Tag Archives: Rangers

Even the wins are ugly

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Derek

By show of hands, how many people stayed up late to watch the game Thursday night in San Jose? Not everyone can due to their schedule. But quite a few including me waited for the late 10:37 PM puck drop … Continue reading →

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Rangers Miserable Road Tour Almost Complete

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Derek

After losing to the Avalanche and Kings with the latter leaving a all too familiar bad taste, the Rangers continued their miserable road tour last night with a third straight loss. This time, shots weren’t a problem. They had over … Continue reading →

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Rangers Week In Review: Inconsistency and Mediocrity leads to one conclusion

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Derek

Since my last post, the Rangers have played four games winning the first two and losing the last two. That included tonight’s latest fiasco at Staples Center against their kryptonite the LA Kings. A all too predictable and typical incomplete … Continue reading →

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With losing streak at three, desperate Blueshirts recall Peter Holland and send down Boo Nieves

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Derek

Much has been made of Alain Vigneault’s lineups during a up and down season. With the Rangers in a slump having dropped three in a row in bad fashion, he’s now desperate enough to turn to Peter Holland. Acquired from … Continue reading →

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Duclair dealt to Blackhawks

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Derek

File this one under former Blueshirts. Anthony Duclair finally got his wish. He was dealt to the Blackhawks earlier in a four player deal involving another one time Ranger Adam Clendening. Going to the Coyotes are Richard Panik and Laurent … Continue reading →

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One Win The King Deserved: Lundqvist stops 37 in Rangers 2-1 shootout win over Coyotes

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Derek

The last couple of times he went to a shootout, it hadn’t treated Henrik Lundqvist too kindly. The King made certain that didn’t happen again in a scintillating performance to carry the Rangers past the Coyotes 2-1 in Arizona. On … Continue reading →

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Game Preview: Rangers and Devils renew rivalry in a big game

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Derek

Since 2012, you can count on one hand how many important games the Rangers and Devils played. The Battle of Hudson Rivalry has been lacking for a while due to the Devils missing the playoffs every season since hockey legend … Continue reading →

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Rangers show grit in big 3-2 overtime win over Bruins

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Derek

Grit is something that hockey fans appreciate. The Rangers don’t have your classic guys in that department. They make up for it with heart and determination along with resiliency. In a back to back situation on short rest with a … Continue reading →

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Zuccarello leads the Rangers to important 5-2 win over listless Devils

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Derek

Maybe I should call out more players. In one of their better efforts, the Rangers rebounded from a tough loss Friday by soundly defeating the listless Devils 5-2 at The Garden. The win allowed them to improve to 16-11-2 with … Continue reading →

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Deeper Metro Division will likely get screwed by current playoff format

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Derek

By show of hands, how many people like the current playoff format? You won’t find me as one who agrees with it. The idea of reestablishing the old divisional playoffs for the first two rounds sounded good in theory. But … Continue reading →

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