All Entries Tagged With: "Daniel Girardi"
Full Team Effort Puts Rangers Over .500
The New York Rangers took on the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight in a game that both teams wanted to win for their respective reasons. The Rangers started the losing streak that Tampa is currently on; and the Rangers have an opportunity to win 2 in a row before heading up to Boston on Tuesday night. [...]
The Breakout: How The Devils Exploited The Rangers’ Defensive Woes
It’s no secret that, in the early goings of this shortened NHL season, the New York Rangers have looked slow, disorganized, and largely unthreatening. After finishing the 2011-12 regular season perched atop the Eastern Conference standings while allowing the fewest goals in the conference, the notoriously stingy Blueshirt defense has allowed 14 goals in 4 [...]
New York Rangers Report Card: Defensemen
One of the biggest parts of the New York Rangers great season was their defense. So far we have graded all of the forwards but now it’s time to look at the likes of Dan Girardi, Ryan McDonagh and company. Stu Bickel: Grade – B- Schoeller: Bickel started off hott (yes, it warrants 2 T’s), [...]
ECF Game 6 Preview: New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the New Jersey Devils tonight at Prudential Center (8:00 p.m.; TV: NBCSN; Radio: ESPN 98.7FM), in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final. The Blueshirts trail in the series, 3-2, following a 5-3 loss in Game 5 on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers enter tonight’s contest [...]
Criticizing Rangers Shot-Blocking Tendencies is Dead Wrong
I don’t know whether I should laugh or pound my head in frustration right now because apparently my opinions on hockey are inferior to those of Ken Campbell of The Hockey News (THN) fame. They (my opinions) must not be as strong as Campbell’s because he is being paid to express his while I am [...]
ECF Game 2 Preview: New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the New Jersey Devils tonight at Madison Square Garden (8:00 p.m.; TV: NBC Sports Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7FM), in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final. The Blueshirts opened up their third round series with a 3-0 win over the Devils in Game 1 on Monday at Madison [...]
Low Scoring Doesn’t Mean It’s Boring Hockey
What exactly is boring hockey? Because that’s what the Rangers have been playing, according to people everywhere. I’ve read it in the Canadian press. I’ve seen it on NBC. I’ve read it from the Caps and Devils writers. Devils fans have been saying the Rangers play the boring trap now, which is even more amusing. [...]
Officiating Is Killing Hockey But Stop Blaming It For Losses
It’s no secret the refereeing has been inconsistent at best throughout the playoffs. You don’t just see it with the Rangers, you see it in every game. One can argue it’s why we saw some of the nastiness in the first round of the playoffs. But something that has been driving me insane is how [...]
Postgame Interviews with Callahan, Girardi, Mitchell and Lundqvist After Win
… Ryan Callahan said what I was thinking, this isn’t your typical Rangers from the last few seasons. One loss does not snowball out of control and lead to long losing streaks. They have bounced back very quickly from a loss to take control of the next game. If the Rangers keep playing this way, [...]
Game Preview: New York Rangers vs Nashville Predators
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Nashville Predators tonight at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m.; TV: NBC Sports Network; Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio), in their third game in four days. The Blueshirts currently sit atop the Eastern Conference standings, and rank first in the league overall, with a record of 28-11-4 (60 pts). [...]
