NHL News
I know that Jim gave me the weekend off but this post should be made. If you don't already know Brendan Burke--son of Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke, who shined light on the atrocities against homosexuality in the NHL--passed away in a tragic car accident yesterday night.
NHL News
If you wanted a litmus test for what Ilya Kovalchuk thinks he is worth, wonder no more. NHL.com is reporting that Kovalchuk rejected a 12 year 101 million dollar offer to stay with the Atlanta thrashers. Here are the highlights from the full story: Waddell said the club offered
New York Rangers News
As we first reported almost two weeks ago here on Blueshirt Banter, Ales Kotalik has been traded. To a team out west. Readers of our site are smart enough to know it was going to happen, there were too many denials for it not to be true. The Rangers officially
New York Rangers Prospects
As you guys may or may not know I had the opportunity to interview Rangers prospect and Medicine Hat defenseman Tomas Kundratek. Kundratek was the Rangers 3rd round pick (90th overall) in the 2008 NHL entry draft. Kundratek currently plays for the Medicine Hat Tigers in the WHL. His statistics
New York Rangers Analysis
So here we are again, another season spiraling down the tubes with a near suicidal fan base running to the cliffs to hurl themselves off. Now normally I would be on my high horse telling all of you to calm down and step away from the ledge, well not today.
Front Page
Next Game Carolina Hurricanes @ New York Rangers Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010, 7:00 PM EST Madison Square Garden Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers: Pregame News and Notes posted by Jim Schmiedeberg about 1 hour ago 1 comment | 0 recs Complete Coverage > Meet the other Staal at: Canes Country
New York Rangers Analysis
The Olympics does a lot of things for a player. It let's them play on a big stage--if they never have before--and it allows younger players to get experience from, what is probably, the biggest pressure games of their lives. Some players thrive, others fade like an old
New York Rangers News
Chad Johnson has been recalled and Matt Zabahas been sent down. Yes, it is curious that this is the only move than Glen Sather seems capable to make. It's frustrating to know that we will be buyers at the trade deadline. Click after the jump for the official
Bantering Around
Hey guys just a few quick announcements I want to make. Firstly on New York Tonight (from 9-10 tonight) I will be having on my good friend Jeremy Schilling to talk some Jets football. He runs jschil.wordpress.com, a nifty little blog on everything from James Taylor to Tiger
New York Rangers Game Recaps
So much for that outburst of offense eh? The Rangers have now been shutout in 4 of their last 7 games, and scored 14 of their 15 goals during that span in two games (they only had one against St. Louis). Montreal scored one goal in the first period, and
New York Rangers Game Threads
Next Game New York Rangers @ Philadelphia Flyers Thursday, Jan 21, 2010, 7:00 PM EST Wachovia Center Complete Coverage > Fraternize with the enemy: Broad Street Hockey Between the Pipes: Henrik Lundqvist #30 / Goalie / New York Rangers Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Born: Mar 02, 1982 Ray Emery #29 / Goalie / Philadelphia
New York Rangers Game Recaps
After the Rangers fantastic effort against the Montreal Canadians we talked about repeating their performance against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Too many time this year the Rangers have won a gut check game that you would expect them to build on, and came out flat the very next game. Well