New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers have been in a scoring drought for most of 2011, failing to score more than 2 goals in a whopping 18 of the 24 games for the calendar year. Some have blamed the disappearance of Marian Gaborik. Others have blamed the lack of high-scoring talent. I&
New York Rangers Analysis
Editors Note: Kaberle came off the market today, to the Bruins for Joe Colborne, Boston's 1st rounder, and a conditional pick. Use this thread to discuss that trade as well. Rumors are abound stating GM Glen Sather is looking to upgrade the back end of the defense. There
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers completed January with a shaky 7-6-1 record, with 3 wins coming via the shootout and another off the stick of Mats Zuccarello in overtime. Ok, so it was really 4 wins coming off the stick of Mats Zuccarello. In total, the Rangers played a total of
New York Rangers News
In a news event completely out of left field, the New York Rangers have suffered a tremendous blow to their roster, losing leading scorer Brandon Dubinsky. Per Kevin Allen's tweet: @kausatoday Kevin Allen Rangers leading scorer Brandon Dubinsky has a stress fracture in the fibula in his left
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers just completed a 8-3-1 month, allowing only 2 goals or less in half of the efforts. As on should expect, the Rangers' controlled the scoring chances for most of the month, finishing +25 at even strength, and +32 overall. This marked the first of the
New York Rangers Analysis
Goals Versus Salary (GVS), contrary to how it reads, is not simply taking a players cap hit and dividing it by the number of goals he's scored. Instead, GVS is one of the dreaded "advanced stats." GVS uses the all-encompassing the Goals Versus Threshold metric (explained
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers were outchanced 26-15 this game, a stark difference from the first game, which was much more even. The primary problem that arose for the Rangers was the tremendous depth that exists along the front line of the Philadelphia Flyers. Each Flyers' line found a matchup
New York Rangers Analysis
To take a break from the scoring chances for a couple of days, instead I want revisit a topic I looked at over the summer. Refreshing the memory a bit, in August I looked at the amazing consistency of NHL players to get shots on goal at even strength. What
New York Rangers Analysis
The final scores for the two games were vastly different, but the scoring chances were quite similar. In five of the six periods, the New York Rangers held the New York Islanders to 3 or fewer chances, and two or fewer at even strength. Credit the solid defensive effort, or
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers' brutal November schedule of 16 games in 29 nights is now behind us, so just as I did in October, I've tallied all the 'fancy' counting stats and summarized them for November. Before we go any further, here is a refresher
New York Rangers Analysis
Unlike the first game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the New York Rangers actually came out ahead in the first period, outchancing the Penguins 5-3, but losing 1-0 thanks to the terrible turnover by Ruslan Fedotenko. The second period, however, more closely resembled what we saw the first time around, with
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers came out of the gate incredibly slow, allowing the Florida Panthers to register the first four scoring chances of the game, including a ringing post off the stick of Shawn Matthias. After taking a 4 minute penalty, Sean Avery jumped out of the box, took a