New York Rangers News
Before I start, I would just like to give Laurie at Beyond the Blueshirts a stick salute for uncovering this story first. Now, onto my rambling. It seems like it is becoming a trend for potential New York Ranger free agents to look to the KHL for next season, as
New York Rangers Analysis
This is not the first Nikolai Zherdev rumor we have heard since the beginning of the offseason for the New York Rangers. In fact, just a month ago I posted an article revealing that general manager Glen Sather and Team Russia assistant coach Andrei Nazarov had met up in New
2009-10 In Review
What we liked: There is only one Sean Avery in the National Hockey League. He is very original in the way he plays the game and there is no one like him out there. I think that is why we learn to love Sean Avery and why he is our
New York Rangers Analysis
Season after season, the message from the New York Rangers’ front office is that their objective is to build the team around goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. Obviously when you have a superior netminder on your team, you want to form the roster so that he is comfortable. However, when you take
NHL News
When addressing the media earlier today, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stated that Citi Field, the current home of the New York Mets, is a serious consideration for holding the 2011 Winter Classic, reports Steve Zipay of Newsday. The Wilpon family, who owns the Mets, have been aggressive in trying to
NHL News
The National Hockey League announced their top three choices for this year's Calder Memorial Trophy earlier this afternoon. The Calder Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding player in his first year in the league over the course of the regular season. The nominees are forward Matt Duchene
New York Rangers Analysis
Now a week into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there have been many developing trends around the league so far. The underdogs are pulling ahead, many contests are going to overtime, and unlikely heroes are emerging. The most noticeable trend, though, has been the poor goaltending in net. Some of the
NHL News
The National Hockey League announced their top three choices for this year's Vezina Trophy earlier this afternoon. The Vezina Trophy is awarded to the best all around goaltender in the league over the course of the regular season. The nominees were Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres, Ilya
NHL News
This year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, through two games in some series and one game in others, have been full of early surprises. The top seeded teams have found themselves in early holes, the underdogs are showing that they are not going to be pushed around, and both of
New York Rangers News
As you may know, this past Wednesday I attended the EASports-Gillette Champions of Gaming event in New York City, where I would interview the one and only Wayne Gretzky for Blueshirt Banter. To give you a brief rundown of the event, it basically saw the best sports gamers from around
New York Rangers Analysis
John Tortorella coached his New York Rangers to a 38-33-11 record this season. However, there is much more than just the team’s record to look at when you talk about the hot-headed coach and his performance this year behind the bench. If there were hockey fans out there that
New York Rangers Pregame
It is all or nothing this afternoon at the Wachovia Center for the New York Rangers. They need a win and they need two points, because there is no back-up plan or safety net that is going to support them if they lose this game. They were faced with this