Author Archives: Derek

Maybe the Devils are getting sick of seeing the Rangers. Or just maybe the Blueshirts prefer to see their Hudson rivals as opponents because they seem to bring out the best in Tom Renney’s club. Whatever the reason(s), the Rangers … Continue reading →

The Rangers hope to snap their losing streak, while snapping the Devils’ winning streak in this evening’s game. The Devils have won a ridiculous nine in a row, while the Rangers have had poor showings in three staight losses. The … Continue reading →

Mike Sillinger’s two-man advantage goal in overtime with just over 27 ticks left was the difference as the Islanders snapped their five-game winless skid (0-4-1) with a 3-2 win in Tampa Saturday night. There was a Bill Guerin sighting as … Continue reading →

Lenny, in case you didn’t catch the game, the effort was better than the past two games. However, even in a tightly contested game, the Rangers got nothing out of it because of Kozlov’s surprising wrister which beat Valiquette thru … Continue reading →

I found it rather amusing that Jonathan Coachman kept referring to Atlanta as Hotlanta on MSGNY, so I had to incorporate it into a recap. I was unable to see any of the game, since I did not get MSG2 … Continue reading →

The Rangers take on the Thrashers tonight after back to back games where they played like the Charlotte Checkers. Stephen Valiquette will be in net for the Rangers, who have been outscored 10-2 over the last two games. The break … Continue reading →

If you want to say the other night against Carolina was a fluke, maybe not. There were absolutely zero excuses for how pathetic the Rangers were in tonight’s 6-2 loss to the Maple Leafs before a disappointed Garden crowd which … Continue reading →

The Rangers take on the Maple Leafs again tonight, but will be without Sean Avery. Radio announcers will probably take the time to think up the most ridiculous lines that Avery is yelling from the press box. No lineup changes … Continue reading →

It’s all going the Devils’ way these days. On the night new coach Brent Sutter appropriately tabbed Jamie Langenbrunner the team’s eighth captain in their history, the Devils mounted a three-goal comeback to post a 4-3 overtime win and pull … Continue reading →

While the first place Rangers were being handled by Carolina 4-0 over on Broadway, the Islanders were dropping another game; this time at home to the Bruins 3-1. It was their third consecutive defeat. Over that span, they’ve been outscored … Continue reading →