Author Archives: Derek

I really have little energy at this moment to give my sorry excuse of a team the rant it deserves. But make no mistake about it, it’s DEFCON 2 time in New Jersey right now. After tonight’s 5-3 embarassment against … Continue reading →

When you get outshot 55-16 on home ice, I don’t care who you are. You deserve to lose! That was the sad lesson a poorly constructed Ranger roster learned tonight in actually blowing a 4-2 lead to the Crosby Pens … Continue reading →

We’ll be on hosting a special Battle Of New York show centering around today’s record-setting deadline that saw the most deals ever consumated. Even if none were particularly earth shattering, there are still winners and losers. I’ll review that as … Continue reading →

So just as suspected, we shot our big bolt a few weeks back with the Ilya Kovalchuk trade. It would have been hard to match that and impossible to top it. And certainly I’m not one of these fans that … Continue reading →

It’s Deadline Day. Thus far, a few deals but nothing earth shattering. We’ll just list them and do insight later. WEDNESDAY 3/3/10 DEADLINE DAY 1.NJD acquire D Martin Skoula from Tor for 2010 5th Rd Pick 2.Phx acquires D Derek … Continue reading →

Well this morning I found one surefire way to keep the blood pressure down…don’t watch West Coast games. Sometimes I decide to just go to sleep when the game starts and tape the game so I can wake up early … Continue reading →

Did we speak too soon? The Rangers sure shut me up in that second, scoring four unanswered. Ryan Callahan, we H-E-A-R-T you. Every fan loves how your represented us along with Dru for Team USA. How impressive was Cally in … Continue reading →

Joe Benigno says it a lot when it comes to his teams (Mets, Jets, Knicks and Rangers) and it certainly applies to the Rangers. Not even halfway through the first trailing 1-zip at Ottawa and already I miss the Olympics … Continue reading →

For many, Christmas Eve takes on special meaning. The same can be said of Deadline Eve for puckers everywhere. With such a brief chaotic period for GMs to trade, expect the unexpected. Who knows what will happen between now and … Continue reading →

Andy Sutton has played his last game for the Islanders. Well, at least for the time being. He can always re-up this summer. The 34 year-old rugged defenseman was dealt by the club earlier today to Ottawa for a 2010 … Continue reading →