This time last week, the New York Rangers sat pretty high and mighty with a 2-0 advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against their local rivals, the New Jersey Devils. And why not? Coming off identical 5-1 wins, everything was happening at the right time for the Blueshirts.  And then a funny thing happened on the …

If you are a New York Rangers fan, life is pretty good at this moment.  Two games into the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and guess what  -the Blueshirts are up 2-0  and dominating their rivals, the New Jersey Devils.  Even more importantly, the Rangers look like the team they should have been this past season.  Better late than …

For New York hockey fans, things cannot get any better.  With all three area teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs this season, what could be even more exciting right now?  The answer can be found in the fact that the New York Rangers are playing the New Jersey Devils right out of the gate in the first round of the playoffs in …

Well, it’s that time of year when the NHL regular season winds down but now the fun begins  -the Stanley Cup playoffs are only a week away.  With the last games being played, the big question that Rangers’ fans need to ask is who the Blueshirts will play in the first round of the postseason? The finals days of the NHL season. …

The NHL season is in its waning days and the New York Rangers sit comfortably in third place in the Metro Division with a convincing lead over wild card-contenders New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins.  Things are working out just like the script was written in the pre-season, right?  Except the Rangers may have to face their local rivals (and …

If the NHL season ended today, the New York Rangers would of course find themselves in the Stanley Cup playoffs and right now it’s only a matter of which wild card teams will represent the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively.  Nonwithstanding a total collapse in their  final games, the Blueshirts sit comfortably in third place in the Metro Division heading …

As the NHL regular season begins the final wind down to the playoffs, it’s time to take stock on where each team in the Metro Division stands and what (if any) postseason chances do they have to lift the Stanley Cup come this June?  The NHL power rankings and the overall standings paint a telling story on who’s moving up …

With the drama of the NHL trade deadline behind us and the playoffs looming just around the corner, the New York Rangers should be in an enviable position to compete for a deep run for Lord Stanley’s Cup this season.  Yes, adding the likes of Patrick Kane, Vladimir Tarasenko and company certainly won’t hurt the Blueshirts in the short term …

Yes, it’s the most magical time of the year for hockey fans and I’m not talking about the Stanley Cup finals.  We haven’t gotten that far in the season and as the shades of spring start moving in (along with Major League Baseball reminding us warmer days are eventually ahead), the NHL trade deadline ended just moments before I began writing this …

In recent articles, I’ve discussed how the New York Rangers seem to be on track to make a deep run in the upcoming Stanley Cup playoffs and with line change variations and recent trade acquisitions, they seem to be top-tier organization within the NHL.  Well, you know the old saying, “three steps forward and two steps back” and this addage …