Tag Archives: Alex Ovechkin

Devils’ season comes to a head as Luke’s mistakes and the fans’ booing become the flashpoint for a franchise in crisis

Posted on January 6, 2026 by hasan4978

When I made my last post in the preseason about stepping away, I wasn’t sure if I was retiring or just going on a semi-scaled back version of posting. Long story short, I just wasn’t having fun writing about this … Continue reading →

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Shorthanded Rangers Lose Tough One to Caps

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Derek

It will not be a Happy New Year for the Rangers. Well, at least it won’t tonight on New Year’s Eve when they celebrate after touching down in Miami to prepare for the Panthers in Friday’s Winter Classic. On what … Continue reading →

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Rangers Find Plenty of Positives in Shutout Loss to Capitals

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Derek

Sometimes, your best effort isn’t good enough. To quote play-by-play announcer John Forslund, “That’s hockey.” The New York Rangers ran into a hot goalie last night. Despite playing their best game of the young season, they were shut out 1-0 … Continue reading →

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Finally, the Rangers’ season is over

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Derek

This team was very hard to write about. As difficult as they were to watch, I found it much more challenging to put my thoughts together. The 2024-25 New York Rangers will go down as one of the biggest failures … Continue reading →

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Conservative Strategy Costs Rangers a Point in Loss to Capitals

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Derek

For two periods, the better team donned the navy Blueshirt jerseys. Indeed, the Rangers were the scrappier bunch who frustrated the first place Capitals into taking undisciplined penalties. Sam Carrick had given them the lead by parking himself in front … Continue reading →

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Challenge System Needs To be Changed after Cuylle’s goal gets overturned in Rangers’ loss

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Derek

On Saturday, Jan. 4, the New York Rangers lost to the Washington Capitals 7-4 at Capital One Arena in DC. It was their fifth loss over the last six. However, that isn’t the story of the game. Instead, it’s what … Continue reading →

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Rangers Listless in Loss to Capitals

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Derek

If one were to summarize the Rangers’ performance against the Capitals, it would be listless. They got beat repeatedly to every loose puck and lost countless battles. They also were outplayed severely. The end result was a well-deserved 5-3 loss … Continue reading →

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NHL Preview: Cup Winner Hard To Predict

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Derek

Entering the start of a new season, with the Devils and Sabres having already completed a two-game series over in Prague for reasons only known to the league, there isn’t a consensus pick to win the Stanley Cup. At least … Continue reading →

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Rangers Get Boost From Miller in Win Over Capitals

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Derek

The Rangers got off to a good start after the Christmas break. Following a methodical first period in which there was no scoring, the Rangers used a three-goal second period to defeat the Capitals 5-1 on Wednesday night at Madison … Continue reading →

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Devils’ rolller-coaster week showcases their talent and flaws

Posted on October 28, 2023 by hasan4978

It was a roller-coaster ride for the Devils in three games this week that highlighted the good, the bad, and ugly. Jack Hughes continues his torrid start. Continue reading →

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