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New York Rangers Notes

Rangers Vs. Red Wings: Miller Time

* What an astoundingly boring hockey game. For a Sunday matinee on NBC against two teams that had at least provided some excitement the last couple of times they’ve played each other, that was brutal. Even so, the Rangers were pretty thoroughly dominated in shots, scoring chances and expected goals.

Rangers Vs. Maple Leafs: The Buch Is Loose

* The Rangers were coming off a three-game losing streak that’s had everyone questioning everything. Alain Vigneault was at a loss to the media. Henrik Lundqvist was spitting fire after the games. Derek Stepan was talking about how embarrassing the Rangers’ effort was. It was a dark time, and to

Rangers Vs. Sabres: Where’s The Beef?

* Look, every team is going to have games like that. Every Stanley Cup winner throws up laughers, lays eggs and craps the bed. For Stanley Cup contenders, however, those moments are rarities on a landscape filled with gutsy wins, clutch performances and statement wins. I think we can all agree

Rangers Vs. Senators: Lucky Ducks (Character Win?)

* It is possible for the two segments in the headline to both be true. One can exist with the other, even though by their own very nature they seem to be polar opposites. On one hand the Rangers dug out of a two-goal hole twice, tied the game, killed off

Rangers Vs. Devils: Stepan Up At The Right Time

* That was a bizarre game in almost every sense of the word. The Rangers went through spells where they were easily the most dominant team on the ice, and then stretches where they were by far the worst. Overall the possession game was pretty evenly split between both sides, but,

Rangers Vs. Stars: Hank Drops The Mic

* That couldn’t have been a better return for Henrik Lundqvist. Expectations were manipulated to be sky high, and he somehow answered the call. I wrote about how Lundqvist doesn’t have a bar to reach for because he happens to be the bar, and that’s exactly what he

Rangers Vs. Blackhawks: Blueshirts Deserved Better

* One obligatory podcast note: The show will be at 9 p.m. tonight rather than 8. I have a work thing I have to go to because we don’t have enough money in the Patreon for me to buy that island yet. If you can’t catch it live