Author Archives: Derek

It’s a big night for MSG. Today, the Garden’s two winter teams have pivotal games against bitter rivals. With this being a hockey blog, we’ll focus more on the Rangers’ third meeting against old Patrick Division rival Pittsburgh instead of … Continue reading →

So let’s see, yesterday Devils GM Lou Lamoriello calls a quasi-press conference to declare that there will be no changes and the team we have is the team that we’ll move forward with…and today he waives Brian Rolston? That’s a … Continue reading →

The Islanders remain a mess under new coach Jack Capuano, having dropped six straight after falling 5-0 at Nashville last night. With only one win over the Devils that ended the miserable 14-game winless streak, it’s hard to conclude that … Continue reading →

The Devils finally made a move today, waiving veteran forward Brian Rolston. The 37 year-old Rolston who returned to New Jersey three years ago, has two years, $5.062 million remaining on his contract. In 15 games this season which was hampered … Continue reading →

It’s not often we see the Rangers hammer opponents. Especially this hard working club short on talent outside the star goalie and star forward. The reason fans love this team is because they come to the rink ready to go … Continue reading →

It was one of those nights where no matter how hard our guys tried, it wasn’t going to be enough in what amounted to a frustrating 3-1 loss at Columbus. As expected against a team that doesn’t score much, it … Continue reading →

At this point I’m tired of talking about the season as a whole and the calendar year as a whole. I’d rather look at the season in smaller doses, it’s less annoying that way. Except for the fact that the … Continue reading →

Simply put, it was redemption for a team that does its best work away from home. By no means was the 5-3 win over the Senators pretty but all things considered, it was the best medicine off that ugly 3-1 … Continue reading →

The Rangers look to pay back the Senators when they visit Ottawa later. The Sens beat them at MSG 3-1 thanks to a Chris Kelly hat trick, including the winner late in regulation when Erik Christensen failed to take Kelly. … Continue reading →

It didn’t take long for Alex Frolov to hate John Tortorella. Well, maybe hate’s too strong a word for the struggling, enigmatic Russian who remains stuck on five goals while being relegated to the fourth line. Given how little he’s … Continue reading →