Here is a little fact those in pro sports don’t like to admit publicly and the leagues don’t want you to hear: Winning championships takes a considerable amount of luck. And now, for the first time in a long time, it seems like the Rangers have it on their side. First is the matchups. The Blueshirts […]
Read MoreIf this represents Dan Girardi’s Last Stand as a Ranger, then it could be something special to remember this special player by if, as seems likely, he is elsewhere next season. For the soon-to-be 33-year-old defenseman, who is coming off consecutive seasons diminished by a series of injuries, staged his own revival during the first-round […]
Read MoreThere was no runaround here, no pretending that the storyline between the Rangers and Senators going into their second-round playoff series is not one also acutely punctuated by the offseason trade that sent Broadway favorite Derick Brassard up to Ottawa in a deal that brought back the younger and less-expensive Mika Zibanejad. It was so […]
Read MoreRick Nash, the Rangers’ most important forward, missed practice on Tuesday as a precaution, kept off the ice for a third straight day for what the team called “maintenance.” The Blueshirts had Sunday and Monday off following their first-round defeat of the Canadiens, which ended with a Game 6 triumph at the Garden on Saturday. […]
Read MoreThe hype over Senators captain Erik Karlsson has reached staggering heights, and not even Rangers coach Alain Vigneault was left untouched. As the Rangers and Senators prepare for Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Thursday in Ottawa, Vigneault was asked to compare Karlsson with his own captain and fellow defenseman, Ryan McDonagh. When faced […]
Read MoreThe Rangers spent the first round of the playoffs not only hitting back against the Canadiens, but hitting first; not only responding to the Habs’ physical game, but initiating physical play. It was a sight to behold for generations of Rangerstown dwellers who have become accustomed to talented teams turning the other cheek to physically […]
Read MoreBrady Skjei goes into the corner with The Post’s Steve Serby to talk about Rangers-Senators, life as a rookie, and more: Q: What do you like best about this team? A: I think our speed and skill. When we’re putting our speed on display, that’s when I think we’re at our best. We aren’t the […]
Read MoreOTTAWA — It’s funny how when a team is an underdog, the players and coaches never hesitate to bring it up, and when a team is a favorite, they brush it off as if it means nothing. At least, that’s the way the Rangers are approaching this flip of the script, going from slight underdogs […]
Read MoreOTTAWA — Alain Vigneault grew up in Gatineau, Quebec, just across the river from Ottawa. He got his first coaching gig in the NHL as an assistant with the Senators. His mother and father, ages 82 and 84, respectively, still live in town. But when Vigneault takes his Rangers into the Canadian Tire Centre for […]
Read MoreOTTAWA — It was easy for J.T. Miller to remember what he felt like before Game 1 of the Rangers’ first-round series against the Canadiens, and it wasn’t great. “I was kind of so excited the first game to go do something I kind of was more passive, and I wanted it to happen more […]
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