Tag Archives: Martin Necas

Defense Optional: Panarin’s Lapses Prove Costly in Rangers’ Loss to Avalanche

In their second straight loss on the road, the New York Rangers were guilty of some lackadaisical play that came back to bite them. The high-powered Colorado Avalanche took advantage of sloppy turnovers and poor coverage to win 6-3 over … Continue reading

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Sullivan’s Lines Resemble the Old Line Blender

As they enter the second quarter of the 2025-26 schedule, with Colorado the second stop on a three-game road swing that concludes in Utah on Saturday, the Rangers still remain unsettled with their lineup. Most of that has to do … Continue reading

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An Epic Conclusion to Memorable First Round for Stars and Jets

On consecutive nights this past weekend, an epic first round concluded with a pair of memorable deciding Game 7’s that’ll be fondly remembered by both the Stars and Jets. It was on Saturday night that the Stars and Avalanche squared … Continue reading

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Devils live down to worst-case expectations in Game 1 loss at Raleigh

If I didn’t know better I’d swear this was 2023…or 2006, or 2002. Whatever year you want to name where the Devils go down to Carolina to start a series and promptly look intimidated and not ready to play playoff … Continue reading

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Devils begin postseason this weekend with a cloud of uncertainty

In my recap of Devils-Canes playoff history I pretty well glossed over the most recent of the series, and the only one where a majority of the players were involved with – the second-round matchup two years ago. With good … Continue reading

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Rangers Turn Reilly Smith into Carson Soucy

The NHL Trade Deadline finally wrapped up a while ago. For the Rangers, they didn’t do too much in the grand scheme of things. Instead, team president and general manager Chris Drury made two separate moves to acquire the one … Continue reading

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Rangers Suffer Crushing Loss to Avalanche

For almost the entire third period, the Rangers did everything they could to come back and win against the Avalanche. Twice in a back-and-forth game, they rallied back from a pair of two-goal deficits to tie the score. After Artemi … Continue reading

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Canes’ Blockbuster with Avalanche for Rantanen Flips Script

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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Devils hit a mini crisis point as TV blackout hits local customers over the holiday

Now that the Devils are slumping, I feel moderately guilty for not blogging during the recent homestand, where the team looked like they were hitting all cylinders and even posting good performances at the Rock. Of course, as the home … Continue reading

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Panarin deserves to be called out for lackluster play

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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