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NHL 2013 Season Preview: The Time Is Now for the New York Rangers
January 8th, 2013
First, some numbers. 228: This is the number of days since Adam Henrique scored the overtime heartbreaker that sent the rival New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup Finals. 113: This is the number of those aforementioned days that the NHL was in lockout mode. 48: This is the number ...
New York Rangers Continue To Struggle: What Do They Do Now?
February 9th, 2011
It should be a good thing.
This is the time of year that, if you've been bitten by the injury bug, you want to get your best players back healthy for the push to the playoffs. As a coach, you have to admire how well your team has fought through the ...
NHL: How Long-Term Contracts Are Killing Teams
October 27th, 2010
With the chaos that Ilya Kovalchuk's lifetime deal with the Devils has seemingly caused in the early goings of this NHL season, it seems appropriate to examine the productivity of the exclusive members of the lifetime contract club.
It seems that once or twice a season a new contract signing makes ...
Kovalchuk Chaos Only the Beginning for”New Look” Devils
October 26th, 2010
Here are some warning signs that a franchise is in trouble.
Your star has under-achieved through the first 10 games of the season.
Your normally steady goalie's play has been inconsistent.
Your defense, which your franchise has been known for over the last decade and a half, hasn't played very well on any ...
Rangers Notes: Islanders Ride Their Power Play and Edge Rangers Late, 6-4
October 11th, 2010
Here are a few things that Rangers fans can take away from today's Rangers-Islanders game.
Regardless of the result, the Rangers offense seems to be firing on all pistons out the gate. In two games, they have scored 10 goals, and not one of them has been scored by anyone named ...
New York Rangers 2010-2011 Season Preview: The Mystery Remains
October 8th, 2010
Another off-season has passed us Rangers' fans by, and we got to bear witness to another logic-defying Glen Sather contract (known henceforth as the Brashear Blue Plate Special), the acquisition of yet another forward that can be associated with the word "enigmatic", an almost hold-out, and the shuffling of a ...
The Stanley Cup Carnival Begins: The Eastern Conference Preview
April 13th, 2010
Oh, that magical time of year has begun once again! It's springtime, a time of renewal. It is the season of Lord Stanley's tournament to decide hockey dominance. There will be heroes. There will be tragedy. There will be victory and defeat.
The one burning question on everyone's mind is who ...
New York Rangers Breakup Day: Lamenting Another Wasted Season
April 13th, 2010
One has to wonder where the Rangers that stormed through the final three weeks of the season were when they were going through a midseason slump that led them to a less-than-glorious 24-31-9 stretch.
The Rangers that showed up for the first eight games of the season—and the last nine, ...
Ten Days After: What We Can Take Away From Olympic Hockey
March 10th, 2010
It's been 10 days since the men's hockey team of Canada woke up with a gold medal.
Looking back on the marquis tournament that took place in Vancouver over two weeks in February, players, coaches, general managers, and fans can take a few things away, in retrospect.
Let's start with the current ...
Rangers-Senators: Scouting Report for March 2, 2010
March 2nd, 2010
The Olympic break couldn't have ended fast enough for the Rangers.
After going 3-9 over a 12-game stretch leading up to the Olympics, they began to find their rhythm again at the end and won three out of the final four contests heading into the two-week respite.
The Rangers sent five players ...