Peter Laviolette
Rangers To Try and Survive Without Fox For Next Few Weeks
With the New York Rangers off to an 8-2 start, one would figure that all is good in their world, right? Unfortunately for the team and their fans, that assumption would be wrong. On Friday, November 3rd, the club found out that they will be without not only their best defenseman but one of their […]
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NY Rangers 11/4 Recap – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (Injuries)
After a busy week on the road the NY Rangers find themselves in a defensive bout Thursday night against the reigning Metro Division winners, the Carolina Hurricanes. This matchup was thought to be the first real test of the Rangers’ capabilities since their 5-0 western swing against some of the furthest teams from their Madison […]
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High-Five! NY Rangers Beat Winnipeg 3-2 In OT To Secure Franchise-Best 5-0 Road Trip
When the NY Rangers hired Peter Laviolette in the offseason, despite his pedigree, there were questions about whether this move would have the desired positive impact on this team. The early returns on that question are a resounding YES, as the Rangers defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in OT to complete a historic 5-0 road […]
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Panarin’s New Shoot-First Mentality Helping Blueshirts In A Big Way
While the New York Rangers record of 3-2 might be a bit disappointing considering the quality of opponents they have played so far, there has been one player on the team that has dominated each and every game so far. That player is Artemi Panarin. Panarin, 31, currently (As of Monday, October 23rd) leads the team with […]
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NYR: Evaluating the Forward Line Combos
Since the last game of the pre-season, it’s been clear what lines Head Coach Peter Laviolette would be rolling with going into the regular season. Let’s take a look at each of the line combos, who specifically has exceeded expectations, and who has left more to be desired in the New York Rangers’ first few […]
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Shesterkin Continues to Show How Valuable He Is to the Blueshirts’ Success
It may be early on in the 2023-24 NHL campaign, but the New York Rangers do not look bad under new head coach Peter Laviolette. As of this writing (Tuesday, October 17th), the team is 2-1, thanks to wins over the Buffalo Sabres and Arizona Coyotes. They should really be 3-0, but they dropped a game […]
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Good Omens: NY Rangers Play Almost-Perfect Game, Beat Sabres 5-1 In Laviolette’s Debut
Well, that was fun! It’s a good thing, too, as Rangers fans were already in mid-season form with concern based on a lackluster preseason. This is just another reminder not to make any definitive judgments on games that don’t count because the Blueshirts couldn’t have played a more complete and sound game for their first […]
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Rangers win Easily Over the Sabres in Season Opener
Anytime a team can open their season on the road and win a hockey game is a good thing, no matter who it is against. It is even better if the team can do so in a convincing fashion. That is exactly what the New York Rangers did on Thursday night, October 12th, when they […]
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NY Rangers Coaching – Season Preview and the ‘Left-Wing Lock’
The New York Rangers are now on their 3rd coach in 4 years. Needless to say, the Blueshirts have seen their fair share of coaching changes. The owner of the team, James Dolan, and the GM, Chris Drury, have cleaned the slate twice now with bench bosses since Drury took over the position from Jeff […]
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The New York Rangers Opening Night Roster (Feat. Will Cuylle)
The fans asked and pleaded, and General Manager Chris Drury and the Rangers Brass delivered. All indications point to Will Cuylle (pronounced Coo-lee) making the opening night lineup for the New York Rangers. The Rangers sent Jonny Brodzinski, Ben Harpur, and Brennan Othmann to the Rangers’ AHL Affiliate – the Hartford Wolfpack. Brodzinski and Harpur […]
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