Tag Archives: Jeff Gorton

Young Blueshirts no match for Eric Staal and Wild

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Derek

The losing streak is now up to six. That’s six consecutive games without a point. The younger Blueshirts are learning how hard it is to succeed at the highest level. Even though the effort was better than Thursday night, it … Continue reading →

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Rangers trade Grabner to Devils in history making deal by rivals

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Derek

The last time a trade was made between the Rangers and Devils, they were known as the Colorado Rockies way back in 1979. Before moving to New Jersey, the Rockies dealt star defenseman Barry Beck to the Rangers for Lucien … Continue reading →

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Georgiev and O’Gara debut for Rangers in Montreal

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Derek

When they visit Montreal at Bell Center later tonight, the Rangers will have two new faces debuting. Alexandar Georgiev will make his NHL debut in net after missing a chance last weekend due to illness. It’ll be a rare game … Continue reading →

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Holden the first to go in Rangers firesale

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Derek

The first piece is gone. Though I wouldn’t call trading Nick Holden to Boston that. He was always going to be the easiest player to move due to being cheap. So, the Rangers sent the puck moving Holden to the … Continue reading →

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The effort is there for younger Blueshirts

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Derek

Sometimes, things don’t always go according to plan. For the 2017-18 New York Rangers, that’s been the case. More was expected out of the revamped roster GM Jeff Gorton put together. However, the lack of center depth and a strong … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding is the right move for Rangers

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Derek

By now, we’ve seen the joint press conference where GM Jeff Gorton did most of the talking with Team President Glen Sather standing in support of the Rangers future. Even if the rare announcement which the team also tweeted as … Continue reading →

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Playing Cody McLeod over Paul Carey is as absurd as Vesey on fourth line

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Derek

Entering the season, we knew the Rangers weren’t tough. They added no one to address that area by design. Under Alain Vigneault, they play a certain way. A skating transition style who chooses quality over quantity in shots. By not … Continue reading →

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Rangers Miserable Road Tour Almost Complete

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Derek

After losing to the Avalanche and Kings with the latter leaving a all too familiar bad taste, the Rangers continued their miserable road tour last night with a third straight loss. This time, shots weren’t a problem. They had over … Continue reading →

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The Rangers are a lost cause

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Derek

It took a lot of games to reach this point. Since a poor start, the Rangers picked themselves up and played their way back into playoff contention. Even without Mika Zibanejad for a period, they did well enough to make … Continue reading →

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The Rangers have no backup goalie

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Derek

By now, it’s fairly obvious that the Rangers are a one goalie team. Based on the current situation, they’ll go as far as Henrik Lundqvist takes them. Thus far, he’s started 22 of 25 games including 13 straight. The recent … Continue reading →

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