Tag Archives: Kaapo Kakko

Eye Raising Quotes on bad loss to Devils

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Derek

If the 5-2 loss the Rangers suffered to the Hudson rival Devils weren’t bad enough on Tuesday night, so too were the eye raising quotes that came from Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad during the Zoom Conference. If it’s true … Continue reading →

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Rangers to face returning Devils without Panarin and Miller

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Derek

There are two storylines for tonight’s second installment of the Battle Of Hudson. The first one is that it’s the first time the Devils will play in February due a COVID-19 outbreak. Their last game came on Jan. 31 when … Continue reading →

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Inept offense problematic for Blueshirts in a throwback rivalry fight filled game, Lose 1-0 to tough Bruins

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Derek

Pavel Buchnevich fights Jeremy Lauzon during a heated second period. Getty Images This is the closest the Rangers came to scoring against Jaro Halak in another tough loss. Kaapo Kakko had the best chance when he was in on a … Continue reading →

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Without Panarin, now is the time to find out about Lafreniere

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Derek

When the Rangers skate against the Bruins tonight at MSG for the second time in three days, they’ll be without star forward Artemi Panarin. The left wing suffered a lower-body injury when he got tangled up with Chris Wagner in … Continue reading →

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Varlamov shuts the door again on Rangers in a defensive battle, Islanders win playoff caliber game

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Derek

One mistake was all it took for the Rangers to lose a hard fought game to the Islanders. Unfortunately, they made a pair in the final part to get shutout 2-0 by Semyon Varlamov. He’s now posted two shutouts in … Continue reading →

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Shestyorkin gets third straight start versus Islanders

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Derek

After getting the weekend off due to the Devils battling COVID-19, the Rangers return to action tonight to face the Islanders. It’ll be the third installment of the Battle Of New York at MSG. They split the first two at … Continue reading →

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Bitetto’s rare goal highlights Rangers’ win over Capitals

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Derek

"It was magical." Anthony Bitetto on his first @NYRangers goal: pic.twitter.com/QYJKwosdv0 — Rangers on MSG (@RangersMSGN) February 5, 2021 When he got the call on Monday, Island Park native Anthony Bitetto couldn’t have been more excited. The defensive defenseman had … Continue reading →

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Kakko set to return and Hajek gets his chance on birthday

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Derek

Tonight, the Rangers return to action when the Capitals visit The Garden. It’s the first of eight match-ups against one of the division’s best teams. Coming off Monday’s 3-1 comeback win over the Penguins, it’ll be a good litmus test … Continue reading →

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Rangers confirm DeAngelo played final game, Kakko added to COVID-19 Protocol list

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Derek

In about as truthful a press conference as they could have, the Rangers have moved on without Tony DeAngelo. Both Team President John Davidson and General Manager Jeff Gorton confirmed that the troubled player has played his final game for … Continue reading →

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The truth about DeAngelo/Georgiev altercation, Quinn on the clock, Bitetto could debut tonight if game is played

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Derek

There have been so many stories regarding the Tony DeAngelo and Alex Georgiev dust up that occurred following the Rangers’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins on Saturday night. Many of the allegations have been proven false. Defenseman K’Andre Miller’s … Continue reading →

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