Monthly Archives: December 2011

When your own fans are counting down the minutes until HBO’s award winning 24/7 that documents the preparation of both Winter Classic participants, the Rangers and Flyers, you know the NHL has a hit. For a league that’s never been … Continue reading →

The Rangers got back in the win column last night with a 4-1 win at Buffalo. They were sparked by Swede rookie Carl Hagelin, whose two goals from identical spots were enough to halt a two-game winless streak (0-1-1). The … Continue reading →

Today’s random thought pertains to the continued hypocrisy of the league. Even Brendan Shanahan has picked up right where Colin Campbell left off. By not even having a hearing with Alex Ovechkin for his spear to Chris Neil, who actually … Continue reading →

Sometimes, I really wish I could make this stuff up. Or in my case, you can’t. Tonight was my birthday and so we embarked to the World’s Most Renovated Arena for Bolts/Rangers. My second game on the same day as … Continue reading →

This post is not to commentate a birthday of a NHL player, coach, or anyone directly associated with the hockey league. And while yes, today would have been The Doors former lead singer Jim Morrison’s birthday (born 1943) and actress … Continue reading →

Before he could look, Michael Sauer had Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf’s shoulder right on his chin knocking the Ranger defenseman to the ice. The collision was another scary reminder of how physical the sport is. In an instant, you can … Continue reading →

In something that was expected for a while but happened fairly quickly once discussions formally got underway, the NHL decided to re-align and completely change its playoff format effective next season. Instead of six divisions, the NHL will now have … Continue reading →

Matt Moulson’s four-goal game in a wild Islanders’ 5-4 win at Dallas the other night highlighted a busy weekend in the league. The Isles’ leading sniper needed all four to boost the club to an important victory- helping his club … Continue reading →

All I heard from Devils fans for most of the season when I expressed skepticism about the team was ‘look at how hard their schedule’s been!’ (and I heard the same thing about the Rangers in reverse, for that matter … Continue reading →

Tonight in St. Pete, the Rangers try to ride another hot streak when they battle John Tortorella’s former team the Lightning. Who knows what to expect? The Bolts are the oddest team this season where you literally don’t know what … Continue reading →