13
Apr
2010
25
Mar
2010
Rangers 4 Devils 3 (SO)
In another must-win situation for the Blueshirts (let’s face it, every game is must-win from here on out), Henrik Lundqvist had one of his best performances of the season and “Captain Clutch” Chris Drury scored what might have been his biggest goal as a member of the Rangers, leading the team to a huge come [...]
19
Mar
2010
Blues 4 Rangers 3
The Rangers missed another golden opportunity to gain ground on the eighth place Boston Bruins as they lost a heartbreaker to the visiting St. Louis Blues 4-3 at the Garden. St. Louis’ Paul Kariya scored his 400th career goal to give the Blues the victory in a contest where the Rangers just couldn’t find a [...]
4
Mar
2010
Slats Stands Pat
On one of the most anti-climactic deadline days in recent memory, Rangers GM Glen Sather decided, surprisingly, not to jump into the fray and only pulled off two minor transactions before today’s league imposed 3 PM cutoff. Sather added the veteran depth defenseman they had lacked since the start of the season when they acquired [...]
2
Mar
2010
Rangers 4 Senators 1
The Rangers began their post Olympic push for the playoffs, minus injured stars Marian Gaborik and Michael Del Zotto, by disposing of the Ottawa Senators 4-1 at Scotia Bank Place tonight. After falling behind 1-0, the Blueshirts roared back with a 4 goal second period keyed by Ryan Callahan, who scored twice. Henrik Lundqvist was [...]
28
Feb
2010
Practice Notes: Del Zotto and Hank Return, Auld Speaks
Michael Del Zotto returned to practice today for the first time since February 12th when he was injured as Evgeni Malkin’s skate sliced through his jersey and lacerated his chest. He had the 50 stitches that were used to close the wound removed about 20 minutes prior to practice and then stayed after practice for [...]
31
Jan
2010
This Is NOT a Jokinen
TSN Canada is reporting that the Rangers are close to announcing a deal that would send forwards Ales Kotalik and Christopher Higgins to the Calgary Flames for C Olli Jokinen and F Brandon Prust. Jokinen, 31, has 11 goals and 24 assists in 55 games with the Flames this season. He is in the final [...]
24
Jan
2010
Canadiens 6 Rangers 0
The Rangers were shut out for the second straight game and Henrik Lundqvist was pulled after surrendering 4 goals as the Canadiens hammered the Blueshirts 6-0 in Montreal. John Tortorella doesn’t have much to say to the media after watching his team get embarrased by the Canadiens Saturday night. This team obviously has some problems [...]
19
Jan
2010
New Blood?
The biggest problem for the Rangers this season has been creating offense beyond the scoring of Marian Gaborik. The team showed a flash of getting past this last game as they exploded for six goals against the Canadiens. It would be way premature to think that the club’s season long scoring woes have been solved [...]
17
Dec
2009
The Tipping Point
This is it. The lowest point for a franchise that has seen many of them since they finally reached the pinnacle of their sport back in 1994. The Rangers have now become the NHL’s most watched prime time soap opera. The intriguing characters in this amateur disaster epic are plentiful. A GM whose glory days [...]