New York Rangers Analysis
No frills today. Just the definition, some quick notes and the data. A scoring chance is defined as a clear play directed toward the opposing net from a dangerous scoring area - loosely defined as the top of the circle in and inside the faceoff dots, though sometimes slightly more generous
New York Rangers Game Recaps
It took about two weeks, but the New York Rangers finally have their second win of the season with tonight's 2-1 effort against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Everything seemed to come together for the Blueshirts in this tilt. The offense created many scoring chances, the defense played
New York Rangers News
In the Daily News this morning, Jesse Spector talks about how John Tortorella and Glen Sather may not be seeing eye-to-eye on the Rangers current roster: John Tortorella has been diplomatic about it, but it appears from his recent comments that at the very least there's
New York Rangers Game Threads
After a brief period of prosperity, many Ranger fans are again looking for a bottle of pills to swallow, or a bridge to jump from. Pace yourselves boys and girls, its going to be a long season full of ups and downs. For the best Maple Leafs coverage on the
New York Rangers Analysis
In the 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, the New York Rangers generated their fewest chances overall this year (15), and their fewest chances at even strength (9). The worst offenders were the tandem of Matt Gilroy and Steve Eminger, both being outchanced 5-0. The best line, as
New York Rangers Analysis
When Glen Sather originally shelled out a four-year $6.6 million contract for Derek Boogaard there was some question as to how he would be utilized under John Tortorella -- a coach who is known to lean on his "top guys." Boogaard certainly has some value to bring
New York Rangers Analysis
When the Rangers demoted Wade Redden to the AHL at the beginning of the year, it was a move that was necessary for the Rangers to get under the salary cap ceiling to start the 2010-2011 season. Although Redden’s $6.5 million cap number is off the cap
New York Rangers Game Recaps
Tonight's shaping up to be an awful night for New York sports fans. Rangers collapse in the third period after a promising start and Cliff Lee is running train on the Yanks in the Bronx. With that said, I'm a pissed off, angry little irishmen and
New York Rangers News
The Rangers spent the off-season making mostly minor moves: signing Alexander Frolov, offering Ruslan Fedotenko an invitation to camp that panned out, trading away the dead weight contracts of Donald Brashear and Aaron Voros, and adding guys like Todd White, "PT109" Tim Kennedy, and rookie Derek Stepan.
New York Rangers Game Threads
Next Game Colorado Avalanche @ New York Rangers Monday, Oct 18, 2010, 7:00 PM EDT Madison Square Garden Complete Coverage > Fraternize with the Enemy: Mile High Hockey Avalanche vs Rangers coverage People are already throwing dirt on the Blueshirts, time to rally round the troops, have at it in
New York Rangers Analysis
Seems as though there is a contingent of Rangers fans who three games into the season are either jumping the gun and hoping for a trade to ‘shake things up’ or already have one foot over the edge looking to jump as if the season is completely lost. With Gaborik’
New York Rangers Analysis
We'll just get right into it this time, with the definition repeated again for those that are not regular readers, or didn't see the article 8 hours ago: A scoring chance is defined as a clear play directed toward the opposing net from a dangerous scoring