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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
Posted in Column, NYRangers
Tagged Adam Edstrom, Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin, Avalanche, Braden Schneider, Brock Nelson, Cale Makar, Column, Igor Shesterkin, J.T. Miller, Martin Necas, Mika Zibanejad, Mike Sullivan, Nathan MacKinnon, Rangers, Sam Carrick, Scott Wedgewood, Vincent Trocheck, Vladislav Gavrikov, Will Cuylle
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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
Posted in Column, NYRangers
Tagged Adam Edstrom, Adam Fox, Alexis Lafreniere, Artemi Panarin, Artturi Lehkonen, Braden Schneider, Cale Makar, Column, Conor Sheary, Gerard Gallant, Igor Shesterkin, J.T. Miller, Jonny Brodzinski, Juuso Parssinen, Mackenzie Blackwood, Martin Necas, Matthew Robertson, Mika Zibanejad, Mike Sullivan, Nathan MacKinnon, Noah Laba, Rangers, Scott Morrow, Scott Wedgewood, Tom Renney, Urho Vaakanainen, Val Nichushkin, Victor Olofsson, Vincent Trocheck, Will Borgen, Will Cuylle
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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
Posted in NHL Playoffs
Tagged Adam Lowry, Avalanche, Blues, Cale Makar, Cole Perfetti, Colton Parayko, Connor Hellebuyck, Gabriel Landeskog, Hurricanes, Jack Drury, Jets, Jordan Binnington, Jordan Kyrou, Kyle Connor, Logan Stankoven, Mackenzie Blackwood, Martin Necas, Mathieu Joseph, Matt Duchene, Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, Neal Pionk, Nik Ehlers, Pavel Buchnevich, Radek Faksa, Robert Thomas, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Stars, Thomas Harley, Vladislav Namestnikov, Wyatt Johnston
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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
Posted in Devils
Tagged Andrei Svechnikov, Brendan Dillon, Brian Dumoulin, Cody Glass, Freddie Andersen, Jack Hughes, Jacob Markstrom, Jacques Lemaire, Jalen Chatfield, Jesper Bratt, Jonas Siegenthaler, Logan Stankoven, Luke Hughes, Martin Necas, Mikko Rantanen, Nico Hischier, Petr Sykora, Sheldon Keefe, Taylor Hall, Tom Fitzgerald, William Carrier
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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
Posted in Devils, NHL Playoffs
Tagged Akira Schmid, Andrei Svechnikov, Brendan Dillon, Brett Pesce, Brian Dumoulin, Dawson Mercer, Dougie Hamilton, Erik Haula, Freddie Andersen, Jacob Markstrom, Jake Allen, Jesper Bratt, Logan Stankoven, Luke Hughes, Martin Necas, Mikko Rantanen, Nico Hischier, Ondrej Palat, Rod Brind'Amour, Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Shayne Gostisbehere, Sheldon Keefe, Stefan Noesen, Taylor Hall, Timo Meier
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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
Posted in Column, NYRangers
Tagged Adam Fox, Avalanche, Braden Schneider, Brennan Othmann, Brett Berard, Brian Dumoulin, Calvin de Haan, Canucks, Carson Soucy, Chris Drury, Chris Kreider, Cody Glass, Daniel Sprong, Devils, Dougie Hamilton, Golden Knights, Hurricanes, Jack Drury, Jack Eichel, Jack Hughes, Jake Guentzel, Jonas Siegenthaler, Jonathan Kovacevic, K'Andre Miller, Logan Stankoven, Martin Necas, Mikko Rantanen, Rangers, Reilly Smith, Stars, Tom Fitzgerald, Trade Deadline, Urho Vaakanainen, Will Borgen, Zac Jones
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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
Posted in Column, NYRangers
Tagged Adam Edstrom, Adam Fox, Alexis Lafreniere, Artemi Panarin, Arthur Kaliyev, Artturi Lehkonen, Avalanche, Cale Makar, Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil, Igor Shesterkin, Jack Drury, K’Andre Miller, Keaton Middleton, Mackenzie Blackwood, Martin Necas, Matt Rempe, Mika Zibanejad, Miles Wood, Nathan MacKinnon, Peter Laviolette, Rangers, Reilly Smith, Sam Carrick, Vincent Trocheck, Will Borgen, Will Cuylle
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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
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
Posted in Devils
Tagged Jacob Markstrom, Jake Allen, Martin Brodeur, Martin Necas, Sheldon Keefe, Sidney Crosby, Timo Meier
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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
Posted in Column, NYRangers
Tagged Adam Edstrom, Adam Fox, Alexis Lafreniere, Artemi Panarin, Brett Berard, Chad Ruhwedel, Column, Erho Vaakanainen, Filip Chytil, Hurricanes, Igor Shesterkin, Jaccob Slavin, Jack Roslovic, Jimmy Vesey, Jordan Staal, Martin Necas, Mika Zibanejad, Peter Laviolette, Pyotr Kochetkov, Rangers, Reilly Smith, Sam Carrick, Sebastian Aho, Vincent Trocheck, Will Borgen, Will Cuylle, William Carrier
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