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A little under two weeks ago, it was a Friday Night in Western New York and the hated Montreal Canadiens rolled into town, riding high along with the strong play of goaltender Carey Price. And after it was all said … Continue reading →

Ryan Callahan is mobbed by excited teammates after scoring the winner in a wild finish. In every sense of the word, the Rangers are a T-E-A-M. Never was that more evident than in tonight’s feel good 3-2 overtime win over … Continue reading →

Sean Avery gets ready to clock Ladislav Smid after waving him off, leading to a melee during the Rangers’ 8-2 win over the Oilers Sunday. They don’t call him the Grate One for nothing. During yesterday’s home blowout win over … Continue reading →

Marian Gaborik dekes Nikolai Khabibulin on a breakaway for his second goal. His 11th career hat trick led the Rangers past the Oilers 8-2 for their second straight win. Marian Gaborik’s back. If the previous game didn’t produce any results, … Continue reading →

Last night at Rockefeller Center, the Rangers unveiled their new third jerseys. This is the franchise’s 85th Year Anniversary, which has been a common theme throughout and will continue to be in 2010-11. The Original Six club which started in … Continue reading →

One of the great things about sports – particuarly ones with long seasons like the NHL – is the chance for instant redemption when things turn sour. After a nightmarish end to Wednesday’s shootout loss for Ilya Kovalchuk and the … Continue reading →

Okay I admit it, I’ve finally gone off the deep end with this Devils team. How else can I explain actually being excited for the return of one Brian Rolston tonight? Yes, the same cap-killing Rolston that’s been a massive … Continue reading →

Artem Anisimov’s second goal won the game for the Rangers at 1:32 of overtime over the Sabres 3-2. This time, the Rangers weren’t going to allow another blown call to cost them on home ice. Instead, they stuck with it, … Continue reading →

There’s really not much you can say about this attempt in the shootout by Ilya Kovalchuk. Oh. I’m sure our Devil blogger can find many adjectives for it but probably quite a few which are derogatory. The $100 million man … Continue reading →

Marian Gaborik returns for the Rangers tonight. Can he wake up invisible Russian Alex Frolov from the doldrums?   When the Rangers attempt to snap a two-game losing streak in the third game of a four-game homestand tonight versus the … Continue reading →