Keep Or Drop: Steve Eminger
Back in 2010-2011 the New York Rangers brought in Steve Eminger to help shore up their defense and provide the team with defensive depth. Before the lockout last year, Glen Sather saw reason to...
New York Rangers Analysis
Questions Will Be Answered With Vigneault On Board
The New York Rangers answered their biggest offseason question when they hired Alain Vigneault (still not officially, but expect the announcement sooner rather than later). Now the focus turns...
Alain Vigneault Was The Right Choice All Along
There was far more chaos this summer than most New York Rangers fans were expecting. John Tortorella was surprisingly fired after the Rangers bowed out of the second round in five games, Mark...
Will The Rangers Wait For Tippett?
Remember way back in the day (OK it wasn't that long ago, but it feels like it was) when we would spend day after day deciphering Gary Bettman, Donald Fehr and Bill Daly's comments to see where the...
Keep Or Drop: Ryane Clowe
One of the bigger internal free agency decisions the New York Rangers are going to have to make is whether or not they're going to keep UFA Ryane Clowe. Glen Sather traded a second and a third...
Rangers Coaching Options Coming Into Focus
The Edmonton Oilers generally don't do things that impact the New York Rangers. That wasn't the case on Saturday. The Oilers fired head coach Ralph Krueger and while nothing is set in stone, it's...
The Rangers Aren't Moving Into The Top-Five
The NHL Draft is always exciting. Bad teams get an instant jolt of energy from a young big-name player, while better teams get to try to find some gems deeper in the draft. For the New York...
Does Streit Make Sense For The Rangers?
There is nothing more exciting than having a true power play quarterback. You know what I'm talking about. A guy who can score goals and set up guys from the point. On the power play the offense...
Should Mark Streit Get A Look From The Rangers?
Reports surfaced earlier this afternoon that the New York Islanders and Mark Streit are expected to part ways as soon as July 5th rolls around. Streit reportedly turned down a three year deal that...
Traverse City/Prospects Bantering Points
Let me kick things off by saying I love the Traverse City tournament. It makes it feel like hockey is coming back that much quicker and when the games are aired by MSG and we can actually watch...
Do The Fans Want Messier?
Forget Alain Vigneault. Forget Dallas Eakins. Forget Lindy Ruff. Forget Dave Tippett. Forget, well, anyone who isn't named Mark Messier apparently. It almost seems like every single New York MSM...
Bantering Points: Injuries didn't Doom Torts
- So Ryan Callahan and Carl Hagelin had surgery for identical injuries, giving New York Rangers fans a glimpse at some of the injuries the team was dealing with during the playoffs. I knew...
Messier Would Be A Risk
Sometimes in sports it's a good idea to take a gamble. Sometimes you simply look at the hand you're dealt and make the decision to go all in on a risk. Sometimes it's a home run, sometimes it's a...
Don't Blame The Players For Tortorella
It's surprising that in the wake of John Tortorella getting fired many fans are nervous that the players seemed to have a hand in the decision. Depending on who you choose to believe, the players...
A Deeper Look At Why The Rangers Fired Tortorella
Glen Sather shocked the New York Rangers fanbase (and the hockey world, for that matter) by firing John Tortorella not even a week after the Rangers bowed out of their second round series with the B...
The Rangers Need More Depth
When you think about the New York Rangers problems the past couple of years you always circle back to one major issue: The depth. For the past two years the Rangers have been ousted from the...
Bantering Points From Breakup Day
- Let's start where everything should start when it comes to the New York Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist. I happened to be away from the computer during the breakup day interviews and when I was able to...
Breakup Day Quotes, Injuries, And Player Reactions
Today will mark the official last day for the New York Rangers as they close out the 2013 NHL Season, after being eliminated by the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. To make...
Thank You!
I want you all to know that this website takes up at least 30% of my life. Probably more. I'm on here every day, for multiple hours, either writing stories, bantering with you in the comments or...
Send This To New York
The New York Rangers already did the hardest part. They fought their way through Game 4 to avoid a sweep and now head into Boston down 3-1 in the series. A loss ends their season. A win sends the...
Rangers Vs. Bruins: There's The First
- About time the New York Rangers won an overtime game in the playoffs, no? That pass from Rick Nash couldn't have been any better if he placed it by hand, and that finish, well, that's what we...
Time To Win
It starts with a win. Here's the funny thing about being down 3-0 in a playoff series: The pressure disappears completely from the losing team. There is nothing left for the New York Rangers to...
Rangers Have To Shake Things Up For Game 3
Athletes need to have short memories. You've heard the saying "You can't get too high when things are going well or too low when things are bad." Right now things have gone pretty badly for the New...
Rangers Vs. Bruins: Time To Get Positive Again
I know a lot of New York Rangers fans love to be negative. And honestly, I can't blame them. The oldest fans have seen four Stanley Cups in over 85 years. One cup since 1940. Countless heartbreaks...
It's Time To Fix The Powerplay
With the New York Rangers falling 3-2 to the Boston Bruins on Thursday evening, the one thing that still lingers around are the three power play opportunities that went unanswered by the Rangers,...
