Tag Archives: Jimmy Vesey

Chytil, Blueshirts take care of Canadiens, Canada repeats in unbelievable conclusion edging Czechia in sudden death to win gold st WJC

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Derek

Last night was a hockey night. Anytime you can get the marquee event at the World Junior Championships in a great gold medal match while there’s a good slate of NHL games, that’s about as good as it gets for … Continue reading →

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Rangers two for two in New Year: Back up victory over messy Cats with good third period comeback over Hurricanes, Canada versus Czechia for WJC gold, goalie interference reversal mars USA in ugly loss to Canada

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Derek

So far in ’23, a lot has happened. So far, so good for the Rangers. After taking care of the messy Cats in a mind-numbing game on New Year’s Day during football Sunday, they had their best win of the … Continue reading →

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Lafreniere benching the latest in a puzzling season, A look at Rangers history of drafting and developing players, Vasilevskiy outduels Shesterkin as Lightning take shootout 2-1

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Derek

Leading up to what turned out to be a playoff caliber rematch in the second season meeting with the Lightning, there was plenty to unpack for the Rangers. An organization that’s clearly at a crossroads even as they end the … Continue reading →

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Crosby’s goal holds up for Pens to end Rangers’ winning streak at seven, Kreider scores twice, Special Teams the difference in tough one-goal loss

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Derek

Sometimes, it isn’t a question of effort. It was there for the Rangers, who outplayed the Penguins for large stretches in their first meeting since a memorable first round series. Ultimately, it came down to special teams. The Pens were … Continue reading →

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Trashy fans embarass themselves in Philadelphia by targeting DeAngelo, Rangers win sixth straight

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Derek

Normally, I wouldn’t bother to go here. However, here we are. It’s late Saturday night into football Sunday and I’m not going to duck the obvious. Not when I feel so strongly about it. On the ice, things have been … Continue reading →

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Chytil provides spark in Rangers’ come from behind win over Devils in overtime, Shesterkin stops Hughes on penalty shot

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Derek

Something needed to change. It was more of the same early on for the Rangers against the Devils. Playing their archival for the second time at MSG, they found themselves in a two-goal hole quickly. A goal originally credited to … Continue reading →

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Lafreniere makes up for bad penalty by getting winner in third period, Rangers survive the sloppy Blues to earn a comeback victory

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Derek

Two struggling teams did battle tonight at the World’s Most Expensive Arena. The tight one came away with a come from behind win to at least quiet the rumors about coach Gerard Gallant. In what can best be described as … Continue reading →

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Icy cold reality hitting for identity less Blueshirts

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Derek

This was the scene in the Wild locker room before their game on Saturday afternoon against the Ducks. Ryan Reaves hyped up his new teammates by introducing the starting lineup in a scene similar to what he did in over … Continue reading →

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Tkachuk scores late and gets overtime winner to hand the Rangers another bad home loss, Senators earn split, Kravtsov nets goal in defeat, the disappointment of Kakko and Lafreniere

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Derek

How many bad losses can a team have on home ice? Counting blown leads to the Red Wings, Islanders and Oilers, this makes four. Simply put, the Rangers don’t know how to win at MSG. They blew another lead in … Continue reading →

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Warrior like mentality for Lindgren provides spark

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Derek

If you watch Ryan Lindgren play hockey, he does it with maximum effort. Few give what the 24-year old rugged defenseman does shift in and shift out. A former Bruins second round pick in 2016, the Burnsville, Minnesota native came … Continue reading →

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