Tag Archives: Canadiens

Good teammate DeAngelo deserves credit for sticking up for Strome

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Derek

Tony DeAngelo went to bat for teammate Ryan Strome, who’s been a steal for the Rangers since coming over from Edmonton last year. AP Photo credit Newsday.com via Getty Images In the sometimes exasperating world of social media, things can … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Hockey Message

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Derek

Tonight is a extremely busy Saturday Night for hockey. In fact, 30 of 31 teams are in action. That included a few afternoon games. Carolina defeated Minnesota earlier in overtime on a goal from sizzling sophomore Andrei Svechnikov. I knew … Continue reading →

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HARD HITS: How to spice up the NHL offseason

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Derek

Let’s be honest. The NHL offseason has become boring and predictable. All the action takes place in the week leading up to July 1, which is basically the only day in free agency that’s hectic. It reminds me of that … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Rangers big Winners with Panarin, puzzling Islanders salvage a bad day by re-signing Lee

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Derek

Day 1 is in the books. Not the books legendary Mets radio play by play man Howie Rose refers to when the Mets actually win a ballgame. But the Free Agent Frenzy had plenty of action and even some shockers. … Continue reading →

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NHL Draft Surprises

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Derek

From Russia with love. Vasily Podkolzin goes to the @Canucks! 👏 #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/gEp3Glp1pg — NHL (@NHL) June 22, 2019 On both Day 1 and 2, there were a few surprises at the NHL Draft in Vancouver. Before getting into which … Continue reading →

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The final game of the season

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Derek

Tonight, the Rangers wrap up the season at MSG when they host the Blue Jackets. For all intents and purposes, the game means nothing. However, it has is of significant importance to Columbus. A win of any kind clinches the … Continue reading →

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Islanders get blanked by Bobrovsky and Blue Jackets

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Derek

The Islanders remain a great story this season. On the verge of clinching a playoff berth under Jack Adams candidate Barry Trotz, they entered last night’s road game in Columbus fresh off two big wins this past weekend. Consecutive victories … Continue reading →

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Game #64: Bad bounces, Armia’s hat trick overshadow Lemieux’s first goal in 4-2 loss to Canadiens

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Derek

Home ice is supposed to be friendly. Not so much for the Rangers, who had two bad bounces go against them in a 4-2 loss to the Canadiens. Those two bounces resulted in Montreal goals to turn around a second … Continue reading →

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Game #59: Lundqvist carries determined Blueshirts to 2-1 victory over Hurricanes

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Derek

https://twitter.com/4BNYRGameday/status/1098049096705814529?s=19 Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The Blueshirts won a game thanks to Henrik Lundqvist. For the affable 36-year old veteran, it was payback. Facing the same opponent that spoiled the fun following the 25 Year Anniversary celebration … Continue reading →

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A Lost Weekend for Blueshirts on Vic Hadfield Night

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Derek

All Photos courtesy New York Rangers via Twitter. It was a weekend to forget for the Blueshirts. First, they continued their road woes by being so uncompetitive in an all too predictable 5-2 loss at the House of Horrors up … Continue reading →

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