Author: Marc Panzer

NYR Fan living in Long Island

NY Rangers Analysis: Searching For Their DNA

There’s a saying about relationships that it’s never wise to go to bed angry. (Rangers’ losses on the West coast usually make that impossible.). Similarly, writing about sports while enraged is also a slippery slope. Your judgment could be clouded by raw emotion and produce analysis and takes that might come back to haunt you. […]

NY Rangers Game 22 Recap: Third Period Collapse Dooms Rangers

It is officially time to worry about the NY Rangers. This is fresh off what can only be described as a full-blown 3rd-period collapse against the Edmonton Oilers to lose 4-3 in regulation. The Rangers entered the 3rd period leading 3-0. It was not perfect, but an impressive performance up to that point, considering they […]

NY Rangers Analysis: Here’s Looking At You, Kid (Line)

As we sit here at basically the quarter-season mark for our New York Rangers, it’s hard to gauge exactly where this team stands. They currently reside in a wildcard playoff spot while possessing the same solid core and goaltending that drove the Blueshirts to the Eastern Conference Finals last year. Clearly though, something is a […]

NY Rangers Recap: Rangers Fall To Gibson, Ducks, and Bad Puck Luck

Perhaps we should have known the Rangers were in trouble when it was repeatedly pointed out that the Anaheim Ducks had not yet won in regulation. That is no longer true. The NY Rangers lost to the Anaheim Ducks last night 3-2 without any need for overtime. This game mirrored many of the frustrating trends […]

Rangers Game 20 Recap: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

I was going to title this WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, but I don’t think a Sandra Bullock rom-com would accurately describe what occurred in last night’s comeback 5-3 victory over the LA KINGS. No one would blame you as a fan if you decided to turn off the TV and crash for the night. The […]

Breaking: NY Rangers Trade Ryan Reaves to the Wild

Dang, who is going to release Shesty now?! Perhaps not surprising, but still a shockwave throughout Rangerstown, Ryan Reaves has been traded to the Minnesota Wild for a 5th-round pick. The writing had been on the wall for a while now. This season, especially recently, Reaves went from 4th line stalwart to pretty frequent healthy […]