Rink Rap | A New York Rangers Podcast from Forever Blueshirts

Jim Cerny takes Rink Rap on the road to Mustang Harry’s, steps from Madison Square Garden, on Veterans Day. The Rangers are in Calgary for game three of a four-game trip, and Jim starts with the one game they lost in their last five.He explains why the 60 minutes in Edmonton might be the team’s best of the past two weeks, even with Dylan Garand’s early turnover to Connor McDavid. He also covers what to watch against Calgary, including a league-best penalty kill facing a good Flames power play, and Brennan Othmann’s first game against the Rangers.The center spot gets most of the attention. Joe Veleno is out until at least mid-January, Cole Beaudoin is hurt in Hartford, and the trade of Vincent Trocheck left almost no depth behind it. Jim explains why Gawdin got the call over Greentree, who leads AHL rookies with eight goals and the AHL with seven power-play goals.Ted Calamaris joins for a long conversation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Rangers beat the Blues 3-1 on Tuesday and are back in third place in the Metropolitan Division. That matters because teams in a playoff spot on U.S. Thanksgiving have made the Stanley Cup Playoffs about 75 percent of the time in the salary cap era. Jim Cerny explains why he sees the Rangers as a little better than .500 but not a Cup contender, especially without Igor Shesterkin. He covers how the Devils changed the Metro race by landing Connor Hellebuyck, and why the Rangers still can't win a game after allowing the first goal. He also breaks down Mike Sullivan's decision to move Will Cuylle to center, the young fourth line of Noah Laba, Matt Rempe and Jaroslav Chmelar, and Scott Morrow's return to the lineup. Also in this episode: why J.T. Miller is playing well but fits best as a third-line center on a contender, Connor McDavid's pace toward 200 points, Nikita Kucherov's trade request, and the schedule ahead. That means the Flyers on Thursday, then a four-game western trip through Seattle, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. Joonas Korpisalo is close to returning, which sets up a goalie question with Dylan Garand. Chapters: 0:00 Welcome 0:37 The Thanksgiving rule 1:27 Where the Rangers stand in the Metro 4:15 Carolina and the path to a top-three finish 6:58 How Connor Hellebuyck changes the Devils 9:29 Washington, the Islanders, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia 11:27 No wins after allowing the first goal 15:23 Flyers preview and the must-win case 19:22 Why the Blues win mattered 21:19 Sullivan puts Will Cuylle at center 27:35 The young fourth line 30:07 Scott Morrow 31:54 J.T. Miller: two things can be true 38:00 Connor McDavid and the 200-point question 41:45 Nikita Kucherov's trade request 42:44 The week ahead and the western road trip 45:55 Korpisalo's return and the goalie picture 46:24 Closing thoughts and next week Rink Rap is the New York Rangers podcast from Forever Blueshirts. More Rangers coverage: https://www.foreverblueshirts.com Forever Blueshirts on X: https://x.com/4EverBlueshirts Jim Cerny on X: https://x.com/Jim_Cerny Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jim Cerny sits down with Marty Biron, the former NHL goalie and broadcaster, during the Rangers’ five-day break. The Rangers are without Igor Shesterkin for the rest of the season, so the conversation covers whether Dylan Garand and Joonas Korpisalo can keep the team afloat, what a goalie trade could look like around the holidays and why Biron wasn’t thrilled with the James Reimer start.Biron and Jim also get into the bigger picture: the Rangers’ expected goals numbers, the finishing problem, and what the team needs from its power play and top forwards. Biron makes the case that Connor Hellebuyck joining the New Jersey Devils shifts the Metropolitan Division more than Shesterkin’s injury does.Along the way, Biron tells the Henrik Lundqvist story from Sweden, rants about the league taking his double-zero number, and talks Devin Cooley, Jacob Fowler and the best goalies on Canadian teams.Key talking pointsRangers’ playoff outlook without ShesterkinGarand’s workload and Korpisalo’s returnPossible trade targets, including MontembeaultWhy the Reimer start was a head-scratcherExpected goals against, finishing and the power playHellebuyck and the DevilsCooley, Fowler and the top goalies on Canadian teamsChapters:00:00 Rangers hit a five-day break 00:50 Marty Biron joins as the “king of goaltending” 01:05 Two kings in Sweden: the Lundqvist bus tour story 01:54 Jim’s Stockholm lunch run-in with Hank’s fans 03:47 Why Marty could never be an EBUG 05:51 Marty’s double-zero rant 07:28 John Davidson’s year in double zero 08:40 How Marty ended up wearing No. 43 11:19 Rangers fans split on life after Shesterkin 12:20 Can the Rangers make the playoffs without Igor? 12:48 Lucky they didn’t lose Garand on waivers 14:07 Why this is an opportunity for Garand 14:44 Rangers could shop for a goalie by the holidays 15:23 Trade options: Gibson, Bennington, Montembeault 16:21 Montreal’s goalie logjam 17:07 Garand’s small sample size and the waiver risk 18:42 Garand’s long-term upside 19:35 Everything hinges on Korpisalo 21:12 Nine straight starts: the mental toll on Garand 22:16 Marty on stepping in for an injured Hasek 23:52 Why pulling Reimer after one period made no sense 27:49 Chicken or egg: the goalies or the defense? 29:55 Rangers rank 26th in expected goals against 31:45 The top-15 standard they need to hit 32:12 Should the Rangers worry about trailing after one period? 33:00 Plenty of chances, not enough finishing 33:42 Miller, Dorofeyev and Zibanejad need to deliver 34:29 The perfect storm 35:28 The power play as the X factor 36:32 Shesterkin’s knee and next season’s outlook 38:38 Hellebuyck or Shesterkin: what moves the Metro more? 40:30 Devils defend well but couldn’t stop the puck going in 41:39 Marty on the Devils as contenders 41:58 Devin Cooley and the Flames’ goalie turnaround 43:30 Marty’s top five goalies on Canadian teams 45:12 The Maple Leafs and the defensive concept problem 46:20 Marty on Mike Babcock and the Oilers 47:41 Rangers host Oilers Sunday, plus Jets banter 48:15 Wrap-up Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rangers prospects and the Hartford Wolf Pack take center stage as AHL.com’s Patrick Williams joins Jim Cerny on Rink Rap.In this episode:• Hartford’s new head coach Jay Leach and the early-season direction• Which Rangers prospects are standing out in the AHL (and who still has work to do)• The goaltending situation, including Callum Tung and the James Reimer PTO• How the Wolf Pack is handling an early 0-5 stretch after a 3-0 start• Whether this Hartford group is more resilient than past Wolf Pack teams• Quick Rangers update covering the response after the Devils loss, the Columbus game, and the Ducks win at MSGPatrick Williams is a longtime AHL reporter who also contributes to NHL.com. He gives an honest look at development, roster decisions, and the push-and-pull between the Rangers and their AHL affiliate.Timestamps:0:00 – Intro & Rangers update15:00 – Patrick Williams joins20:00 – Jay Leach and the coaching staff28:00 – Prospects spotlight45:00 – Goaltending situation55:00 – Closing thoughts & what’s nextSubscribe to Rink Rap from Forever Blueshirts for more New York Rangers and Hartford Wolf Pack coverage. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Podcast number two this week. Jim Cerny breaks down the Rangers’ 7-1 loss in New Jersey, a night that looked a lot like the last two seasons after a 6-2 start. He covers the roster moves first: Taylor Raddysh is up from Hartford, Jaroslav Chmelar goes back down, and the Wolf Pack signed veteran goalie James Reimer to a PTO. Then he walks through the game: J.T. Miller’s late first-period turnover, the second-period collapse, Dylan Garand getting pulled, and why chasing games is a problem for this team without Igor Shesterkin. The Rangers visit Columbus on Saturday.Chapters00:00 Intro: a second Rink Rap this week03:11 Raddysh up, Chmelar down03:57 Why Sullivan doesn’t trust the fourth line10:19 What Raddysh brings13:53 James Reimer PTO and goalie depth20:50 The Devils game: Miller’s turnover24:47 Second-period collapse31:00 Why one game shouldn’t cause panic35:00 Wrap-up and what’s next Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.