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About Derek

Derek is a creative writer who enjoys taking photographs, working on poetry, and covering hockey. A free spirit who loves the outdoors, a diverse selection of music, and writing, he's a former St. John's University alumni with a degree in Sports Management. Derek covers the Rangers for Battle of Hudson and is a contributor to The Hockey Writers. His appreciation of art and nature are his true passions.

Class shown by Trouba towards ref Tim Peel

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Derek

During a frustrating 4-1 loss at Ottawa, an incident happened when Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba went to clear a puck while on the penalty kill. As he went to rim it around, it accidentally caught referee Tim Peel in the … Continue reading →

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Game #20: Senators give younger Blueshirts a dose of reality in brutal loss

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Derek

Twenty games have now been played. By tomorrow night, the Rangers will have arrived at the quarter mark of the season. One thing they’re learning is it’s not easy to win games in this league. That’s basically a takeaway from … Continue reading →

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Rangers Video: Artemiy Panarin Scores

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Derek

While I was at last night’s game, I was lucky enough to catch Artemiy Panarin scoring the first of two power play goals. It came at the beginning of the second period. Here’s how it looked and sounded: I got … Continue reading →

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Game #19: The Panarin Show continues as Rangers play well in front of Lundqvist in a good win over Caps, Derek’s observations via Periscope

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Derek

The Bread Man Delivers: Artemiy Panarin is lighting up Broadway the way Jaromir Jagr once did. His two goals increased his career best point streak to 12 to highlight a satisfying 4-1 Rangers win over the Caps. AP Photo via … Continue reading →

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Leafs fire Babcock, hire Sheldon Keefe

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Derek

In a move that wasn’t a surprise, the Maple Leafs fired coach Mike Babcock earlier this afternoon. The 56-year old veteran bench boss was brought in from Detroit in 2015 where he took over the Leafs. He got an eight-year … Continue reading →

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The disappointing part of the Rangers rebuild

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Derek

This is Lias Andersson in happier times after scoring his first NHL goal in late ’17-18. The Rangers have mismanaged him like past first round picks. AP Photo via Sporting News courtesy Getty Images On Sunday, the Rangers made two … Continue reading →

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Game #18: David Quinn’s explanations make no sense following frustrating loss at Panthers

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Derek

I’m past the point of having patience. A lot of what David Quinn says is hogwash. He did it again following a extremely frustrating 4-3 loss at the Panthers. Forget about how well Artemiy Panarin, Ryan Strome and Jesper Fast … Continue reading →

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Free Lias

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Derek

It’s as simple as this. Through two periods, Lias Andersson has played a grand total of six shifts against the Panthers. That’s 3:13 of ice time in two periods for the 2017 seventh overall pick the Rangers took as part … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Hockey Message

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Derek

Tonight is a extremely busy Saturday Night for hockey. In fact, 30 of 31 teams are in action. That included a few afternoon games. Carolina defeated Minnesota earlier in overtime on a goal from sizzling sophomore Andrei Svechnikov. I knew … Continue reading →

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Game #17: Lightning strikes for Rangers in humiliating fashion, Chytil and Panarin bright spots along with a point on Georgiev

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Derek

Ondrej Palat celebrates his goal that made it 4-0 as the Rangers were embarrassed by the Lightning 9-3. AP Photo by Chris O’Meara via Getty Images courtesy Newsday This one was ugly. If it were the old days in elementary … Continue reading →

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