Eastern Conference Finals

There’s Always Next Year, But First a Long Summer for the New York Rangers

The games are done. The lockers bare. Injuries have been revealed and final thoughts from players have been offered. The tension among the fan base is palpable. The desire for the first Stanley Cup in 30 years is undiminished. For the New York Rangers, the end came two weeks and one large chalice too soon. […]

Gut Check Time for the Blueshirts

For the New York Rangers, the regular season was a breeze. The Blueshirts won the Metropolitan Division, the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s top team in the regular season, and established franchise records in wins (55) and points (114). Thanks to those accomplishments, they were gifted an easy first round opponent in the Stanley Cup […]

Rangers Loss Reminiscent of Last Round

Game one of the Eastern Conference Finals is in the books and, for the New York Rangers, there may be some similarity in how they feel this morning to the way the Carolina Hurricanes felt after each of the first three games of their round two matchup with the Rangers. But for a bounce here […]

Opinion: Torn on What to do Regarding Rangers’ Rempe

When Matt Rempe first stepped onto the ice with the New York Rangers, he created a lot of buzz. He fought guys, threw big hits, played a physical brand of hockey, and did not back down from any opponent. Every time he hit the Garden ice, fans chanted Rempe’s name and waited for him to […]

Filip Chytil skating for the New York Rangers

Opinion: Rangers Need to Make Minor Adjustments to Even Up Series with Panthers

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 […]

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Opinion: Why Winning The Cup Is a Reality for the Blueshirts

The New York Rangers have been in this position before. The team won the Presidents’ Trophy, the Metropolitan Division (in previous years it was the Atlantic Division and Patrick Division), and a few playoff rounds. It ended in heartbreak in 1992 when the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Rangers in six in the second round and […]

The Best Deterrent Against the Panthers’ Aggressiveness Isn’t Matt Rempe

As the New York Rangers prepare for game one of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, they are rounding into health. That creates a bunch of different possible roster scenarios to counter the heavy play of the Panthers, particularly in the form of Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk. While many are […]

NHL Playoffs: Rangers Lacking Urgency To Knock out the Hurricanes

Going into Game 4 with a three games to none series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes, it looked like the New York Rangers would easily move on to the Eastern Conference Finals. Two games later, this series is now three to two as the Hurricanes have taken two straight from the Blueshirts. Not only are […]

New York Rangers Sneakily Get Better, Are Built for Playoffs

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 […]

NHL Trade Deadline: Rangers Acquire Alex Wennberg From Kraken

New York Rangers General Manager Chris Drury has made his first move in the run-up to the trade deadline, acquiring Alex Wennberg from the Seattle Kraken for a 2nd round pick in 2024 and a conditional 4th round pick in 2025. The fourth rounder can become a third round pick if Nils Lundkvist achieves the […]