Author Archives: Derek

Let’s face it, I’d rather not talk about tonight’s game in Buffalo (which so far looks like what I feared it would…the mother of all letdowns now that we’re really out of the playoff chase) or the prior two games … Continue reading →

King Henrik isn’t done shutting out opponents. Neither is his run towards a first Vezina, which could finally be in the cards. His 26 saves against a potential first round opponent, the Bruins boosted the Rangers to their eighth win in … Continue reading →

Henrik Lundqvist wanted the streak to reach six. Erik Karlsson had other ideas. The fellow Swede beat his countryman in the fifth round of the shootout, giving the Senators a 2-1 win at MSG last night. The loss also snapped … Continue reading →

The King delivered. Sometimes, if you work hard enough, you reach your goals. Prior to this season, Ranger goalie Henrik Lundqvist had one individual task in mind in addition to backstopping the Original Six club back to the playoffs. Last … Continue reading →

Being out all night at the movies, I had hopes that when I came home to see the NHL scores, the Devils would be within five of a playoff berth. After what’s happened in the second half of the season … Continue reading →

With only a handful of games left in the season, I’ve added a new poll. Who deserves to be named Battle MVP? What we did is took two candidates from each of our four teams (Buf, NJD, NYI, NYR). Seven … Continue reading →

Sometimes, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while. Make that one for NHL Deputy Colin Campbell, who got this one right by suspending controversial Penguins forward Matt Cooke the rest of the season along with the … Continue reading →

Even in a year which he missed time, Ryan Callahan has managed to set new career highs across the board. The next captain delivered big time with his career best 23rd goal and two assists in a Matt Cooke induced … Continue reading →

I admit, I thought our semblance of a playoff chase was done Thursday when we lost for a second time to Ottawa. Some more dirt got shoveled onto our grave the next night when we somehow managed to lose 3-0 … Continue reading →

#InPrustWeTrust. That’s become a familiar rallying cry over on Twitter between Ranger tweeps. It sticks for good reason. Gritty Blueshirt Brandon Prust has been a constant from Day One of the season. When it came to choosing who deserved the … Continue reading →