Category Archives: New York Rangers

The Knicks are slumping but I’m not giving up on New York sports

I need some sort of hope to grasp onto in the sports world. You can argue that the hope of your team winning a championship is more valuable to a sports fan than the actual championships of the past. What … Continue reading

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Yankees open postseason with blowout win, Rangers say goodbye to a legend

The MLB Postseason started yesterday, and it couldn’t have gone much worse for people who want the Yankees to lose. But who would want the Yankees to lose? Player haters, that’s who. Just miserable people who are jealous of the … Continue reading

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The Rangers have the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft

I don’t pretend to know the rules that determine the order of picks in the NHL Draft. I’m pretty sure they changed them this season with eight extra teams qualifying for the playoffs, anyway. Common sense would dictate that the … Continue reading

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Rangers oust John Tortorella

I was met with some good news around lunchtime today when I heard on WFAN that the New York Rangers had fired head coach John Tortorella. I almost threw myself a pants party. “Torts,” as he was sometimes known, took … Continue reading

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Rangers outlast Caps in Game 7, win 2-1

For the third time this postseason the Rangers played in an elimination game, and for the third straight time, they prevailed. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced on Saturday night, including all 12 shots in a … Continue reading

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Rangers face Game 7 Armageddon tonight

It all comes down to this… again. For the second time already in these Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Rangers will play Game 7 at home with the entire season hanging in the balance. For the Washington Capitals, it will be … Continue reading

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Tonight the Rangers play Game 6 in Washington

As Outasight says, tonight is the night is the night for the New York Rangers. Win, and the Blueshirts move on to the next round, where they would play the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals, just like … Continue reading

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It doesn’t get much better than this

At least from a sports fan’s perspective, tonight was as awesome as a night could get. First Brad Richards saved the Rangers from certain defeat by nudging the puck past Washington goaltender Braden Holtby and defenseman John Carlson with six … Continue reading

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Rangers must find ways to penetrate Washington defense tonight

Here we go again. The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals return to Madison Square Garden tonight for Game 5 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinal series. Just like in the quarterfinals, the Rangers find themselves tied at two games … Continue reading

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Gaborik scores winner in third overtime, Rangers lead series 2-1

See, what did I tell you guys? Nothing to worry about! Okay, I’ll admit that by midway through the second overtime in last night’s 2-1 Rangers win over Washington, it felt like the entire universe hinged on the outcome. Overtime … Continue reading

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