Bruins In Shootout
Entering Friday night’s showdown at the First Niagara Center, revenge was undoubtedly on the minds of the Boston Bruins. After all, they were set to play against the very same Sabres team that ran them out of town with a 6-0 blowout victory back on February 8. Both teams got off to a slow start [...]
Brown And Out: Rangers Should Stay Away From Kings Captain
By now everyone’s seen, reacted to, analyzed, overreacted and speculated about the impact the acquisition of Jeff Carter will have on the Los Angeles Kings. Did they win the trade? What is Dean Lombardi doing? Perhaps more importantly, what strip club is his old pal Mike Richards taking him to first? TSN’s TradeCentre , who’s coverage [...]
Small Changes Lead to Big Win for Blackhawks
Blackhawks nation took a collective sigh of relief as at last the nine-game losing streak was snapped Thursday night. The Hawks scored three times within four minutes and added another goal later in the opening period to defeat New York 4-2. The first period assault seemed to catch a less-than-stellar Rangers team by surprise. Thursday [...]
Despite Success, Rangers Not Settling For Status Quo
There’s no denying that it’s been a rough go as a Rangers fan since that surreal June night eighteen years ago when all of the heartbreak of 54 years was erased the moment Commissioner Gary Bettman told Captain Mark Messier to come on over and get the Stanley Cup. Since falling to the Philadelphia Flyers [...]
Bruins Happy To Have Boychuk Back In The Fold
On Tuesday afternoon, reports began to circulate that the Boston Bruins had come to terms on a contract extension with defenseman Johnny Boychuk. Those reports were later proven correct when B’s GM Peter Chiarelli revealed the details of the contract to the Boston media just prior to the team’s game against the Rangers at TD [...]
