Every once in a while, Henrik Lundqvist can remind you that he is not from this place. It was such a time Sunday following the Blueshirts’ pre-Winter Classic practice at Citi Field when the netminder wore a look of confusion on his face when asked if he’d gotten in any BP in the indoor cages […]
Read MoreAs Henrik Lundqvist explained, what hung in the balance was more than just the two points. There were memories at stake. Now, after a 3-2 overtime win over the Sabres in the 10th annual Winter Classic, outdoors at Citi Field on Monday afternoon, the Rangers and their franchise netminder get to keep their outdoor record […]
Read MoreThe Winter Classic no longer creates the national footprint it did when the NHL’s outdoor extravaganza was created 10 years ago. It no longer makes for appointment viewing. Fact is, the national TV audience that peaked at 2.5 million for the 2009 game at Wrigley Field between the Blackhawks and Red Wings before it was […]
Read MoreThis game was so important to Jesper Fast that he had it targeted on his calendar, just ahead of the schedule first assumed for the quadriceps injury he sustained Dec. 21. But Fast was able to rejoin his Rangers for their dramatic 3-2 overtime win Monday over the Sabres in the 10th annual Winter Classic […]
Read MoreTanner Fritz was just about to leave the rink in Bridgeport Monday when AHL coach Brent Thompson asked him to stop by his office. Thompson had some news to deliver to the 26-year-old forward: he was getting the call up to the Islanders. “I just had a weird jitter feeling in my stomach that I […]
Read MoreNow that all the pomp and circumstance has passed, now that the omnipresent documentary cameras have left, now that the focus is back indoors, the Rangers have work to do. A day later, the Blueshirts were still reveling somewhat in the glow of the Winter Classic, a terrifically staged drama that resulted in a 3-2 […]
Read MoreOn a day when Doug Weight said he wanted to see “some emotion and some fight” from his team when it fell behind — after a 5-8-2 December — the Islanders only sank deeper into their slump. They came back from one deficit but lacked any further punches in a 5-1 loss Tuesday night to […]
Read MoreIt was a move that Alain Vigneault called “subtle,” but one he hoped would pay big dividends. The Rangers coach made a slight adjustment to his lines at practice Tuesday, flipping Rick Nash and J.T. Miller on the top two units just one day after the Blueshirts beat the Sabres, 3-2 in overtime, during the […]
Read MoreST. LOUIS — Carter Hutton felt relaxed and in control. The Blues goalie stopped 24 shots through overtime and both attempts he faced in the shootout to help St. Louis to a 3-2 win Tuesday night over the Devils. “Some nights the (puck) looks like a BB and some nights it looks like a beach […]
Read MoreIt seems that in absence, Alain Vigneault’s heart grew fonder. The Rangers coach’s love for winger Jesper Fast somehow found a way to increase during his three-game absence because of a quadriceps injury, which ended when he unexpectedly returned Monday for the Winter Classic at Citi Field. Fast was supposed to miss two-to-three weeks with […]
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