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Bantering Points: 12/4/24

Here are today's news and links: Rangers News: Jared Schwartz relays word that even as the Rangers experience some of the worst struggles they've gone through since the end of the rebuild, Peter Laviolette's public confidence in the teams has not wavered (NY Post)

Blueshirt Bandwidth Episode 9 Question Thread

There's no Joe for the podcast this week. So if you have any questions about Joe you want Mike and I to answer, this is the week to do it. And, of course, any questions about the dumpster fire that is the New York Rangers and any other

Rangers vs. Devils: As Bad As It Can Get (Hopefully)

* The first thing Joe said in his notes from the Montreal game was, "I don't think Saturday afternoon fixed anything." Woooo boy, was he right. Nothing was fixed. Disaster. Tire fire. Catastrophe. An atrocity worthy of a trial for crimes against humanity at The Hague. That

Bantering Points: 12/3/24

Here are today's news and links: Rangers News: Highlights: NJD 5, NYR 1 (5:03 video via NHL.com) Game Recap: Jesper Bratt scored less than 90 seconds into the game to put the Rangers into a deficit they spent the rest of the game trying (and failing)

Recap: Rangers Get Embarrassed on Home Ice, Lose 5-1 to New Jersey

In their first meeting of the season, the Rangers hosted their Hudson River Rivals as they kicked off a four game home stand to begin the month of December. Coming off their first win in six games, the Rangers were in a position to put the past behind them and

Game #24: New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Open Thread

With the turmoil of their five-game losing streak in the rear view mirror, the Rangers will look to win consecutive games in the latest installment of the Hudson River Rivalry tonight. Tonight's contest will be the first meeting since the game opening line brawl the Rangers and Devils

Debunking the Myth of Gabe Perreault: Rangers Prospect Keeps Defying Expectations

Throughout his career, two things have been consistent for Gabe Perreault: he scores at a prodigious rate, and yet no one fully believes in him. Call it a curse, in a way, to find consistency with two other high-performing forwards in his age group who have steadily followed and played

Bantering Points: 12/2/24

Here are today's news and links: Rangers News: Mollie Walker notes that Saturday's matchup against Montreal marked Filip Chytil's first game action in more than two weeks (NY Post) Walker also pointed to Reilly Smith sitting as healthy scratch for the first time as

Rangers vs. Canadiens: Ugly Wins Are Still Wins

* I don't think Saturday afternoon fixed anything. I do think a win is a win and the boys played hungrier, with more emotion, and overall just better. They also went up against a floundering Montreal team that overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period and only lost

Bantering Points: 12/1/24

Here are today's news and links: Rangers News: Highlights: NYR 4, MTL 3 (5:01 video via NHL.com) Game Recap: A late goal from Kaapo Kakko after the Blueshirts had blown a 3-1 third period lead proved to be the difference maker as the team's

Recap: Rangers Finally Snap Losing Streak, Win 4-3 Over Montreal

With Kreider and Chytil back in the lineup, the stage was set for the Rangers to have a burst of life in the second half of their first back-to-back this season. Following another depleted effort the night prior, the pressure was on for the Rangers to find a way to

Game #23: Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers Open Thread

If there was ever a spot for a "get right" game, it's this one. Mired in a five-game losing streak following yet another sub-par effort in Philadelphia on Friday, the Rangers have returned to Madison Square Garden for an Original Six clash with the Montreal Canadiens.

With Rangers in Crisis, Something Has to Give

Chris Drury has pushed this team into the public spotlight in a way we have never really seen. Is it backfiring on him?

Bantering Points: 11/30/24

Here are today's news and links: Rangers News: Highlights: PHI 3, NYR 1 (5:02 video via NHL.com) Game Recap: The Blueshirts were once again flat from the opening puck drop, ceding two goals before recording a shot on goal of their own, and fell to Philadelphia