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 …
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 …
After all the consternation, the confusion and sometimes outright panic, the New York Rangers may have found their “groove” again and discovered the winning ways of the past season. Finding a way to win again consistently means even more since the Christmas holiday season is now used as a playoff benchmark and if the NHL season ended today, the Rangers …
I hate to say it but the Rangers this season, despite their playoff success last year and with all the talent in the world, like little more than mediocre through the first quarter of the 2022-23 season. Maybe it’s not fair to put that label on the Blueshirts just yet but let’s be real about this: NHL opponents certainly aren’t going …
What a difference a week makes. Last week, the Rangers dropped a crucial overtime loss to the Red Wings at Madison Square Garden and the Blueshirts looked to be in “Groundhog Day” mode repeating the same losses over and over again. Until Thursday night, the Rangers have been tied at the end of the second period in seven of their …
You’ve heard me say this multiple times before – the NHL season is a marathon race and not a sprint. That being said, the New York Rangers are quickly falling off the pace of that marathon by casually walking while even the 80 year-old joggers are passing them by in this race. Right now, the Rangers look anemic amidst an …
Anyone who has ever read any of my articles know that I am the last person to try and hit a panic button early in the season. Yes, the Rangers have hit a rough patch in the ice early on but a little bit of adversity can go a long way in helping a team define itself and find its …
With the newness of the 2022-23 NHL season out of the way, the New York Rangers sit with a comfortable 3-1-1 record and currently are in second in the Metro Division. By all means, the early season has been a relative success for the Blueshirts. However, long-time sports fans know too well the dangers of complacency and being satisfied with …
The New York Rangers finished up the 2021-22 season after falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference finals and if this seasons’ early returns are any indication, then the Rangers should plan on business as usual throughout the playoffs next spring. The Rangers are sitting at 3-1 and while they did have one hiccup loss, they’ve put …
Well, there you have it. The 2022-23 NHL preseason is over and done with; the Rangers no doubt are ready to move on to games that “count” and they will get their chance on October 11th when they face their Eastern Conference nemesis in the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Rangers had a ho-hum preseason and went 2-4 which is nothing …
