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Devils’ season ends once again in Raleigh, fittingly in excruciating fashion

Posted on April 30, 2025 by hasan4978

Never has such an inevitable result been more annoying, other than I suppose the 2008 playoffs where we lost in five games to a Ranger team we couldn’t even beat in open play during eight games of the regular season … Continue reading →

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Rangers’ Season Finally Goes Up in Flames

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Derek

The Rangers are officially eliminated from the playoffs. The Hurricanes ended the season by thumping the dysfunctional Rangers who became unwatchable a year after winning the Presidents’ Trophy. Continue reading →

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Canes’ Blockbuster with Avalanche for Rantanen Flips Script

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Derek

On Friday night, the Avalanche and Hurricanes made a blockbuster trade involving Mikko Rantanen and Martin Necas as the main players getting moved. In a stunning trade that first was broken by Frank Seravalli, the Hurricanes and Avalanche made a … Continue reading →

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Panarin deserves to be called out for lackluster play

Posted on December 23, 2024 by Derek

In a game that they trailed by a goal thanks to the splendid work of Igor Shesterkin, the Rangers had a chance to start the third period with 1:39 remaining on a crucial power play. After getting stopped on a … Continue reading →

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Laviolette’s trust paid off to get Rangers here

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Derek

When they broke camp last September, the Rangers had a different mindset going into the season. A big reason for that is head coach Peter Laviolette. His experience behind the bench has made a big difference. Unlike his predecessor, who … Continue reading →

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Rangers Come Back to Stun Hurricanes: Kreider’s natural hat trick in third period sends Blueshirts to Eastern Conference Finals

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Derek

It didn’t look good after two periods. Facing the prospect of a Game 7 after leading the series three games to none, the Rangers stood up to the pressure by rallying for a stirring 5-3 comeback win to stun the … Continue reading →

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Laviolette remains quiet about tonight’s lineup, double shift Lafreniere

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Derek

At practice yesterday, the Rangers prepared for Game 6. Tonight, they’ll have a third opportunity to close out the Hurricanes. They’ll have to get it done in enemy territory. Coach Peter Laviolette hinted at some possible lineup changes. One could … Continue reading →

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Extra day to prepare for Game 6 should help Blueshirts

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Derek

What happened in the third period last night happened. It’s over and done with. There’s nothing the Rangers can do about how putrid they were in giving up four consecutive goals to the Hurricanes in a 4-1 loss to drop … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes’ third period Storm Surge stuns Rangers to force Game 6

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Derek

For two periods, it looked like one team would advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. If we’re being honest, the Rangers were fortunate to be up 1-0 on the Hurricanes after the second period. What happened in the third period … Continue reading →

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Trocheck Wins it in Double Overtime! Shesterkin makes 54 saves in Rangers’ 4-3 win over Hurricanes

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Derek

For over 87 minutes, nothing separated the Rangers and the Hurricanes on the scoreboard. It took until 7:24 of the fifth period for a hard fought Game 2 to be decided. Vincent Trocheck’s power-play goal at 87:24 gave the Rangers … Continue reading →

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