Rarely are the things coming out of a player’s mouth as interesting as the things he does on the ice. But Josh Ho-Sang is nothing if not a rarity, a mix of sublime talent and introspective candidness that make the Islanders’ 21-year-old forward a magnetic force. He speaks of all the things he has learned […]
Read MoreSAN JOSE, Calif. — The Rangers, who signed college free agents Vinni Lettieri and Vince Pedrie this week, were among the clubs in the hunt for Union College’s Hobey Baker finalist Mike Vecchione, The Post has learned. While Lettieri and Pedrie are on their way to the AHL Hartford Wolf Pack on amateur tryouts before […]
Read MoreThe first instinct was to write 750 words about the Rangers in the wake of their playoff clinching 5-4 overtime defeat to the Sharks in San Jose on Tuesday that could have been titled, “Zed is Dead II—The Sequel.” And perhaps after the final five regular-season games and another four, five, six or seven tournament […]
Read MoreWhen Doug Weight first took over as interim head coach of the Islanders on Jan. 17, he brought with him a hopeful, if not wistful, optimism. Now, after his team clawed back into the playoff picture, then went through a lull of 3-5-1 that has them again on the outside looking in, the outlook is […]
Read MoreThere are still some decisions left for Alain Vigneault to make internally when figuring out the way he wants his Rangers lineup to look when the postseason starts in two weeks. Though rookie winger Jimmy Vesey is set to be a healthy scratch for Friday’s game against the Penguins at the Garden, he is still […]
Read MorePHILADELPHIA — The Flyers let loose on the Islanders in a wild opening period. Wayne Simmonds got his 30th goal of the season as Philadelphia scored five times in a fight-filled first period on the way to a 6-3 victory on Thursday night. Cal Clutterbuck, Jason Chimera and Andrew Ladd had the goals for the […]
Read MoreAfter all the preamble, it’s almost showtime for the Rangers. So consider the final five games of the regular season as the last dress rehearsals. Four of them are set to have Henrik Lundqvist in nets and a lot work awaiting the goaltender and his team in order to feel good going into the postseason. […]
Read MoreIn June of 1994, the Devils selected an 18-year-old native of the Czech Republic with the 51st overall pick in the NHL Draft. And after 1,240 NHL games, two Stanley Cups victories and just about every conceivable Devils’ team record later, Patrik Elias is finally hanging up his skates. Elias, who spent his entire career […]
Read MoreIt is the end of an era in Detroit. More so, this is the NHL and all its fans saying goodbye to a simpler way of thinking about the game, giving way to the inevitable rush of bigger business and a more sanitized and less personal way of doing things. The Red Wings’ streak ends […]
Read MoreThere were encouraging signs for the Rangers, the biggest one being how Henrik Lundqvist played in nets. But this was not the coveted 60-minute performance from the whole team, and with the playoffs right around the corner, the road remains littered with potholes, none larger than the ugly mark that still remains at home. The […]
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