Author: Luca Perito

Born and raised in New York. I've lived in Arizona, Maryland, Delaware, and California. Love all sports. Twitter @elbigcalzonelp -- Instagram @thebigcalzone

Addition by Maturation

With an excessive amount of space to fit any player they desire under the cap, there has been some well-deserved ballyhoo about who the Rangers should, could, and would target ahead of the March 21st trade deadline. Names like Claude Giroux, Jakob Chychrun, Phil Kessel, Artturi Lekhonen, and Joe Pavelski are all floating around the […]

Forsberg is on the block; Two reasons to trade him

The Nashville Predators currently sit in the first wildcard spot in the Western Conference. Despite fielding the fifth most inexperienced hockey club in terms of total games played, the Preds’ have had a resurgence of sorts this season. Juuse Saros has solidified his place among the elite NHL goaltenders and should join Roman Josi for […]

The significance of Pekka Rinne’s jersey retirement

A few years ago, when I was living in Los Angeles, I got home late from work one night, and my roommate turned on our PlayStation. We began playing whatever annual version of the NHL video game that had just come out. After a few hours of mindless video games and a number of pops, […]

Five names the Rangers should target IF available

Branch Rickey was the Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager during the 1950s. His scorching review of slugger Ralph Kiner is famous and permeates into all sports, “We finished last with you, we can finish last without you.” The parameters for this list aren’t based on any rumors or sources. This is more a look at some […]

The Future Benefits Jones/Schneider Pair

So, Rangers fans finally got that rookie defense pair they’ve been clamoring for since Patrick Nemeth was signed to his three-year $2.5 million contract. Regardless of your opinions of Nemeth or the copious number of charts that brand the ten-year Swedish veteran as Undesirable Number 1 amongst Rangers fans, the benefits of a Zac Jones/Braden […]

Another Slow Start for the Blueshirts

The Rangers got out to another one of their characteristically infuriating sloppy starts Thursday night at the Garden against the Detroit Red Wings. The first five minutes of the game looked like the Red Wings were playing NHL 22 on “Rookie” mode while the Rangers were stuck on the “Superstar” setting. It’s forgivable in any […]

Rangers Bounce Back After Slow Start

For the first time in two weeks, the Rangers finally played a game, and it showed. Tuesday night, the Blueshirts kicked off their start in the second half of the season against Original Six rival, the Boston Bruins. The first twenty minutes was as sloppy a period they’ve played all season. Boston controlled the pace […]

It’s Time for Gallant to Try a New Third Pairing

After a two-week hiatus, the Rangers will finally be back on the ice tonight. One of the questions surrounding the team is when/if we’ll see a 3rd D pairing of rookies at some point down the stretch. Braden Schneider has established himself on that bottom pair with an impressive first ten games of his NHL […]

Logjam on Defense Will Force Rangers Hand

With the trade deadline fast approaching and new rumors being bandied about each day, who are the bargaining chips possibly on their way out of the franchise? Despite their youthful NHL roster filled with recent prospect graduates, the Rangers cupboard is still full of promising prospects. Although the hype isn’t quite Alexis Lafreniere or Kaapo […]

Deadline Dilemma in Nashville

Led by the stellar goaltending of Vezina candidate Juuse Saros, the Nashville Predators are in an interesting position. Coming out of the All-Star break, they only sit behind the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild in the Central Division. Both the Wild and Avalanche will be tough to catch in the second half as they both […]