All Entries Tagged With: "National Hockey League"
Why We All Hate Pierre McGuire
It happens to all of us while we watch the NHL playoffs, we want to sit there and enjoy the games. It’s the playoffs, any action no matter how insignificant it may seem can shift a game, or even an entire series. But we are all subjected to the constant blubbering and useless info being spouted [...]
Playoff Series Preview (3) Washington Capitals vs (6) New York Rangers
Let’s start with the series that we all are paying very close attention to. A look at the Capitals- The Capitals started this shortened season on a rough note as they sat at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, but dating back to March 21st the Capitals are 15-2-2. Alex Ovechkin has seem to have found his [...]
Evan’s Rangers Regular Season Ending Observations and Round One Prediction
The abbreviated 2012-2013 National Hockey League regular season has ended and the Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us. We here at NYRNation.net are glad you are along for the playoff ride. Check back here daily for constant updates on the New York Rangers as they try to get that awful taste of “1994” out of [...]
Rangers Need Derek Stepan To Continue Torrid April Pace Into The Playoffs
Earlier this year before the puck dropped for the start of the NHL season, fellow Ranger Nation writer Glen Miller put together a piece entitled “Derek Stepan Needs To Step Up This Season” that was about how the Rangers would need D-Step to continue to make strides as a player and cement himself as one [...]
Stepan Right Up
Before the season started I wrote a piece right here on Ranger Nation (which you can read by clicking here) arguing that for the Rangers to succeed and take full advantage of their two snipers (Nash and Gaborik) this season Derek Stepan was going to have to step up. My rationale was simple; I figured [...]
Six Outdoor Games: Another Positive Step for the National Hockey League
Before we get into the rumored announcement of the NHL conducting six outdoor games during the 2013-2014 season, I just wanted to say something about the horrific events of April 15th, 2013 in the city of Boston. As a fan of the New York sports teams, I have no love lost for the teams in [...]
Around The League: Penguins Acquire Jarome Iginla From Calgary Flames
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired former NHL All-Star Jarome Iginla from the Calgary Flames. The Flames will get forwards Kenneth Agostino and Ben Hanowski plus the Penguins first round draft pick in this year’s NHL Draft. Over the last few weeks the Penguins also acquired Brendan Morrow of the Dallas Stars and Douglas Murray of [...]
Chance of a Lifetime: Traveling with a Professional Hockey Team
Growing up in Bergen County in northern New Jersey, I became a hockey fan at an early age. When I was just 3 or 4, I was playing in the streets of Fair Lawn, NJ with my dad Louis, one winter day. I took a slap shot and my follow through broke his glasses. I [...]
Why We Are Rangers?
Whether you’re a lifelong fan of 40 years or a relative hockey/Rangers rookie we all have a that one common interest , the New York Rangers. However , why are we all Rangers ? Each fan has a background with this team that is unique and special to them. I would like to share mine [...]
Game Preview: New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers
TONIGHT’S GAME The Rangers will face-off against the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at Wells Fargo Center (7:30 p.m. — TV: MSG Network; Radio: Bloomberg Radio), to begin a three-game road trip. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings, and rank eighth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 15-13-3 (33 pts). The [...]
