It’s the first night of hockey after the Christmas break, and the Rangers and the Devils haven’t missed a beat in stirring up controversy along the Hudson. Yesterday, the Devils fired Pete DeBoer and replaced him with former Ottawa bench boss, Paul MacLean. Just kidding. It was announced today that Hall of Fame GM, Lou…
After two periods of poor, individualized, unenthusiastic play, the New York Rangers gathered themselves and played their best period of the young season. After a dreadful first period and a dismal second period, the Rangers were down 2 players after Chris Kreider and John Moore were both given game misconducts for Boarding and Elbowing…
The NHL’s version of Christmas morning has arrived! It’s time for the free agent frenzy to begin. All day, we will be keeping track of all of the latest signings or trades, and give analysis on each of the transactions. Be sure to keep checking back here all day. Happy Free Agent Frenzy Day (and…
After a tough Game 5 loss against the Los Angeles Kings in which the New York Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs, they now enter the offseason with a plethora of questions surrounding free agency and how they can make their team better for next year. With that in mind, the Rangers need a direction by…
In an incredible double overtime in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Los Angeles Kings have won their second Stanley Cup Finals in three years. Defenseman Alec Martinez scored the series-clinching goal, just as he had done in the Western Conference Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks. It was a hard fought series, where…
The New York Rangers are now down two games to the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup Final. Now coming home to New York, they have a chance at getting right back into the series here in front of the home crowd. Game 1, the Rangers showed the speed and ability to keep up…
Mr. Game 7 is now… Mr. Game 1? Just 4:36 into OT, King’s winger Justin Williams scored over Lundqvist’s shoulder, after a bad turnover by Dan Girardi. The Rangers opened the scoring in the first period, on a breakaway by Benoit Pouliot, then 1:42 late Carl Hagelin shorthanded. It would be all Kings from there.…
Midway through the third period of the Rangers’ 7-4 loss in game five, defensemen John Moore hit Canadiens’ forward Dale Weise in the head, after Weise dumped the puck into the offensive zone. Moore was given a game misconduct for the hit, and had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety Wednesday, in…
Just three minutes into Game 3, Kevin Klein started with the puck behind the Ranger’s net. He started the breakout passing to John Moore, who advanced it to Derek Stepan. Stepan corralled to puck, and advanced it up the boards to Chris Kreider, but instead of joing the attack, he was lying on the ice,…
Here we go. For the first time since 1979 the Montreal Canadiens will face off against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Rangers beat the Flyers and the Penguins in seven games a piece to reach this point while the Canadiens defeated the Lightning and the Bruins in their own respect.…
Power of the Puck 