All Entries Tagged With: "jennifer connic"
NHL Lockout: Hire a Mediator and Maybe I’ll Care
It’s a rollercoaster ride watching social media as fans react to the latest news on the lockout. Take this week alone: The owners proposed a 50-50 split. The players make a counterproposal. Talks break down again. Fans are optimistic, but as the news unfolds slowly over a few days they dip into anger and frustration [...]
The Avery Effect: How One Player Rose and Fell and Divided Rangers Fans
In case you didn’t know already, Sean Avery is retiring from hockey. Because he didn’t say it a few months ago. And it hadn’t been repeated since then. But he felt it necessary to repeat it on Q104 on Thursday morning to make it “official.” Because saying it at least twice before wasn’t making it “official” [...]
CBA Thoughts: Don’t Assume The Fans Will Return and a Recovery Will Be Easy
After the NHL locked out the 2004-05 season, a few friends decided they wouldn’t go to another NHL game. They only went to minor league hockey games and mostly ignored the NHL. Over time, though, they returned to the game. I’ve made the argument the NHL would lose a slew of fans if there’s another [...]
Five Ways Rangers Fans Can Make August Not Boring
June and early July are the most exciting times of the summer for hockey fans. The Stanley Cup is awarded, the awards are handed out, the draft happens and then free agency is upon us. Ranger fans got their excitement when Rick Nash was traded to New York late in July. But August? It’s the [...]
Should The Olympic Hockey Tournament Change Its Format?
The Olympics have been on everyone’s mind lately, and two things made me start thinking about the hockey tournament that we won’t have for another two years. First was Michael Phelps’ record for OIympic medals. The second was a mention of the Miracle on Ice. Hockey players will never earn as many medals as a [...]
Rangers Notes: Patience is Important; Got to Give to Get; Don’t be Fooled by Fake News
The Rangers have needs this summer — one specific need, really. They need scoring. It was a struggle at times for the Rangers to score during the playoffs, and you can’t count on Henrik Lundqvist to shut out the other team every game. He is human, after all. But so far the Rangers haven’t signed [...]
Steve Chernoski: A Devils Fan’s Perspective on the State of Hockey in New Jersey
Introduction by Jennifer Connic of Ranger Nation: I know plenty of Devils fans in New Jersey since I live and work here. Believe it or not, there are quite a few who are knowledgeable, and it’s fun to debate with them. Steve Chernoski is one of those fans (who I’ve known in a variety of [...]
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. [...]
Rangers Fans, Time to Brush Up on Your Trash Talking Skills
I’ve been (not so) secretly rooting for a Rangers-Devils playoff series since the opening round. A Rangers-Devils series would be pretty beneficial for me at work, but as a fan I know it would have all the drama and, more importantly, fun we want from any playoff series. And that’s what we’re going to get. [...]
Notes: Stop the Blame Game; Ovechkin; More on MacLean
The blame game has been plaguing the Rangers for weeks now, if not the entire season if not belong. No, it’s not the team itself that’s blaming anyone. It’s the fans. When the puck crosses the goal line, everyone starts looking for who was at fault for allowing it. It was Michael Del Zotto’s fault [...]
