Author Archives: Derek

Jakob Silfverberg’s goal with 4:41 left ended the Rangers’ win streak at four. The Swedish rookie got the better of his countryman Henrik Lundqvist to lift the Senators to a 3-2 win at MSG. It marked another bad night for … Continue reading →

Last night seemed like the same exact Devils game we’ve seen over the last three weeks for the first fifty-five minutes.  Dominate early, make journeyman/backup goalie look like a Vezina candidate, get scored on and then lose any confidence and … Continue reading →

A day later, the Rangers claimed veteran defenseman Roman Hamrlik off waivers from the Capitals. The 38-year old Czech will make his Blueshirt debut tomorrow against a team he played for, the Islanders. He joins his seventh NHL team. Originally … Continue reading →

A Nashty third period boosted the Rangers to an important win. Rick Nash’s two goals broke a 2-2 tie to lead the Blueshirts to a 4-2 win over the Flyers at MSG. It was their third win in a row. … Continue reading →

There have been a few times over the years where I could only shake my head at fellow fans’ behavior during a particular game.  Cheering Kevin Weekes when he got hurt a few years back was at the top of … Continue reading →

The Rangers have recalled forward Micheal Haley for tonight’s game versus the Flyers. The former Islander has played well for the Whale this season, tallying 21 points (5-16-21) along with 158 penalty minutes. No stranger to fisticuffs, Haley spent part … Continue reading →

Personally, I’m getting tired of doing recaps of bad loss after bad loss.  Instead of a recap of tonight’s latest wonderful performance in Toronto (a 4-2 loss with two more Johan Hedberg softies that demoralized the team) I’m just going … Continue reading →

In a ruling that surprises nobody, Sabres winger Patrick Kaleta has been suspended without pay for 5 games for boarding New York Rangers Center Brad Richards in the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Rangers last night.  Five games was the … Continue reading →

Copyright Getty Images Sunday was quite busy for the NHL. An abbreviated schedule has its perks. Hockey was wall to wall. Among the big matches were two that we had our eye on. The first game of the day featured … Continue reading →

A lot of times in sports, when you see a disgusting act you are quick to react to a play. And that is what happened to a lot of us that watched Patrick Kaleta’s hit on Brad Richards last night.  … Continue reading →