As of early Monday evening, all three local NHL teams were in the playoff picture, making for what could be an interesting hockey winter in the metropolitan area. But the Thanksgiving Rule that most teams in playoff position by the final Thursday in November are going to make it to the postseason might not apply […]
Read MoreIt’s days like these that put things in perspective for hockey players. More than the lavender tape on their sticks and the uniforms the Rangers are set to wear for warmups Tuesday night at the Garden before a game against the Panthers, it’s the message of Hockey Fights Cancer month that has hit indelibly close […]
Read MoreIt’s getting easier for the Islanders. With their second line playing like their first, the Islanders won for the seventh time in eight games, easily handling the Canucks 5-2 Tuesday night at Barclays Center. Coach Doug Weight wouldn’t call his offense explosive, but the emergence of the team’s second line of Mathew Barzal, Andrew Ladd […]
Read MoreThis hurt the Rangers, physically and emotionally. And how could it not, as they twice stormed back from three-goal deficits and had it all blow up in their faces during a 5-4 loss to the Panthers on Tuesday night at the Garden. Left in the wake of this torrid affair was first the sight of […]
Read MoreOnce Ryan McDonagh realized his play on the ice was being compromised by the muscle strain in his abdomen, and once the doctors realized it was getting worse and negatively affecting other parts of his body, the Rangers defenseman finally shut it down. But the captain is inching closer to a return, as he skated […]
Read MoreIt makes sense that Chris Kreider would have the best description of David Desharnais. “Can’t speak enough about the professionalism of David,” Kreider said on Tuesday night after Desharnais assisted on both of his goals, collecting three assists during the Rangers’ 5-4 loss to the Panthers at the Garden. Desharnais was supposed to be a […]
Read MoreBy virtue of their schedule, the Rangers and Henrik Lundqvist were afforded the opportunity to find their game, both collectively and individually. The stretch of 10 wins in 12 games that ended with Tuesday’s wild 5-4 loss to the Panthers were games all started by Lundqvist, and any early-season rumblings about the 35-year-old netminder being […]
Read MoreQuite a bit of the Rangers’ season is resting on the head of Mika Zibanejad. The team announced Thursday their first-line center is suffering from a delayed onset of concussion symptoms and is going through the league protocol, which is set to keep him out indefinitely. Already sparse down the middle, the Rangers are now […]
Read MoreThis was a declaration from Devils general manager Ray Shero saying that he is not content to just ease his way through a rebuild. Instead, Shero is being proactive about improving his team, which has surprised by being near the top of the Metropolitan Division standings since the season started. So Shero traded away a […]
Read MoreIt wasn’t easy for Ryan McDonagh to sit on the side and watch. But now the Rangers captain is feeling better, and seems ready to return for Friday night’s Garden match against the Hurricanes after a four-game absence because of an abdominal strain. “Whether it’s a short time away from the team when you’re not […]
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