Tag Archives: Rickard Rakell

Rangers Place Soucy on Injured Reserve

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Derek

During Saturday night’s 6-1 victory over the Penguins, Rangers defenseman Carson Soucy was injured early in the second period on a play involving Rickard Rakell. With 16:22 left in the period, Soucy missed on a hit on Rakell, who just … Continue reading →

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A Season Opener Dud For Rangers

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Derek

If last night was any indication, it explains why my expectations were realistic going into the season. It was a season opener dud for the Rangers, who were shut out 3-0 by the Penguins at the World’s Most Expensive Arena. … Continue reading →

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Heartless Effort Sums up Rangers in Humiliating loss to Pens without Crosby

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Derek

In what amounted to a heartless effort, the Rangers managed to achieve a new low in what’s been a tire fire of a season. Facing the Penguins without Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin, they lost 3-2 at Madison Square Garden … Continue reading →

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HARD HITS: Retirements of Bergeron, Krejci impact Bruins, The Metro Division continues to improve, Pens’ addition of Karlsson should make it tougher

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Derek

In the dog days of summer, news isn’t as busy for hockey. However, with the recent retirements of Bruins’ legends Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, there’s a big opportunity for some teams who missed the playoffs last season. Boston subtracted … Continue reading →

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Pieces falling into place for surging Blueshirts

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Derek

This past week was a good one for the Rangers. They took seven out of eight points against a pair of division rivals. In doing so, they pulled within five points of the second place, Devils who lost 4-2 yesterday. … Continue reading →

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Successful weekend for Rangers didn’t come without some level of concern

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Derek

How do you measure success? If you’re supposed to be a serious playoff contender like the Rangers are, you expect to play a more consistent brand of hockey. Instead, there are still more questions than answers after a successful weekend … Continue reading →

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Crosby’s goal holds up for Pens to end Rangers’ winning streak at seven, Kreider scores twice, Special Teams the difference in tough one-goal loss

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Derek

Sometimes, it isn’t a question of effort. It was there for the Rangers, who outplayed the Penguins for large stretches in their first meeting since a memorable first round series. Ultimately, it came down to special teams. The Pens were … Continue reading →

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Chytil good to go against Penguins

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Derek

The Rangers got good news earlier today. Filip Chytil declared himself ready to go for tonight’s big game against the old Patrick Division rival Penguins. #NYR Filip Chytil says he’s good to go and will play tonight vs. Penguins — … Continue reading →

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The excitement of free agent frenzy begins Wednesday, Avalanche lock up Nichushkin, Malkin stays, Gaudreau leaving, Rangers likely to lose Copp and Strome, qualify Kakko

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Derek

As we draw closer to midnight before July 13th, there will continue to be many discussions on potential available players who could hit the market on Wednesday. The free agent frenzy officially begins tomorrow afternoon. With that in mind, it’s … Continue reading →

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Seventh Heaven! Gutsy Rangers come back to stun Penguins 4-3 in overtime, Zibanejad ties it and Panarin wins the series, Shesterkin saves his best for last, Meet Hurricanes in Second Round

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Derek

Improbable. Unthinkable. Incredible. Exhilarating. High Anxiety. That’s what comes to mind after a dramatic conclusion to a great series. In what amounted to a gutsy performance, the Never Say Die Rangers found a way to come back and stun the … Continue reading →

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