Author Archives: Derek

Entering yesterday’s big showdown against the league best Canucks who came in having not lost in regulation in 18 games, Rangers coach John Tortorella didn’t believe his team could win 1-0 over such a lethal opponent. Considering that goals have … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the NHL released the rest of the 2010-11 All-Stars with teams getting decided the old fashioned way. Like a pickup game with two captains choosing which players they want in what should be a fun format. Imagine Henrik Lundqvist … Continue reading →

Alright. By show of hands, who actually thinks the Canadiens are better than the Rangers? I sure don’t and that’s even after they came into our town and owned the rink earning a 2-1 win to crawl within two of … Continue reading →

Just as I had finished yesterday’s post, the Rangers decided to one up me by trading Michal Rozsival to the Coyotes for Wojtek Wolski. As I was singing the vet’s praises for steadier play than the previous two seasons, he … Continue reading →

They are NHL Road Warriors. How else to explain the Rangers’ league best 15 wins away from MSG? After dropping an uncharacteristic two in a row in Florida last week, John Tortorella’s resilient bunch again rose up- stringing together back-to-back … Continue reading →

For those of you who don’t know, DEFCON 1 is a national defense condition that indicates World War III is imminent, as depicted in the ’80s movie WarGames. How does that apply to the Devils season? Well when you have … Continue reading →

It’s Back To The Future for Jamie Langenbrunner. The two-time Cup winner who was scratched last night in anticipation of a trade finally got word earlier today that he’d be returning to the Stars. So, the original Star who was drafted in … Continue reading →

Word has come down over Twitter that Jamie Langenbrunner is a scratch tonight against the Flyers. The Devil captain who came over from the Stars along with Joe Nieuwendyk in a trade for former Cup hero Jason Arnott and Randy … Continue reading →

Okay, we’re kidding with that fancy title. In all seriousness, we like Mats Zuccarello Aasen. Not just because the gifted 23 year-old Norwegian who looks strikingly similar to Marty St. Louis notched an overtime winner in a thrilling Ranger 2-1 … Continue reading →

Through all of the turmoil that has befallen the Devils this season, from the summerlong saga that was the Ilya Kovalchuk contract to the nightmare start from him and the rest of the offense not to mention the clueless AHL … Continue reading →