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With just days leading up to the trade deadline, the Rangers receive blow after blow in what has been an absolutely miserable season. After finally getting Igor Shesterkin and Adam fox back from injury, JT Miller has been committed to IR and Fox in unsure about his future with the team. We unpack his initial comments, and the decision to double down on those statements even after being given an opportunity to spell it out to the fans whether he truly wants to stay here. As we near closer to F...
With the NHL olympic break officially over, we anxiously look forward to Rangers hockey returning, even if the team is solidly out of a playoff picture. The final stretch for the Rangers leaves a lot of question marks, especially in the wake of team USA capturing gold for the first time in 46 years. We briefly touch on the excitement of the games themselves, and segue into how key piece of the puzzle Vincent Trocheck may have only elevated his value through his showing in Milan. A key cog for...
With a handful of games left in the Winter Olympics, the NHL season resuming signals one last important detail for the Rangers - the trade deadline. Once the deadline passes we'll have a proper idea of the intentions of Drury and the timeline in mind to get back to competitive hockey. Will the deadline be a flurry of players gone to signal a lengthy rebuilding process, or will he hold true to the wording of the letter and simply try to retool the roster? Today's episode is sponsored by...
With the NHL season on pause, we enter not only the roster freeze but the Olympic break while the New York Rangers currently hold the 3rd best odds at the number one overall pick in the upcoming NHL entry draft. Outside of some luck to get the 1st pick, which I don't think many Rangers fans are confident they could actually secure some franchise altering talent, we chat in this episode about other teams in a similar position that may be worth chatting with to drum up a potential trade. The st...
The news finally dropped just as the clock struck 3pm this afternoon, signaling the NHL roster freeze is now in place. The bombshell that every Rangers fan had been anticipating all day, broken by Adam Schefter of all people, Artemi Panarin has officially been traded to the LA Kings for a underwhelming return. We dive in on this episode discussing the trade, which was spearheaded by Panarin's leverage in the situation, and why I would personally rather have a 20 year old prospect than a late ...
"The Rangers Retool" has officially begun, and as predicted in last week's episode, it was done very shortly after the letter was released to the fans. In my opinion the return doesn't blow me out of the water, but Carson Soucy was a depreciating asset and not a part of the long term plan anyway, so it's nice to get some value for him. As for the next dominoes to fall? We've doubled down, and believe another trade will be made before we record next week. It's simply not smart to wait until th...
With some time removed from the infamous Letter 2.0, we had some time to reflect on what the last 8 years has meant to the New York Rangers, and to us all, the fans. In this episode, we breakdown who out of the team truly represents "the core" and who makes up the list of players who can expect their time in blue to end shortly. The rest? It's pretty debatable. There's merit for some guys, as a handful of Rangers could surely net a fair return. There's also a list of players that would certai...
The New York Rangers are officially spiraling out of control, and the fans are calling for General Manager Chris Drury to be fired with loud chants of "Fire Drury" at back to back home games. It started with a smattering to Boston with a 10-2 loss, the teams worst loss since 2009. The problems continued on home ice in the following game after surrendering a 2-0 lead over the Kraken, only to give up 4 straight in Kakko's return to MSG. After Seattle the Blueshirts doubled that goal total, losi...
After a rough OT loss to the Utah Mammoth, the New York Rangers were struck with awful news- they will be without their star goalie Igor Shesterkin for a period of time, and arguably worse news, Adam Fox will be back on LTIR after recently getting him back into the lineup. It's tough to say which injury will do the team in the most, but considering how well Quick has played, and the tenacity he has brought in the games he's played, there is nobody on the team quite like Adam Fox. The power-pl...
With the NHL season officially at the 50% mark for the New York Rangers, they find themselves in a difficult spot for the future, with the next steps ahead very unclear. Do they part ways with Artemi Panarin, waiving the flag of defeat in doing so, and try to acquire some pieces for the future? Not likely, as that would explicitly take them out of the playoff race, and they'd be lucky to make the playoffs even with him on the roster. Do they make attempts to re-sign him, even though it hasn't...
In a dramatic comeback win, the Rangers never seem to be boring. After trailing in the third period, the team rallied back with 5 goals for the first time in over 50 years, and have the third most 3rd period comeback victories in the league. They're quite fascinating, because this is the same team that dropped a lifeless effort to the Predators, and were able to beat on a team above them in the standings with a flurry of offense after a low shot total for two straight periods. As the team set...
After gutting shutout losses to the bottom dwellers of the league in the Blackhawks and Canucks, with a non-competitive loss on home ice sprinkled in there at the hands of the Ducks, the Rangers have quickly found themselves in hot water in the absence of Adam Fox. Since going down to injury, the New York Rangers are now 3-3-2 with just one regulation win in the last 8 games minus their top blueliner. In today's episode, we take it as an opportunity to stray from our typical ever-optimist pat...
With back-to-back overtime losses to both the Colorado Avalanche and the Vegas Golden Knights, the Rangers still found a way to secure 6 out of a possible 8 points in their last 4 contests, and find themselves in the midst of a tight race in the Metropolitan. With a short stretch of winnable games before the holiday break, can the team rally around some moral victories as they inch further in the standings, or will the season of mediocrity continue for New York? With key contributions up and ...
After an OT thriller at MSG, the Rangers finally have a home win they can feel good about. In a game they dominated from start to finish, they rallied at 6 on 5 with the net empty and carried those heroics into overtime, hopefully marking a turnaround for their unlucky spell that's plagued them at the Garden. With a tough stretch of opponents coming up, they'll be playing in that arena quite a bit before the holiday break, and it's on the team to find some momentum from that victory over the ...
With another disappointing stretch for the Rangers, they still somehow find themselves in a very tight race in the Metropolitan division, which further complicates the task at hand for Chris Drury and company. Do we completely let the wheels fall off, or is now the time to get aggressive and make some moves? With potential free agency looming for players like Artemi Panarin, we touch on options around the league for trade candidates, players who could be shipped out, and what little wiggle ro...
Where could the New York Rangers realistically find themselves in the standings should this continue? It hasn't been all doom and gloom, with the power play surging of late, and one of the most healthy rosters in their division, but something is clearly still missing. In this episode, we talk over the nagging injury that JT Miller is still evidently going through (highlighted in an article linked below), the trade value in certain key pieces like impending free agent Artemi Panarin and former...
After a well rounded win, and finally doing it on home ice, the New York Rangers have reason to believe in themselves with the long-awaited return of Vincent Trocheck adding some much needed depth back into the lineup Gabe Perreault, the organization's top prospect, got the call up as well and slotted in on the first line with some power play time, and connected with the surging Lafreniere for his first NHL point. On today's episode, we chat about the win with one of our favorite connections ...
With three straight wins on the road in impressive fashion, the New York Rangers were up to their usual tricks at Madison Square Garden, losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in what is now their 4th shutout loss on home ice this season, and their 6th home loss on the season. It's difficult to stomach, especially considering they led in shot edge for most of the first and played arguably the best 12 minutes to start a period at MSG than they have all year. The good news? The team plays their next...
It's always much easier to do this show after a win, and the Rangers may have put some of you to sleep with their shutout victory over the Canucks, but it was a strong representation of the defense-first style they should be striving to play with. In today's episode, we talk to NHL scout The Prospect Don and cover a wide variety of topics, first touching on the game in Vancouver, the Brennan Othmann saga, and some young draft prospects deeper down the Rangers depth chart who could be key piec...
With loads of optimism all year, the results are finally getting to the fans and unfortunately to us as well. As crazy as it is, only 8 games into the season, the New York Rangers find themselves in what I would call a must win game as they take on the winless Sharks. In this episode, we talk about potentially lineup switches the team could make as they seek more offense, some of the few bright spots of the season like Braden Schneider, and recap some of the more difficult games to watch this...



