New York Rangers Game Recaps
The Rangers deserved to win this game and there is no debating that. They outworked the Lightning, outshot the Lightning, and outplayed the Lightning. They had numerous opportunities to seal the deal in the third period and also had goaltender Dan Ellis beat several times in the shootout, but again,
New York Rangers Analysis
Goals Versus Salary (GVS), contrary to how it reads, is not simply taking a players cap hit and dividing it by the number of goals he's scored. Instead, GVS is one of the dreaded "advanced stats." GVS uses the all-encompassing the Goals Versus Threshold metric
New York Rangers Game Recaps
Next Game Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Rangers Sunday, Feb 27, 2011, 1:00 PM EST Madison Square Garden Saturday Night Special: Quick Hits, Uneducated Speculation posted by Jim Schmiedeberg 3 minutes ago 2 comments | 0 recs Complete Coverage > Here is the open game thread for today's
NHL News
In case you haven't heard, the New Jersey Devils have relieved (and I believe "relieved" is the key word) John MacLean of his duties as head coach. GM Lou Lamoriello has returned to a familiar face to guide the Devils for the remainder of this season,
New York Rangers Analysis
Erik Christensen: sometimes you see him, sometimes you don't. Since acquiring the 27-year-old forward on waivers last December, the New York Rangers have used Christensen in many different roles. He has centered Marian Gaborik on the first line, he has centered Derek Boogaard on the fourth.
New York Rangers News
In a move that I speculated might happen earlier last week, the New York Rangers have recalled Mats Zuccarello. Zuccarello has been on fire in Connecticut the past few weeks, and has really been working hard to improve all phases of his game. It will be interesting to see who
New York Rangers Analysis
When news broke that the Rangers inquired about Fedor Tyutin, the rumor mill became very active. Now that news has broken that the Columbus Blue Jackets inquired about Michael Del Zotto, the rumor-mongering exploded. But let’s take a step back for a moment. Both inquiries came when the
New York Rangers Analysis
You guys know I've been a Ranger fan a long time. I go back to the "pajama jersey" days of the 70's, and I've been with them ever since. Without sugar-coating it, I've seen a lot of bad hockey,
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Monday Night New York Ranger Hockey talk on Blueshirt Banter Radio ! Jim & Eddie Talk about the Derek Boogaard situation, The demotion of Dale Weise back to the Whale and the Michael Del Zotto Trade rumor. We will also be priming listeners for Wednesday's Blueshirt Banter Radio Holiday
New York Rangers Analysis
A quiet but pleasant surprise for the Rangers thus far this season has been Brian Boyle; who after 35 games played has 12 goals and 17 points all-while being plus 10 as well. Many wondered how this Rangers roster would handle the long-term injuries of Drury and Prospal,
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers were outchanced 26-15 this game, a stark difference from the first game, which was much more even. The primary problem that arose for the Rangers was the tremendous depth that exists along the front line of the Philadelphia Flyers. Each Flyers' line found a
New York Rangers Game Recaps
A great week ended in disappointment for the Rangers as they were defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-1. A lot of it had to do with the fact that the Flyers are a deeper team, but the Rangers did not look like the team they did when they defeated