New York Rangers Analysis
Yesterday we talked about how big if an impact the Marc Staal injury has had on Dan Girardi. And when John Tortorella deploys Girardi, he's generally putting Ryan McDonagh out there with him. McDonagh started last year with the Connecticut Whale, became a mid-season call-up and never looked
New York Rangers Analysis
When the New York Rangers learned that they would be without Marc Staal for up to a month, John Tortorella knew he would need one of his veteran defenceman to fill Staal's shoes. So Tortorella turned to Dan Girardi, one of the more under-appreciated defenseman in the NHL.
New York Rangers Analysis
I suppose it's reasonable that there is some backlash after the New York Rangers went 0-0-2 in their two European regular season games this weekend, but I wasn't expecting all the panic. In fact, I would argue that it's a good sign that the
New York Rangers Highlights
This week's highlight comes from the Rangers 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Callahan's shorthanded goal gets the nod this week for many reasons. (Click into the full story, to view the video fully) First off, this goal changed the entire game from that point
New York Rangers News
The New York Rangers have assigned defenseman Brendan Bell to the Connecticut Whale, and goaltender Scott Stajcer to the Owen Sound (OHL). Bell, who did not dress in either of the Rangers' two regular season games in Europe, was brought in this summer to add some depth to New
New York Rangers Analysis
In case you missed the summary for the game against the Kings, you can find the post here, along with the background on the scoring chance data. For this game, we start with the individual chances: Chances Assists Plays Chances Assists Plays BOYLE 3 3 6 RYAN 1 4 5
New York Rangers Game Threads
Next Game New York Rangers @ Anaheim Ducks Saturday, Oct 8, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT Ericsson Globe Arena - Stockholm, Sweden Fraternize With The Enemy: Anaheim Calling New York Rangers Scoring Chances for Game 1 Vs. Los Angeles posted by George E. Ays about 2 hours ago 3 comments | 0
New York Rangers Game Recaps
After coming off a disappointing overtime loss against Los Angeles, the Rangers were looking to bounce back with a win. Although, it didn't pan out the way they were hoping for. This game started off with tons, upon tons of penalties being called. I think we only saw
New York Rangers Pregame
The New York Rangers kicked off the 2011 season with an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings. While the result was unfortunate, it did give us a good look at some of the things the Rangers are going to need to focus on before their game this afternoon againstthe
New York Rangers Analysis
It's another season, and like last year, I'll be tracking scoring chances for the New York Rangers again. For the new Banter initiates, here's the definition of what a scoring chance actually is: A scoring chance is defined as a clear play directed toward
New York Rangers Game Threads
Next Game New York Rangers @ Los Angeles Kings Friday, Oct 7, 2011, 1:05 PM EDT Ericsson Globe Arena - Stockholm, Sweden Fraternize With The Enemy: Jewels From The Crown New York Rangers Recap: The Rangers Get Zugged 8 To 4 posted by Kevin Power 4 days ago 34 comments
New York Rangers News
Mats Zuccarello was fined by the NHL today for his hit on Los Angeles Kings forward Kyle Clifford. Zuccarello was called for boarding 3:05 into the first period of the opening game today, and apparently the hit was over the top. The play was only called a minor, but