Blue Shirt Banter

Another night of Original Six hockey as the New York Rangers looked for a revenge game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The two teams saw each other just last week as the Maple Leafs got off to a dominant start in what ended up being a 7-3 loss for the Blueshirts. Since then, the Rangers have picked up a pair of wins on their weekend back-to-back against the Ducks and Bruins … [Read more...] about Recap: Rangers Get Their Revenge, 5-2 Win Over Toronto

Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Larry Brooks notes that K’Andre Miller made his return to the lineup on Saturday following a two game absence due to what has been mysteriously dubbed as “personal reasons” (NY Post) Brooks also discusses the state of the Blueshirts, including another element Ryan Lindgren may need to add to his game, the Hartford to New York … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 12/18/23

Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Highlights: NYR 2, BOS 1 (5:03 video via NHL.com) Game Recap: It was the Vincent Trocheck show as the second year Ranger tied the game up midway through the third period before netting the overtime winner to give the Rangers another win against the Original Six rivals (CBS) Larry Brooks points to the contributions New York’s … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 12/17/23

Right back at it on the second half of a back-to-back, the Rangers shipped up to Boston for their second meeting of the season with the Bruins. After a historic night at the Garden where Chris Kreider scored two goals to tie and eventually pass Adam Graves for third on the all-time franchise goal leaders list, the Rangers would look to build off their 5-1 win over Anaheim last … [Read more...] about Recap: Backcheck, Forecheck, Trocheck the Overtime Hero in Boston

After Tuesday’s night game that left fans wanting more from the Blueshirts, the end of the week’s schedule seemed to loom over the team. A lot went wrong earlier in the week against the Maple Leafs, beating the Ducks suddenly felt much more important. The team has been on a tear this season, but as of late have hit that proverbial wall and are now struggling with some … [Read more...] about Recap: Rangers Fly Past Ducks, Win 5-1