RANGERS 3, COLUMBUS 2 It was not that long ago when the John Tortorella Marching and Chowder Society was touting his streaking Blue Jackets as a Stanley Cup Contender. That was before Tort’s team hit a wall — in hockey, commonly called a “Losing Streak” — and ever since, the Jackets have been bluer than […]
I remember Oct. 5, 2005 like it was yesterday. The Rangers — who had missed the postseason for seven consecutive seasons — were in Philadelphia to open their 2005-06 campaign against the Flyers. The Blueshirts had not played in 551 days due to the lockout which wiped out the 2004-05 season. It was Dave Maloney‘s […]
Greetings from Columbus where the Rangers are in town to play their Metropolitan Division rival Blue Jackets for the fourth time this season. The Jackets have won two of the three games the teams have played earlier this season.The clubs last met at the Garden on Jan. 31 and the Blueshirts spotted Columbus a six-spot […]
RANGERS 4, AVALANCHE 2 Any Rangers fan worthy of his or her Blue Shirt might see “Colorado” on the schedule and assume that another two points are in the bag. On the other hand, any coach worthy of his job will counter that not even an NHL bottom-feeder, such as the Avalanche, should be taken […]
BY: CHRIS BOYLE After the Rangers‘ exit from the 2015-16 NHL playoffs, there were concerns that the Cup window had closed. When you go “all in” by trading future draft picks and prospects for deadline acquisitions like Keith Yandle, Eric Staal and Martin St. Louis, you require impact performances from unexpected sources. The Rangers came up […]
