Author Archives: Derek

There’s a little more than six hours until the drop of the puck at what should be an energized Garden tonight when the Rangers play host to the hated Islanders. What makes this rivalry so special is its intensity. Not … Continue reading →

Marty gets big wins against the Failures. Period. Exclamation point. Congrats to Marty, and the Devils, who got off the snide tonight with a 6-2 victory at the ATM in South Philadelphia. I was unable to watch, so I’ll post … Continue reading →

Confused? Let me clear it up. Michael Roszival, Dan Girardi and Jason Strudwick (!) scored for the Rangers tonight to give them a 4-3 win in overtime against the Penguins. Roszival had a pair, including a short handed goal, and … Continue reading →

It wasn’t their best game but when one considers that it was a back-to-back situation with the second game against the hated Flyers at an energized Wachovia Center, you have to admire the Rangers’ perseverance as they were able to … Continue reading →

Blue and Orange make their first journey to The Rock tonight. Lineups: Parise-Zajac-Langenbruner Zubrus-Elias-GiontaPandolfo-Madden-ClarksonBrylin-Pelley-Asham. Greene-RachunekVishnevski-BrookbankOduya-Mottau Brodeur Weekes New Post

The Rangers pulled out a 4-3 shootout victory over the Flyers last night to pull even with Philly atop the Atlantic Division. It was the Rangers’ eighth win in the last ten games, and it was Philly’s first loss on … Continue reading →

Ive been away for a few days and seemed to have missed the Tucker-Avery nonsense as well as the Islanders not being able to capitalize on the opportunity to regain first place with a lowly loss to the Flyers. A … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s just as simple as what Devils’ ultimate warrior John Madden stated: “They’re the better hockey club.” That was very evident in the latest Ranger victory over Madden’s Devils- spoiling future Hall of Fame netminder Martin Brodeur’s second attempt … Continue reading →

The Rangers defeated the Devils last night, denying Martin Brodeur of his 500th win. In a game that saw Jamie Langenbrunner return to action, and score on his first shift to open the game, the Devils had little else to … Continue reading →

I’ll be out in Newark tonight, so we’ll see how this goes tonight. The Devils gotta get production from (supposedly) Jamie Langenbrunner and his linemates Parise and Zajac, and then balance the attack between Elias’ line and Madden’s line, get … Continue reading →