The Metropolitan Division is going to be one to be reckoned with this upcoming season. The Carolina Hurricanes, last year’s division winners, are always a great team, even though they have struggled in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They are strong at all three positions and have one of the best coaches in the league in […]
The Wheeling Nailers announced their protected list sent to the ECHL. The list consists of 14 forwards, seven defensemen, and one goalie. Forwards Vincent De Mey, Cedric Desruisseaux, David Jankowski, Cal Kiefiuk, Matt Koopman, Tanner Laderoute, Peter Laviolette III, Dustin Manz, Jordan Martel, Cedric Pare, Felix Pare, Anthony Petruzzelli, Matthew Quercia and Jared Westcott. The […]
With the Stanley Cup playoffs now in the rearview mirror for the New York Rangers, it is time to grade the team based on how they performed in the postseason. Head CoachPeter Laviolette: For all the right buttons he pressed in the regular season, he pressed a lot of wrong ones in the postseason. He was […]
After over a month of searching, speculating, and researching, the New York Rangers have finally found their new bench boss. The team announced today, June 13th, that they have hired Peter Laviolette to be the new head coach. For Laviolette, this will be his sixth team that he is taking over after having coached for […]
After being shutout 3-0 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Rangers need to go into Game 2 ready to pounce on the Florida Panthers, or the series could end up being a gloomy one for the Blueshirts. Now, the Rangers did not play terribly in Game 1. They got good […]
There were a lot of naysayers when the New York Rangers signed Jonathan Quick as an unrestricted free agent (UFA) after the 2022-23 season. Many people pointed out that he was getting older, that his skills were diminishing, and that his best days were well behind him. They may have had a point about two […]
It can be said in hockey that the only thing that matters is winning the Stanley Cup. While that is true, what is also a fact is that it takes a lot of wins to get there in both the regular season and the postseason. Every point matters, so every team needs to gather wins […]
Two seasons ago, it could be argued that New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad was the best player on his team. In that season, which was the 2022-23 campaign, Zibanejad, 31, finished the year with 91 points on 39 goals and 52 assists. He also had 39 points on the power play, five game-winning goals, […]
Compared to others in the Eastern Conference, the New York Rangers had a relatively quiet 2024 trade deadline. The additions of Alex Wennberg, Jack Roslovic, and Chad Ruhwedel filled some widely publicized gaps in the lineup but did not register on the excitement meter like some of the rumored trades would have. They were rumored […]
Twitter is a wonderful place for hockey fans. Thanks to Twitter, I have been able to get in touch with many hockey fans, personalities, analysts, etc., and have been able to conduct terrific email interviews for the many online hockey outlets that I have written for. Because of Twitter, I am proud to introduce my […]
