2010 Report Cards
Many of these player reviews won’t be very pleasing, but one that will be is mine: Marc Staal. Staal has been a bright spot on the Rangers blue line for years now, but this year was particularly trying for the young defenseman. With Wade Redden, Matt Gilroy, Michal Rozsival
Bantering Around
Sorry for the crazy title. Also sorry for the lack of stories yesterday, really slow weekend guys. But that's to be expected in these dog days of the off season. Regardless I'm gonna toss this story out there to all of you Sunday visitors for some
Bantering Around
FAIR POINT. NIX THE TIEBREAKERS TILL THE THIRD ROUND. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO POSTED GOALS ASSISTS POINTS I'M SORRY. WE'LL DO TIEBREAKERS AFTER IF NEED BE. SO NEVER MIND FOR NOW. SORRY GUYS. Hey guys. I'll tally up the final scores from
New York Rangers Analysis
Ever since the reports came out that the Rangers had agreed to terms with Norwegian forward Mats Zuccarello-Aasen I have been doing some research. For starters Zuccarello-Aasen is 22 years old, fresh off two brilliant seasons for MODO in the Swedish Elite League; again it’s a league of men
NHL News
(1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche(Col leads 2-1): In the series in which most people expected an upset, we may be getting our "wish." The Avalanche have used the hot goaltending of Craig Anderson and some well times overtime wins to propel themselves to a
New York Rangers Analysis
In light of all the Wayne Gretzky excitment we missed this. Sorry it's late. As per Andrew Gross over at Rangers Rants. Yesterday, it was learned that Brandon Dubinsky and Matt Gilroy were on the Team USA roster and Artem Anisimov was on Russia’s preliminary roster. No
NHL News
Okay, so we did this last year and it was a huge success, so we are bringing it back again! Well now just because the Rangers are out of the playoffs doesn't mean you can't keep coming back here! And to ensure that you do we
New York Rangers Analysis
With the Rangers shootout loss, administered at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers last night, the season ends with Madison Square Garden empty and vacant in late April for the first time since the lockout. Last night's game was pretty much a carbon copy of what's
New York Rangers Analysis
Yeah, yeah, yeah I know. I have been one of the people here who as deemed that making the playoffs would be "useless" and that the Rangers would be better off golfing than getting crushed in the playoffs. But on NHL.com today they ran an ad, that
New York Rangers Analysis
If you were wondering what the latest "gem" was from John Tortorella this week look no further. Mark Herrmann (filling in for Steve Zipay over at Newsday) reported that Tortorella had this to say the other day: ""The boys are loose," John Tortorella said. "
Front Page
What makes the Rangers’ self-inflicted plight even worse is that the Thrashers late surge is all about heart and effort since their major moves were to trade away a goalie and their best player while essentially getting Johnny Oduya and 48-year-old Chris Chelios for the stretch run. The Rangers have
New York Rangers Analysis
The season is over. That's not an angry statement, or a bias one. It's not a judgment call or even a guess. Even if the Rangers manage to scrape their way into the playoffs, the year is done. When you look at the big picture-which would