Category Archives: NYRangers

Rangers prepare for rematch with Penguins

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Derek

To the surprise of no one, the Rangers will be taking on the Penguins in a first round rematch. Once the Islanders sat half their lineup and removed Thomas Greiss after the first, it was obvious that they preferred to … Continue reading →

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Islanders pull Greiss and lose intentionally

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Derek

The Isles chose the Panthers over the Penguins by pulling Thomas Greiss. Continue reading →

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Rangers and Islanders still undetermined, Playoff and Award races Update

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Derek

The Islanders will decide who faces who in Round 1. Win and they play the Pens. Rangers either face Pens or Panthers pending Flyers/Isles result. Continue reading →

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Islanders beat Rangers again to pull even

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Derek

The effort was better this time but it again had a familiar end result. For the fourth time this season, the Rangers fell to their most bitter rival. After getting dominated for long stretches, the Islanders erupted for three goals … Continue reading →

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Stepan and Kreider rally Blueshirts past Lightning

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Derek

Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider remained hot. They rallied the Blueshirts from an early two-goal deficit to a more satisfying 3-2 home win over the Lightning at MSG. Stepan tallied twice and assisted on Kreider’s game-winner with 15:14 left in … Continue reading →

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With Skjei recalled, Rangers could be without McDonagh

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Derek

In a non-surprising move, the Rangers recalled Brady Skjei from Hartford. The 22-year old defenseman is expected to play tonight for injured captain Ryan McDonagh, who didn’t return after the first period due to blocking a shot with his right … Continue reading →

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Rangers clinch playoffs

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Derek

“If at first you don’t succeed, you can dust yourself off and try again.”-Aaliyah It took long enough. Finally on the third try, the Rangers clinched the playoff in a 4-2 road win over the Blue Jackets and former coach … Continue reading →

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Derek discusses Rangers live

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Derek

At the bottom of the hour in five minutes, I’ll be discussing the importance of tonight’s game for the Rangers. Coming in losers of three straight, they need to win one of their final four games to clinch the playoffs. … Continue reading →

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Derek discusses Rangers’ struggles on podcast

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Derek

The Rangers continue to limp to the finish line. They dropped their third in a row losing at home to the Sabres, 4-3 on Saturday night. A second straight disjointed performance against a non-playoff rebuilding team drew Bronx cheers from … Continue reading →

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Did the Rangers get hosed on video review

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Derek

In their 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes on Thursday night, the Rangers challenged Victor Rask’s power play game-winner for offside. This is a tough one to figure out. As the video replay shows below, Ranger defenseman Dan Girardi’s clear attempt … Continue reading →

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