Henrik Lundqvist
Georgiev Strong in First Season as a Starter
No one really knew what to expect when goaltender Alexandar Georgiev arrived on the NHL scene with the New York Rangers as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup. Yes, fans knew that he would not play a lot behind a legend like Lundqvist, but no one was sure what kind of goaltending he would provide. For the most part, […]
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Nothing But Love for Mats Zuccarello
As someone who is a New York Rangers fan (I will always be a hockey fan first), I still have a lot of love for Minnesota Wild forward Mats Zuccarello. I was lucky enough to see Zuccarello, 35, up close on Broadway for nine and a half seasons. He was fun and exciting to watch, had a great personality, […]
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Sidney Crosby Named to Order of Canada
“Crosby scores! Sidney Crosby, the golden goal! And Canada has once in a lifetime won Olympic Gold!” Canadians all around the world heard Chris Cuthbert’s call when Sidney Crosby shot the puck five-hole on Ryan Miller to clinch the Gold Medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. His international clutchness didn’t stop there as […]
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Opinion: Why the Devils Should Keep Mackenzie Blackwood
Overview The days of Martin Brodeur are long gone and over with. Filling his shoes is tough to do as it is, but the Devils have yet to find a consistent replacement for him. If only they could be as lucky as their rival New York Rangers, who went from Henrik Lundqvist to Igor Shesterkin. […]
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Igor Shesterkin Wins The Vezina Trophy
Igor Shesterkin has won the Vezina Trophy for the 2021-22 season. The award goes to the top netminder during the season. Shesterkin went on to victory by a wide margin and beat out Calgary Flames Jacob Markstrom and Nashville Predators netminder Juuse Saros. Down below shows just how the voting went for this award. Igor […]
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Rangers: Comparing the 2014 Stanley Cup Run To Now
The New York Rangers have really showed their worth this season and into the current state of the Playoffs. The Rangers have proved that they can be a cup contender, seemingly overnight. But how does this team relate to the 2013-14 squad that made it to the Stanley Cup Final. Let’s take a look. 2013-14 […]
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Rangers: Is Igor already better than Henrik?
I feel dirty even suggesting it, but hear me out. Hank’s banner was just raised a few months ago, but his successor is already poised to do things he never accomplished. In just his first full season as the starting goalie on Broadway, Igor Shesterkin has put together one of the best seasons of any […]
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Rangers: Three Reasons Why Igor Shesterkin Will Win Vezina Trophy
The New York Rangers have come out of their rebuild and built a playoff contender. They went out and drafted the right players, developed them the right way, and spent the necessary money on top free agents to get them to where they are today. It was a complete overhaul, and it was done flawlessly. […]
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Rangers: If Not Hank, Do It For Igor
The New York Rangers are in the midst of their best season since 2016-17. After defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games in round one, they are now onto Carolina and are down 2-1 in the second round. Rangers fans have a lot of hope for this team and that this may finally be the […]
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Rangers: Shesterkin and Lundqvist era’s mirror beginnings
Igor Shesterkin has fortified the crease early in his career in an eerily similar fashion to how Henrik Lundqvist took the league by storm after coming over from Sweden in the mid-2000s. Even the way they always square up to the shooter and move in the crease is strikingly similar, which can be attributed to […]
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