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I first felt it sitting in Madison Square Garden five minutes before Game 6 started. “Still New York” by MAX was playing, the pre-game hype video was on the jumbotron/ice, the crowd was starting to rev up. As the Rangers exited the locker room I got that strange half
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* The New York Rangers are headed to a Game 7 vs. the Carolina Hurricanes, an outcome that is surprising to the many pundits who expected this to be a short series given how the Blueshirts played in Round 1 vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. * A New York Rangers team that went
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* I’ll get right to the point. The New York Rangers played a frustrating Game 5, while the Carolina Hurricanes also had their best game of the series, and if the Blueshirts lose tonight the season is over./ ✍️ Scoring Chances Report Game #5. @NYRangers at @Canes #NYR Data Courtesy of
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* The New York Rangers are in Carolina tonight for Game 5, and by taking care of business on home ice during Games 3 and 4, they have guaranteed that Game 6 at Madison Square Garden will be an elimination game. What is yet to be determined is which team will
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* I am not saying there’s a connection, but I used a picture of Tyler Motte for the last edition of the Handy Dandy Playoff notebook... and he ended up scoring a much needed insurance goal for the New York Rangers. * Chris Kreider had an opportunity to score, but he
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* Anyone who has ever went on vacation is likely familiar with tourist trap gift shops, especially ones you find on boardwalks near the beach. One thing that stands out to me is the slew of “I went on vacation to X, and all I got was this dumb...” gifts. * Well
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pic.twitter.com/SRCR5JR6S9 — Tom Urtz Jr. 😐 (@TomUrtzJr) May 19, 2022 * I start this edition of the Handy Dandy Playoff notebook with tweet I sent shortly after the New York Rangers’ 2-1 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. * In my heart of hearts I knew the Sebastian Aho goal was
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Gerard Gallant has been named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, an honor awarded to the NHL’s Coach of the Year as voted upon by the NHL Broadcasters Association. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉. Congratulations, Turk! You deserve it. pic.twitter.com/fD5m3r69cK — New York Rangers (@NYRangers) May 19, 2022 The Jack Adams
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* The New York Rangers are going to the second round of the playoffs! Despite trailing 3-1 after four games vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Broadway Blueshirts rattled off three wins in a row, culminating with Sunday’s Game 7 overtime win. * The team battled, believed in themselves, didn’t play
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* After 5 years away from the playoffs, I will admit in hindsight it was foolish to predict that this series would be settled in anything less than 7 games. Yes, we all admittedly had some overconfidence in the New York Rangers given the success they had vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins
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* I don’t like to think of myself as a superstitious person, I’m a little stitious, and for that reason this edition of the Handy Dandy Playoff Notebook comes on gameday again, as opposed to the day after what was a very interesting Game 5 for the New York
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Igor Shesterkin has officially been named a finalist for the Hart Trophy. Our Hart + soul. Congratulations, Shesty - well deserved. 🗽 pic.twitter.com/5iDxCsaek1 — New York Rangers (@NYRangers) May 12, 2022 This announcement comes a day after Shesterkin was named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, and the New York