Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to another blog here on BlueCollarBlueShirts.com. What’s left to say anymore?
Thankfully, only thirty periods remain – and then we can all move on from these losers.
And these final thirty periods of this 2024-25 Rangers’ regular season can’t transpire soon enough!
Off puck drop, a few programming notes:
One, then if you’re like me, a glutton for punishment who stayed up until the wee hours of the morning in order to watch this latest chapter of Rangers’ misery – then you my friend are a true fan.
Two, and as I’ll recap below – I did take off following a rare event – a Blueshirts’ win – and as was the case this past Saturday afternoon. However, the win was lucky – but so full of a rank odor too – that once returned home – I just didn’t have it in me to write.
Three, as I write these words right now at 3AM Wednesday morning, then I’m fresh off a sixteen-hour shift at the real j-o-b – and where a twelve-hour shift is immediately in my future – as in five-hours from now.
Four, in other words, then while this particular blog is somewhat lengthy – I’m also going to omit a lot in order to lessen the pain too.
After all, how many times can I say the same things over-and-over again?
The team sucks.
They don’t show up.
They are not inspired.
The coach is a loser.
The Fat Cats are pussies.
They missed their shot last season.
And sadly, and above all else?
I’ve long thrown in the towel on this 2024-25 campaign (and if you recall, then I first threw in that proverbial piece of white fabric back in December) – and where for the first time in my 43-years – then not only do I want this season to finally (and mercifully) end – but I really don’t care for most of the players either.
But alas, I’ve said all of this before, so at this time – back to La La Land and the Rangers.
I can’t say that I was expecting the Rangers to win on late Tuesday night in La La Land – and I’m not just talking about the ghosts from 2014 either.
Instead, my low expectations were solely about how poor the Blueshirts have been recently (3-7 in their last ten) – and how red-hot the Kings have been lately (8-2 in their last ten – and where over the weekend, they pasted both the Hurricanes and Bruins by identical final scores of 7-2).
Furthermore, and the Kings entered their home game against the Rangers on a franchise-best 25-straight point streak – and where the black-and-silver have gone 11-0-3 during this stretch.
As you may long know by now – and the Rangers haven’t won three games in a row since Veteran’s Day.
While this latest loss wasn’t a blowout of the Blueshirts – it was still more of the same old shit from this rag-tag bunch – and right down to the sad and mopey-faced Mika Zibanejad post-game interview.
(Don’t worry though – Mika really means it – the Rangers will show up next time! However, don’t expect him to bet his salary on it!)
All that said – and you can still refer to me as Nostradamus if that’s your fancy.
After all, and as repeated throughout these past three-weeks on this site, then following the identical 4-0 scores against the third-worst team in the league (Nashville) and the third-worst team in the Eastern Conference at the time (Islanders) – and I kept on hammering the point that the Blueshirts were about to embark on an eleven-game stretch against playoff-bound teams – and where I expected the Rangers to win only three of those games.
Come early Wednesday morning on the East coast – and Lavy’s Lot did just that – as this loss against Los Angeles completed this grueling stretch – and where really – the Rangers didn’t deserve two of their three wins either.
Since a lot of this garbage all blends into together – and just like trash at any local junkyard, then as a reminder, the Rangers, after knocking off both the Predators and Islanders, then lost four straight – and as they did to the Capitals, Senators, Blue Jackets and Jets.
The Blueshirts broke up their four-game losing streak by surviving an overtime against a beat-up and injured Wild squad.
After that, the Rangers inspired some hope for the glass half-full ilk – and as they did in their best win of the season on March 16th, a 4-0 shutout over Columbus.
(And what a difference that time makes – as that huge win only took place ten-days ago.)
As a result of that particular win – the Rangers, then in the second wild-card slot, firmly controlled their own playoff fate – while also dictating the tone to everyone else chasing them.
Such control lasted all of one day, as the Blueshirts followed up their biggest victory of this 2024-25 campaign by losing three straight games on home ice – and as they did to the Oilers, Flames and Maple Leafs – and where the loss to Calgary went down as one of the worst in all of franchise history.
Canada almost made it a perfect four-game sweep over the Rangers – but an injured back-up goalie allowed the Blueshirts to wrap-up their most recent home-stand with a win – and as was the case this past Saturday when Lavy’s Lot “triumphed” over the Canucks by a 5-3 empty-net abetted final.
Entering Tuesday night in the City of Angels – and the Rangers were losers in seven of their last ten – and after this 3-1 no show – now losers in eight of their eleven games played.
Depending on how you view the team today, then “fortunately” for these Blueshirt bums – two easy games on paper are next up on the docket (and we know how that goes – as the Rangers have lost most of these “win on paper” matches this season) – but where their next opponent, the Anaheim Ducks, won’t go down easy.
After all, then you can bet your bottom dollar that former Rangers’ captain, Jacob Trouba, will have a ton of money on the board – as there is no way in hell that he wants to lose this game to the management staff that stabbed him in the back and sent his personal life into a state of disarray.
And perhaps with the resident rumor monger/bullshit artist at the New York Post, Larry Brooks, on this road-trip- the scribe that helped to facilitate Trouba’s exit while also besmirching his wife Dr. Kelly in the process – then maybe the former “GREAT EIGHT” of the Blueshirts will mow down Mollie Walker’s biggest advocate too.
And if that’s the case come Friday night, then that will be a win for everyone!
It was more of the same for these overpaid country clubbers on Tuesday night.
After being out-shot 8-2 in the first period, and where only Brennan Othmann and Will Borgen tested the big-time L.A. bust in net, Darcy Kuemper; then the Rangers, and as they very often like to do, teased their fans – and as was the case when J.T. Miller struck first blood at just the 2:10 mark of the second stanza.
But that goal would be it – and right after that – and the Rangers fell back into their usual habits where they couldn’t get any SOG off – much less generate much offense at all.
The Blueshirts’ power-play, which should be blown-up and deported, wound up going 0-3 in what was pretty much a one-goal or tied game throughout.
But that won’t prevent Bozo The Bench Boss from making any alterations to his man-up units.
In fact, he went back to his starting five man-uppers from the beginning of this season – as Zibanejad, Panarin, Kreider, Trocheck and Fox ate up every single-second of PP1 time – and then for good measure – were right back out there when CZAR IGOR was pulled late into the final frame.
In exhibit #7867868798696798679866 of “SPECIAL TEAMS SWING GAMES;” then while the Rangers’ power-play, without a goal in their last fifteen tries, one of their last twenty-eight and four of their last fifty, did absolutely nothing – then over on the other side, and the Kings, ranked 28th-overall in the league on the man-advantage, went 2/4 (50%) – and perhaps could’ve made it 75% had their final power-play been longer than just 55-seconds.
At the 9:42 mark of the second period, Matt Rempe, and for the fourth consecutive road game, was boxed for a questionable penalty – but albeit – not as egregious as the first two recorded onto his ledger.
And for the fourth consecutive road game, a Rempe penalty led to an opposing power-play goal – and as was the case at the 10:54 mark, when Kevin Fiala, while wide-open and with nothing but net to shoot at, easily beat a CZAR IGOR who never had a chance.
1-1.
Come the 15:33 mark, and to only add more salt to the wound, then Rempe, looking to jump-start these zeroes, challenged tough guy Tanner Jeannot to a fight.
Some will say (or should I say, “excuse”) that Rempe lost his balance in his latest loss on his fight card.
However, what caused Rempe to lose his balance in the first place?
That’s right, the winner of the tilt, Jeannot himself.
As both Rempe and Jeannot went to their respective locker rooms since there was less than five-minutes remaining in the period; then down to only 3:34 remaining and K’Andre Miller took a blatant tripping infraction – and as perpetrated against the apple of both Sam Rosen and Joe Micheletti’s eyes on this night – Quinton Byfield.
As the clock rolled down to 2:12 left in the period – and once again – CZAR IGOR was left out to dry – and this time by a Phillip Danault 2-1 power-play rebound goal.
The Rangers, now trailing for the first time in another ugly display of effort, received an opportunity late to tie the game – and as they did when Joel Edmundson was sent to the box for interference with 1:43 left to go.
Not even less than a minute later – and Fox, when trying to prevent a short-handed breakaway Byfield attempt – tripped the second-overall pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft – and a pick that today – is playing about 78678679867986986798686896 times better than the first-overall pick of that same draft class.
Come the third period and with the 2-1 Kings’ lead still in-tact – and the Rangers continued to play their lifeless and uninspiring brand of putrid puck.
Conversely, the Kings, who perhaps would like to avoid another first-round playoff meeting with the Oilers (Edmonton has eliminated L.A. from the playoffs during the past three consecutive tournaments – and where as of today – a fourth round clash is highly probable) – just continued to out-match the Rangers in every area imaginable.
Not only did the Kings routinely enter the Rangers’ zone like an uncontrollable locomotive – but they were winning every puck battle, getting into every dirty area, showcased their brains and brawn – and that’s not even the half of it.
The only reason why the score still remained at 2-1 as we entered the final seconds of regulation was because of CZAR IGOR – as without the soon-to-be highest-paid goalie in the league – then this would’ve been a 4-1, 5-1, heck maybe even 10-1 too, type of a loss.
In a way, then this felt like “Henrik Lundqvist Deja Vu*” – and where the asterisk is solely meant to imply “prime years only.”
As we’ve seen so many times before from Rangers’ past – then the goalie did everything that he could do – but he just couldn’t get any help at all.
But unlike Lundqvist’s prime years – and allegedly – this current core – aka the FAT CATS – are supposed to be light-years ahead of the charges that #30 once had in front of him.
After all, while Lundqvist did have Jaromir Jagr in his early years; come his prime-years and he never had a player as dynamic and productive as Artemi Panarin.
You can see this cycle still stuck on repeat mode – as here’s a prediction for you:
When the Rangers hopefully blow it up this summer, then it will take a while for a new core to emerge – and where it will also take some time for chemistry to be forged too.
And when the chemistry is finally there, at its peak, and when the gelling process is 100% complete as well – then just like Lundqvist in his final years – then expect CZAR IGOR’s contract to become a major detriment – and where I wouldn’t be surprised to see whoever the team’s back-up goalie is at the time to be out-playing #31 either – and for most likely 1/10th the cost too.
That’s just “The Rangers’ Way.”
Following Fiala’s empty-netter, the 3-1 goal with only fifteen-seconds remaining – then one thing continued to remain abundantly clear:
NONE OF THESE TEAMS JOCKEYING FOR THE FINAL PLAYOFF SPOT IN THE EAST TRULY WANTS IT.
That is – except for <gulp>, dare I say it – the Islanders – as Long Island Lou’s team has been playing their best hockey of the season – and where their most recent losses have been plagued by god-awful officiating.
And I say that as a diehard Ranger fan – and as a diehard Islander hater too.
But despite the league screwing the Islanders out of several points during these past two-weeks, and coupled-in with the Blueshirts’ inability to win games – then, and even with a 4-15 stretch previously this season – and now a 3-8 stretch in the present – and the Rangers still have “good math” when trying to nail down the last playoff spot in the East:
Here is our 82-game mantra, which is also known as my 33-word daily disclaimer, that I post on this site after every game played:
“WHATEVER THE RANGERS DO FROM NOW UNTIL THE TRADE DEADLINE DOESN’T MATTER. THEY CAN ONLY BE JUDGED BY WHATEVER THEY DO FOLLOWING THE DEADLINE AND BY WHAT THEY DO IN THE 2025 PLAYOFFS!”
In other words, seventy-two down, ten to go, and then the real hockey, the only games that matter, begin.
But at this rate – will the Rangers even be there for the real hockey?
Magic Eight Ball is still saying “LOL!”
In case you missed it, then here’s where I last left off – the Rangers’ one-goal defeat to the Leafs:
NYR/TOR 3/20 Review: Find-A-New-Way-To-Lose Rangers Strike Again; This Season Can’t End Soon Enough, Pajama Boy Scores Two; Isles Jump Blueshirts In The Standings Too, Both “Miller Times” Look Piss-Drunk, Bozo The Bench Boss Continues to Clown Around, Another Putrid Power-Play Performance, M$GN, Sam Rosen & More
If you noticed, then I didn’t post a GAME REVIEW blog following Saturday’s matinee 5-3 victory over the Canucks.
After all, what else is there new to say?
This team sucks, only the bottom-six and the goalie displays effort and the sixty-minutes exhibited was another disgrace to this great sport of ours.
Need the black-and-white? Then take a look:
The Rangers remain brutal on their power-play, don’t get anything out of their fat cats and the only reason why they emerged lucky and victorious was because their opponent started a back-up goalie that was banged-up – and only playing because starter Thatcher Demko was unable to return.
For the Canucks, this was their worst loss of the season – and as the 39-12 shots on goal disparity would suggest.
And leave it Jonny Brodzinski (2 goals), another bottom-sixer, to do all of the heavy lifting for the offense.
Rather than rushing home from the bar on Saturday – and even wasting my one rare off-day from work – then instead I decided to save the negativity for myself!
Plus I had laundry to do, carpets to be vacuumed and a bathroom to clean – and all three of these mundane tasks sounded more exciting than writing about this wretched team from another broken record perspective.
Suffice to say – JUST END THE SEASON!
As far as anything else from Saturday, then as talked about on this site all last week – and John Davidson – and for that matter, Phil Esposito too – were in-town for Sam Rosen’s big day.
But just like anything else Rangers’ alumni related – and I felt that the Blueshirts botched this too.
The soon retiree, Sam Rosen, after spending forty-years working with both the Rangers & Madison $quare Garden Network, had an eight-minute celebration – and that was that.
For his forty-years of service, Rosen received an autographed jersey from a bunch of bums, a cheap looking microphone and a hearty “atta boy!”
As previously discussed on this site, then perhaps a banner for the legendary Hall of Fame caller will be hung from the rafters of M$G sometime next season – and as a way to get another big gate.
But for Saturday – and everything felt underwhelming.
I mean, how do you have both Esposito and JD in the house – and not put them in the booth along with Rosen for a period or two – or better than that – the entire game.
Instead, Rosen, who was rushed off the ice, didn’t get into the booth until about ten-minutes into the game – and where Brian Boyle and John Giannone handled all announce duties in the interim.
That’s the big send-off?
(We also learned that Giannone will not be Rosen’s replacement – as this brief try-out didn’t go very well. I am still of the belief that Kenny Albert is Sam’s successor – and hockey gods willing – Dave Maloney will be replacing a departing Joe Micheletti too.)
Rosen, who will never say a bad word about either organization, seemed to enjoy himself.
But deep-down – and all of this came off as exploitative and cheap.
Yeah, the Rangers did give him his flowers – but again – only for eight-minutes.
And instead of reunions – which would’ve been a true service to the fans – and all we had were Sam and Joe doing their regular act.
Worse than all of that was how bad the Rangers played – and where only a disastrous third period featuring an injured goalie ultimately allowed the Blueshirts to steal the win.
No joke – and this was another disgusting game that didn’t inspire any good-will into anyone.
Not having JD and Espo in the booth with Sam just made it even worse.
Toodles Sam Rosen – it’s been fun – and where maybe he’s already said, “And it’s a power-play goal…” for the last time too.
Moving on to the other side of this three-ring circus – the Rangers themselves.
And really, I could go on-and-on about both the team’s futile performance from Saturday and how poorly the Rosen ceremony was presented – but much like the Rangers and M$GN themselves – I choose not to give any effort either.
Plus, I’m in the middle of a 70-hour work week – and time – and sleep too – are of the essence.
After finishing with less than fourteen shots on goal for the second time in three games-played – and once again – the Rangers had the day off following their latest woeful showing – and as they did on Sunday.
While off from the ice, the team was together, as they took the coast-to-coast flight to the sunny skies of Los Angeles, CA.
But even still, it has been customary in the past to practice at the team’s training facility in Tarrytown, NY before these country-clubbers board their bird.
As the team were dining on filet mignon, lobsters and dousing their meals in Grey Poupon; elsewhere and the organization announced the official signings of two prospects – Noah Laba and Jackson Dorrington.
Laba, a center, was the club’s fourth-round pick (111th-overall) of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
Dorrington, a defenseman, was acquired in the J.T. Miller trade. He was also selected in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft when the Canucks took him in the sixth-round (176th-overall.)
Both Dorrington and Laba have been assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack – and where they’ll finish this 2024-25 campaign.
Good luck to both of them – and they’ll need it should both Chris Drury and Peter Laviolette remain with the Rangers beyond this season.
Following both Saturday’s step-in-shit-show and the off-day from Sunday; then come Monday and the team held a WHAT’S THAT – a MANDATORY PRACTICE in LA!
It was announced at the practice that Sam Carrick wasn’t around for personal reasons – and where at the time – that could’ve meant anything – including perhaps the birth of a child.
(Such news was confirmed a day later – and where I had it first. Whoop-dee-do!)
In turn, and the Rangers, who had previously recalled and sent down Anton Blidh after the weekend, decided to give Nicolas Aube-Kubel an NHL paycheck – as Kubel, acquired in a minor-league trade with the Sabres – and only after Erik Brannstrom, the third-and-final piece of the J.T. Miller trade, was dealt to Buffalo on March 7th.
While it’s tough to drum up any real energy about these FAT CATS and this team anymore; but it was noticeable that once again – and Lavy shook up his line-up.
This time around and Jonny Brodzinski, a fourth-liner throughout the majority of his days with the Rangers, was promoted to the first line.
I can’t say that I was upset about this decision.
After all, Brodzinski is one of those guys who doesn’t give up like many of the others.
Plus, and besides Leaky Lankinen in net for the ‘Nucks – and JONNY BROADWAY was the only reason why the Blueshirts stole a win on Saturday.
However, and suffice to say – then Brodzinski’s promotion, and especially this late in the season, is a complete indictment, and to be clear, a negative one at that, about the overall present state of the team.
Brennan Othmann, who has one point in his sixteen games played – a secondary assist at that – was promoted to the second line.
While I understand the motive of giving a young player a shot; then I think that Matt Rempe should’ve received the call instead.
As you all know, I’m a big Rempe fan, but throw that fact/bias out.
Rempe has been playing well.
Now just imagine him opening up space for both J.T. Miller and Artemi Panarin.
I don’t see Othmann doing the same – and Panarin isn’t exactly a guy who can carry young players to higher levels anymore.
Need evidence?
Then take a look at the careers of Kaako, Kaapo and the 2024-25 version of Lafreniere, Alexis.
I found it extremely telling, if not alarming too, that not only were Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, the BFF’s, were reunited – but that they are now on a third line featuring a hard-worker that’s expected to rejuvenate them, the sophomore Will Cuylle.
After all, how many other third lines (with no rentals) in the league have over $15M in payroll skating on it?
Only the Rangers, only the Rangers.
Parssinen, now centering on the fourth line, is a just a smack in the face to both Brett Berard and Rempe.
It’s also another “give up,” throw-in-the-white-towel, type of a decision.
Also eyebrow raising?
The fact that Urho Vaakanainen, who was just re-signed no less than two-weeks ago, remains as a healthy scratch.
And poor Adam Fox – who not only lost his best friend (Ryan Lindgren) – but where the struggling defenseman (he’s never been the same since his injuries) now has a rotating door of partners for the remainder of the season – if not beyond.
Blow. It. Up.
The country club FAT CATS didn’t practice on Tuesday morning.
Furthermore, it was reported during Tuesday night’s broadcast that the Rangers also have off on Wednesday – as apparently Bozo The Bench Boss thinks that rewarding these overpaid schmucks with off-days after no show losses is the way to go.
(And how funny is it that once again, that after I brought up “Laissez Faire” Lavy’s country club approach to mandatory practices, then, and not even two days later, what I said on this site then soon appeared word-for-word in Brooks’ latest paywall piece? Hmmmm!!!)
Speaking of Lazy Larry, then he was the only full-time member of the Rangers’ beat to travel to California for this three-game swing.
I found this telling, as no one else from the regular birdbrain beat was there.
Apparently, the employers of the likes of Wince Mercogliano and Mollie Walker are through with paying these clowns (via travel expenses) to go on long road trips.
After all, their employers can get tweedle-dee and tweedle-dumbass to post pictures of what they ate on social media from home.
Plus, these two, along with the others, can also copy-and-paste all of their ANALytical junk in their three-paragraph pieces (they never give you anything from the eye-test perspective – which would be nice – as they are being paid to be there) – and all from their own warm domiciles.
Speaking of Wince, then it was a shame that he didn’t go on this trip.
After all, had he made the 3,000 mile trek, then he could’ve asked Laviolette if Sam Carrick will be granted off for the rest of the season for paternity leave!
Then again – the FAT CATS have been off for most of the season anyway.
In our last pregame line-up note – then it was extremely concerning when Bozo The Bench Boss decided to scratch the energetic Brett Berard – and in favor for a player who won’t even be here next year – Nicolas Aube-Kuble.
It’s just these little things, that have all mounted up into a big tire-fire heap, that makes you question if Lavy even knows what he’s doing anymore.
Kubel, in his Rangers’ debut, went goose-eggs across the scoreboard in his game-low 5:39 of ice time.
That sure showed the Kings.
Here was Laviolette’s line-up for the seventy-second game of this 2024-25 season:
FIRST LINE: Lafreniere/Miller/Brodzinski
SECOND LINE: Panarin/Trocheck/Othmann
THIRD LINE: Kreider/Zibanejad/Cuylle
FOURTH LINE: Aube-Kubel/Parssinen/Rempe
FIRST PAIR: Miller/Borgen
SECOND PAIR: Soucy/Fox
THIRD PAIR: Jones/Schneider
STARTING GOALIE: CZAR IGOR
BACK UP GOALIE: Quick
LTIR: Adam Edstrom
NEW FATHER: Sam Carrick
DONE FOR THE SEASON: Arthur Kaliyev
HEALTHY SCRATCHES: Calvin de Haan, Urho Vaakanainen and Brett Berard
BOX SCORE time.
The following graphics and information come from ESPN.com:
SCORING:
PENALTIES:
TEAM STATS:
GOALIES:
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| 32 | 2 | 30 | .938 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58:05 | 0 |
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| 23 | 1 | 22 | .957 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 |
Since I have to do the abbreviated style of a GAME REVIEW tonight (or should I say – this morning!); then just a few comments about Sam, Joe & M$GN:
— Sam and Joe were beyond horrible – as this was just a non-stop Kings’ love-fest.
— These two jackals must’ve slobbered over Byfield, Fiala and Kuzmenko about 7867867867896987676798679869 times – and no less than that either!
— Whenever Sam and Joe came up for air, then they never provided the other side of their verbal fellatios – such as Byfield has surpassed Lafreniere, the Kings’ busts such as Kuemper and Danault have been successful when opposed to all of the garbage that Lavy rotates in-and-out of his line-up and how L.A.’s veterans actually show up and care.
— To be fair, and yet again – then in the defense of Sam & Joe – and the Rangers didn’t give them much to work with either – that is – outside of the Rangers’ goalie.
We are making this GAME REVIEW quick – and for all of the reasons outlined above.
However, if you want the complete play-by-play of this game, then visit my Tweeter/X feed here: https://x.com/NYCTheMiC
Below you’ll find my end of the period comments from real-time – and the three non-empty net goals scored too.
See you on the other side of this for the “grand finale!”
FIRST PERIOD
Scoreless after 20. 1P Thoughts:
— I am the only moron in the world who is just finishing up a 16-hour shift at work who is not only watching this dreadful #NYR game – but will attempt to write a blog about it afterwards – and sometime starting at 1:30AM!
— SOG 8-2, Kings -…— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) March 26, 2025
SECOND PERIOD
After review, it’s a Good Goal. #NYR pic.twitter.com/lNWANCaHak
— David 🏒 (@DaveyUpper) March 26, 2025
Kevin Fiala guides Kuzmenko’s backdoor feed home for a power play goal!#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/oD0M3oFjS4
— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) March 26, 2025
Tanner Jeannot tried to help Matt Rempe get up so they could keep fighting after Rempe lost his balance 😅😅 pic.twitter.com/36OGLqIn3K
— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) March 26, 2025
Phillip Danault buries the power play rebound, 2-1 Kings!#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/FwESAtlrsZ
— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) March 26, 2025
2-1, 2014 Cup Champs, after 40. 2P Thoughts:
— I’m still surprised that the Kings aren’t blowing out these bums.
— #NYR PP 0-2, 1 of their last 27 in their past 11 games played too.
— 28th ranked PP has two goals – Special Teams Swing Games.
— Igor is keeping them in…— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) March 26, 2025
THIRD PERIOD
3-1, LA, final. Pre https://t.co/pbL0K5NsMb #NYR blog thoughts – providing I don’t pass out:
— Rangers are 1 of their last 28 on the PP; 0 of last 15 in their last 12 games played. What a way to send out Mr. PP Sam Rosen.
— After the back-to-back 4-0 wins against NSH & NYI,…— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) March 26, 2025
Up Next For The Rangers: The comical off-day on Wednesday, a mandatory practice on Thursday then a quick bus ride for the Trouba revenge game on Friday night in Anaheim.
After the expected loss to the Ducks, then the Rangers will play the second half of a back-to-back set in San Jose on Saturday night – and where I wouldn’t be shocked to see former Blueshirt goalie, Alexandar Georgiev, shut them out – and with former alternate captain, Barclay Goodrow, scoring the game-winner too.
This California leg will then conclude this current road-trip and where the Rangers will then return home next Wednesday against a Wild team that won’t be as banged-up as they were two weeks ago.
Until Rangers/Ducks, then the Blueshirts will be scoreboard watching – that is – under the assumption that they even care.
Up Next For Me: Unless something truly breaking happens, then I’ll be back Friday night – and I’ll have a full-length blog for you on Saturday night/Sunday morning.
I just wish that the Rangers put as much effort and time into their jobs as I do.
And go figure:
As I told you about eighteen months ago – my hours at work changed – as I went from the day shift to the swing shift – and where the original goal was to get a bigger promotion within 2-3 years.
I just got my promotion (and where I won’t be spending any of it on Ranger tickets – as my money is too valuable to waste on them) – and where I return to the day shift just as this season is about to end.
Holy Alanis Morrissette Batman?
Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
Up Next For You: Your favorite segment, which brings us to…
PLUGS TIME! (Buy a book and support my Rangers’ induced therapy bills. After all, I don’t run ads on this site!)
My fourth title and tenth book is now available!
“The Top 100 Villains of New York Rangers History,” is now available for sale!
For complete information, please visit: https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/rangerkillers/
My second plug of tonight’s blog – the mandatory plug for my book, “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden.”
As mentioned previously, the book is now available in hardcover, in paperback and in Kindle formats. To purchase a copy of the book, visit this link:
https://www.amazon.com/Rangers-Rafters-Madison-Square-Garden-ebook/dp/B09CM5N2WD
For those still looking for signed paperback versions of the book, I have re-ordered more copies. I now have a few signed copies for sale at $25 a pop (includes shipping price) through me directly. Here is all the information on that:
Order “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden” Book Today
My four-volume set of books, “One Game at a Time – A Season to Remember,” is a game-by-game recount of the Rangers 2021-22 campaign.
My second title as an author, “One Game at a Time – A Season to Remember,” is now available in eBook, paperback and hardcover formats.
To obtain signed copies, visit: https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/onegamebook/
To purchase all four volumes on Amazon, visit: Amazon.com – “One Game at a Time.”
The greatest volume-set of books on Rangers’ history today!
“Tricks of the Trade – A Century-Long Journey Through Every Trade Made In New York Rangers’ History,” a four-volume set of books that meticulously covers every trade made in franchise history, is now on sale.
All four volumes of the title can be purchased on Amazon.com and are presented in three different formats – eBook, paperback and hardcover.
To purchase Volume I: Conn Smythe (1926) – Craig Patrick (1986), visit Amazon.com
To purchase Volume II: Phil Esposito (1986) – Neil Smith (2000), visit Amazon.com
To purchase Volume III: Glen Sather (2000-2015), visit Amazon.com
To purchase Volume IV: Jeff Gorton (2015) – Chris Drury (2022), visit Amazon.com
To purchase signed copies of all four volumes, visit https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/tricksofthetrade/
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Don’t forget to order my four-volume set of books, “Tricks of the Trade!”
If you don’t order through me, all four volumes are now available on Amazon.com
For more details, check out: https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/tricksofthetrade/
Thanks for reading.
LET’S GO RANGERS!
Sean McCaffrey
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@NYCTHEMIC on the Tweeter machine
I couldn’t watch this game as I usually would, often I’m working so I tend to glance across while listening. This game I had to go to the radio, and caught myself halfway through thinking “Wow, the commentators are significantly better than usual, I’m hearing a lot more about the Rangers team!” before remembering I was listening to Kenny and Dave!
Such a good duo, and I really hope they take over for Sam and Joe next year.