Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to another blog here on BlueCollarBlueShirts.com. “U-G-L-Y – YOU DON’T GOT NO ALIBI – THE RANGERS ARE UGLY, YEAH-YEAH, THEY’RE UGLY!”
Nine more games to go – then hopefully – this wretched season will finally reach its conclusion.
However, and sad to say too – and the Blueshirts are still alive in the playoff race – and a race that feels like it’s being ran exclusively by one-legged teams.
After all, then among the teams that are currently contending for the second-and-final wild card berth of the Eastern Conference – the Blue Jackets, the Canadiens, the Rangers, the Islanders and the Red Wings – then it’s only Long Island Lou’s rag-tag bunch that’s won more than three games in their last ten played (4-3-3).
Everyone else “in the mix” have only won three games each – and where speaking of that number – #3 – then after the Rangers’ 5-4 overtime loss at Disney on Friday night – then the Blueshirts have only won three of their last twelve games played – and where of those three wins – two of them were extremely lucky too (at Minnesota, home vs Vancouver).
Another fact for your consideration?
Then as it’s been the case often during the past two-months – and once again – another opponent opted to start their back-up goalie against the Rangers – as no team in the league has any respect for Lavy’s Lot anymore.
And why should they?
Once again this season, and another cheaper goalie, the $812,500 Lukas Dostal, outplayed CZAR IGOR – who as you already know – is set to become the highest-paid netminder in the NHL next season.
While you can’t 100% absolve CZAR IGOR from Friday night’s fiasco; then to be clear – and goaltending truly wasn’t the difference in another one-goal loss – or at least it wasn’t the reason why the Blueshirts pissed away another critical point in the standings.
Instead, the biggest culprits were the same old suspects – THE FAT CATS – who combined, went 1-7 on the power-play.
The power outage in the Big Apple is the main reason, among many, why the Rangers find themselves where they are today in this alleged “playoff race.”
Despite finally snapping an 0-21 man-advantage drought – and Friday night was the most glaring example of how terrible the power-play has been this season.
(And you know it’s bad when even Joe Micheletti is calling out Bozo The Bench Boss for this putrid power-play – and as he did several times on Friday night.)
Not only did the power-play finish as 1-7, but the Rangers, then up by two goals late into the third period, were unable to find a way to go up by a field goal – and despite having nearly 1:45 of a 5 x 3 attack too.
Want more?
Then once employing their two-men-up attack – and the Blueshirts never registered a shot on goal either!
But alas, the misery continues – as the power-play also gave up a short-handed goal too – thus negating a power-play that’s only scored twice in their last 25+ chances – and a special teams’ unit with only five goals to their names during their last fifty-five opportunities.
But don’t fret yet – Mika Zibanejad still likes the way that the boys are playing!
LOSER!
I know that all of my recent blogs from the past two-months all feel sort of the same – but to be fair – then I can only work with the material that I’m given – as the Blueshirts have become a broken record themselves.
This is also my way of telling you, that yes, and once again, I’m writing this blog very late into the wee hours of the morning – and following another double-shift at the real j-o-b.
(Maybe I should get the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award this season! The hockey gods know that I deserve it more than any other Ranger – and that’s a fact Jack!)
But I’ll try to give you the best that I got – but where let’s face it – nothing has changed with this team – as it’s always the same old shit.
As noted before, and as I’m reminding you again, then in my near 43-years – and I can’t remember a team that I detested more/despised less than this present 2024-25 club.
While there a few likeable folks; but I can’t remember another time in my life, perhaps sans the Bryan Trottier/Glen Sather 2002-03 season, where I just wanted a Rangers’ season to end – and to end as soon as possible.
This team is pathetic – and where I’ve grown to hate the sight of them too.
This 5-4 overtime loss started like most losses this season – with the opponent going haywire in the SOG statistic.
At one point, the Ducks raced out to a 11-3 SOG advantage; but admittedly, the Blueshirts were able to catch up (somewhat) by the end of the first period (16-9).
And miraculously, it were also the Rangers who took a 2-1 lead into the locker room at the start of the first intermission.
But prior to that, and no less than one-minute into the game – and the Ducks hit CZAR IGOR’s post.
Right after that, and Will Borgen, frustrated after not receiving a tripping call, retaliated by high-sticking Jansen Harkins at just the 54-second mark.
In turn, the Ducks, who have the second-worst power-play in the league (31st-overall) had an early chance to score the game’s first goal against the NHL’s seventh-best penalty kill.
In our first exhibition of CZAR IGOR putting the team on his back again – he came up with four shorthanded saves during these two man-down minutes – including when he made a stone cold robbery against Leo Carlsson.
Once completing the kill – and wouldn’t you know it – the Rangers turned the tables by immediately scoring themselves.
As would be the case all game, then Artemi Panarin shot the puck wide for the first of 97867986798698689696 times.
However, he got a break here, as after his first miss of the match, then there was Adam Fox to backhand the rubber, top-shelf, against the second-string and six-figured-in-salary Ducks’ goaltender.
1-0, Rangers, just like that, and only 3:20 in.
During a game featuring eleven separate power-plays (Rangers, again, 1-7; Ducks 0-4), then it was the home team that was dominant, extremely at that, whenever at even-strength.
As CZAR IGOR was averaging a save per-minute at the time; then down to 4:39 remaining, the Rangers got a break when former Ranger, Frank “The Rifle” Vatrano, tripped K’Andre Miller.
On the Blueshirts’ first man-up chance of the contest, and still with a 1-0 lead at the time – and we had a score.
But to be specific – of the short-handed variety.
With only 3:05 remaining in this first frame – then Alex Killorn, a Ranger Killer from his days in Tampa, went on a breakaway.
CZAR IGOR stopped the first shot.
He didn’t stop the rebound afforded.
1-1.
Just as you were saying “here we go again” – another miracle on ice for this garbage Rangers’ group.
On another broken play, and with only 1:12 remaining to boot – and J.T. Miller scored the second Blueshirts’ backhander of the game.
2-1, Rangers.
After completing the period with fifteen saves to his name – and it was CZAR IGOR’s work in net that allowed the Rangers to open the second period with this one-goal lead still in tact.
Come the second stanza – and that lead would soon grow to a two-goal lead – as only 14-seconds into it – and Lafreniere, following a feed from his new center – Miller himself – beat Dostal for a 3-1 visitor’s goal.
Despite the Ducks later receiving three power-plays this period – including a 43-second 5 x 3 attack (the Rangers only had one power-play during these twenty-minutes) – and this 3-1 score still held true come the final horn of this here middle period.
The Ducks, one of the worst teams in the NHL today, and who previous to tonight, have never won this season when entering a third period trailing by two goals, did themselves no favors when attempting their comeback.
But thankfully – the Rangers, the slump-busters of the NHL, were here to help out their woeful opponents.
The Rangers, again, up by two goals, never took a penalty in this do-or-die final frame.
Conversely, the Ducks, down by two goals, took FIVE penalties.
Prior to the Quack-Quack-Quack non-stop parade to the penalty box – and Leo Carlsson, off of a wicked snipe, beat CZAR IGOR for a 3-2 goal at just the 2:22 mark.
As you were saying “oh no, not again” – then just 30-seconds into the Rangers first of five power-plays of these final twenty-minutes – and Missing Mika wafted a puck past Dostal in order to return the two-goal lead – and this time by a 4-2 score.
To reset – then with 15:25 to go, and against one of the worst teams in the NHL no less (and one now missing Trouba following his crash-and-burn into the boards, thus limiting Anaheim to only five defensemen) – and the Rangers were up by two goals.
Not only were the Blueshirts up by two goals – but they then received four straight and uninterrupted power-plays, including the previously mentioned 1:40+ of a 5 x 3 attack – and one that they failed to register a SOG on too.
After Lavy’s Loser Lot failed to score on their 5 x 3 power-play – then boom – Cutter Gauthier cut the deficit to one – as he scored a rebound goal with only 5:48 remaining.
4-3.
But the Ducks weren’t done trying to give the Rangers a win just yet.
Down to only 3:54 remaining – and Anaheim captain, Radko Gudas, crosschecked Othmann into CZAR IGOR’s post.
Not only did this penalty ultimately mean that the Ducks would be short-handed for half of the period – but it also allowed the Rangers to melt time off of the clock.
But since the Blueshirts have no killer instinct whatsoever – then they were left to become “ROAD KILL.”
Right after finishing their dreadful 1-7 performance on the power-play – then boom – they got just what they deserved.
In what was an essentially a 4 x 2 odd-man rush/jack-in-the box – and BLAMMO – there was Olen Zellweger to complete the comeback with his 4-4 equalizer – and with only 1:45 left in regulation.
Heck, the Rangers didn’t even force the Ducks to pull their goalie either.
This goal also meant that the Ducks outscored the Rangers, 3-1, in this third period – and despite taking ten-minutes worth of penalties too.
SAD!
This game was also another contest that the Blueshirts never deserved to win.
The Rangers were also lucky that Anaheim didn’t put them out of their misery in regulation time too – which is most certainly the fate that this trash hockey team from the Big Apple deserved.
Instead, the Ducks allowed the Rangers to receive a loser’s point.
Once done being both philanthropic and charitable – then, and just 59-seconds into the overtime – and the Ducks scored on the only shot of the bonus time – and as Mason MacTavish did on his thrilling game-winner.
5-4, home team, final.
But despite everything – and the rest of the league seems interested in prolonging the pain for Ranger fans – as there’s still a chance that Lavy’s Lot can still be swept in the first-round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Take a look at the updated standings following all games played from Friday night:
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-three down, nine 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 saying “I hope not!”
In case you missed it, then here’s where I last left off – the Rangers getting checkmated by the Kings:
NYR/LAK 3/25 Review: Another Game, Another Loss & Another Broken Record. Lavy’s Lot Goes 3-8 Against Eleven Straight Playoff-Bound Teams; Trouba Revenge Game Next, FAT CATS Do Absolutely Nothing; Power-Play Futility Reaches Historic Lows, Get CZAR IGOR a Chiropractor; Prime Years Lundqvist “Deja Vu,” No One (Besides The Isles) Wants The Second Wild Card, Sam Rosen Day a Failure; M$GN & More
For whatever reason, and the Rangers had off on Wednesday.
Come Thursday, the team reconvened for practice in Los Angeles – and where we had news from both ends of the positive/negative spectrum.
In the good news, Sam Carrick, who just had a healthy baby boy on Monday, made the 3,000 mile flight from NYC to L.A.
(Cooper Carrick is Sam’s third child – and congratulations to the family Carrick too!)
I guess that he badly wanted to play against his former team, as previous to his Big Apple arrival – and Carrick had played in parts of six seasons for the not-so-mighty Ducks.
Talk about a team player.
After all, you have some beat writers who take off for three months (paternity leave) after the birth of their kids; yet here’s Carrick flying to the other side of the country following his new son’s entry to this world – and for a god awful hockey team nonetheless!
However, and in the bad news – then the Rangers also announced that Matt Rempe is currently out on a week-to-week basis.
It’s suspected that his short fight (a loss) against Tanner Jeannot in L.A. led to his present “day-to-day” injury designation.
While the Blueshirts didn’t officially confirm such talk; but with only minimal games remaining, then there is a possibility that Rempe’s 2024-25 season has reached its conclusion.
Elsewhere, and two members of the Rangers’ alumni were in the news – and just like Carrick & Rempe – for different reasons.
It was reported that former Blueshirts’ captain, Jacob Trouba, hosted several of his former teammates (mainly, the FAT CATS) at his new Californian digs for dinner.
The complete party list is unknown – and where unfortunately – there were no flies on the wall to tell us what was discussed at the dining table either.
But I am left to imagine that opinions shared about both Chris Drury and Peter Laviolette couldn’t have been high.
Speaking of Laviolette, who as we all know, needs to receive his walking papers at the end of the season; then perhaps his soon-to-be successor emerged on Thursday afternoon, as former Ranger head coach, John Tortorella, was dismissed by the Philadelphia Flyers:
OFFICIAL: The Flyers have relieved John Tortorella of his duties as head coach. Philadelphia Flyers Associate Coach, Brad Shaw, has been named interim head coach and will assume duties immediately. https://t.co/qJuAybRMFT pic.twitter.com/saaH0u62lT
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) March 27, 2025
John Tortorella, who never seemed like the right guy to facilitate a rebuild (after all – how many former Stanley Cup winning coaches actually do this anyway?), was fired by the Flyers on Thursday – and where it’s also thought that this was a mutual parting of the ways.
Tortorella spent nearly three seasons in the City of Brotherly Love, having been hired ahead of the 2022-23 season.
At the time, and ironically at that, Tortorella replaced former Blueshirts’ bench boss, Alain Vigneault – as previously, the two swapped jobs ahead of the 2013-14 season – and as they did when Torts replaced A.V. in Vancouver, while A.V. replaced Torts in New York.
The Flyers, who have fully embraced a tear-it-all-down/scorched earth rebuild during the past two seasons under executives Keith Jones and Daniel Briere, was wearing down the win-at-all-costs Torts.
While originally embracing the Philly rebuild itself; Torts, who turns 67-years-old on June 24th, grew tired of all of the losing.
Following the firing, the orange-and-black GM, Briere, did say that removing Torts, who had one-year and $4M left on his contract, wasn’t his original plan when approaching this off-season.
Instead, Briere said that the relationship between himself and his head coach soured following the trade deadline, as Torts watched Joel Farabee, Morgan Frost, Scott Laughton and Andrei Kuzmenko move on as rentals elsewhere.
(It was also reported by Elliotte Friedman that the original plan, following Torts’ time behind the bench, was to move into a front office role with the Flyers – and where after Thursday – you can kiss that idea goodbye!)
Torts’ post-game remarks, following a 7-2 Tuesday night loss to the Leafs – which now goes down as his last game as the head coach of the Flyers – was the final straw.
After the loss, Torts said, “I’m not really interested in learning how to coach in this type of a season, where we’re at right now.”
I don’t think that you can blame a near 70-year-old, looking for one more championship under his belt, for feeling this way.
After all, successful rebuilds can take a long time – and with the Flyers in a state of acceptance as they undergo through this tumultuous and tedious process – then it doesn’t benefit Torts at all.
What Torts does next is anyone’s guess – but similar to what happened in St. Louis following Boston’s firing of Jim Montgomery – then if I was Chris Drury – then I would have fired Laviolette the second this news broke – and with a fresh contract awarded to Torts a second later.
And let me be clear:
If it can’t be Quenneville, then let it be Torts.
And let it be now.
After all, should these soft Rangers know that their futures will be decided under Torts’ tutelage – then perhaps the FAT CATS with iron-clad no-movement-clause contracts will be more apt to waive them.
And yes, I’m talking about Mika Zibanejad right now too!
It should also be noted that while Chris Kreider and Torts never saw eye-to-eye (and such a statement doesn’t even scratch the surface); but Artemi Panarin, when in Columbus under one of the greatest American coaches in league history, had a lot of success.
Together, Torts and Panarin pulled off the greatest upset in NHL Playoff history – and as they did when they eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first-round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
If there’s one thing that we know about Torts, and especially when compared to “Laissez Faire” Laviolette, then it’s the fact that Torts doesn’t accept players who show no effort.
He’ll definitely hold them accountable.
And “accountability” is the biggest trait that these 2024-25 Blueshirts lack under the head coach of today.
We’ll see where this all goes, but sadly, and as of this posting – and Torts hasn’t returned to New York yet.
Perhaps a TV gig during the playoffs is in Torts’ immediate future, but Drury, assuming his job is secure, shouldn’t wait long either.
While it wasn’t revealed during Friday’s morning skate, then come puck drop – and Laviolette shook up his line-up again.
As I suggested a month ago on this site – and Bozo The Bench Boss finally tried out a trio featuring Cuylle, Miller and Lafreniere.
This line wound up being the best line for Lavy on Friday night, as Cuylle picked up an assist, while both Lafreniere and Miller finished with a goal and an assist each.
Othmann was also bumped up to the first line – and where for the 19th consecutive time in his career – he failed to score a goal.
JONNY BROADWAY, unfortunately saddled with the BFF’s, Mika and Kreider, finished with a game-low -2 – as no one can escape the stink that the two longest-tenured Rangers bathe whoever their right-winger du jour is.
Speaking of Kreider – then he’s now approaching two months without a power-play goal – and should he ever record another one this season – then he’ll become the sole franchise leader in this department.
However, Camille Henry, tied with Kreider (116), may never see this record surpassed – or at least not with the way the Rangers approach power-plays today.
The fourth-line, now without Rempe, was barely noticeable on Friday night.
The inclusion of Nicolas Aube-Kubel, and only because he was the one Capital that actually liked Laviolette during his days in D.C., has provided OO-GATZ – as once again – NAK finished with goose eggs in the box score – except for the -1 next to his name.
Defensively, and this was another mess in front of CZAR IGOR – and where it felt like Anaheim scored on 95% of their odd-man rushes afforded.
It was also another case of the Jekyll and Hyde K’Andre Miller – where unfortunately for him – it was the bad version (-2 – and where he should’ve been a -4).
Carson Soucy wasn’t any better either – as his non-stop floaters to the net ended many Ranger attacks – including one where the Ducks’ d-men were caught on the ice for a whopping three-minutes.
Braden Schneider, once affectionately nicknamed as “BABY TROUBS” – was barely noticeable – and where you had to check the box score to see if he even played.
Here was Laviolette’s line-up for the seventy-second game of this 2024-25 season:
FIRST LINE: Panarin/Trocheck/Othmann
SECOND LINE: Cuylle/Miller/Lafreniere
THIRD LINE: Kreider/Zibanejad/Brodzinski
FOURTH LINE: Berard/Carrick/Aube-Kubel
FIRST PAIR: Miller/Borgen
SECOND PAIR: Soucy/Fox
THIRD PAIR: Vaakanainen/Schneider
STARTING GOALIE: CZAR IGOR
BACK UP GOALIE: Quick
LTIR: Adam Edstrom
IR: Matt Rempe
DONE FOR THE SEASON: Arthur Kaliyev
HEALTHY SCRATCHES: Calvin de Haan, Zac Jones and Jusse Parssinen
BOX SCORE time.
The following graphics and information come from ESPN.com:
SCORING:
PENALTIES:
TEAM STATS:
GOALIES:
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| 33 | 5 | 28 | .848 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60:59 | 0 |
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| 30 | 4 | 26 | .867 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60:59 | 0 |
Since I’m just going to rapid-fire through the GAME REVIEW segment once again – and for all of the same reasons too (I’m on no sleep, I just worked a double-shift, the Rangers suck and there is a quick turnaround in San Jose on Saturday night) – then just a few comments about Friday night’s M$GN broadcast:
— Sieve Vagistat wasn’t there – and that wound up being the highlight of the three-hours on M$GN.
— Brian Boyle, who I believe starts in Boston next season (or at least that’s the chatter in Beantown), was excellent once again. M$GN really has something with him – as he’s a straight shooter – and more importantly than that – an eye-test guy too.
— Sam and Joe were unbearable – but again, and to be fair – then they don’t have anything to work with either.
— That said, it was more of the same – verbally fellate every opponent, tell us how they all work hard and then mention who is a good man too.
“OH JOE, PAT VERBEEK THE PIG FARMER HAS NEVER REACHED THE PLAYOFFS WHILE AS GM OF THE DUCKS JOE! BUT HE’S A GOOD MAN JOE!”
“Sam, Pat Verbeek is fabulous and works hard!”
— Does Rosen have a drinking problem?
(And leave it to me, of all people, to make such an accusation!)
That said, then all he’s received during his retirement tour this season are wine bottles – and where after every bottle received – both Sam and Joe are talking about guzzling it down immediately after the eventual loss.
(And with the way the Rangers have played this season – then you can’t blame these two for becoming alcoholics either – or at least – that’s my own excuse for my own daily doses with booze!)
However, then if we see Rosen running around half-naked at Penn Station next season, then it may be time for some help.
“OH JOE, MERLOT MAKES ME GET CRAZY JOE! WE’RE GOING STREAKING JOE!”
“Alcoholics Anonymous works hard Sam. They are absolutely fabulous!”
Just the highlights – and the low-lights tonight.
Included below are all of the goals scored – and what I said in real-time after every period too.
See you on the other side of this with what’s on tap next.
FIRST PERIOD
Fox makes it 1-0, (Justice for Borgen) #NYR pic.twitter.com/w447V4YWKA
— David 🏒 (@DaveyUpper) March 29, 2025
🚨 Killorn🚨
Leo finds him and Killer is feelin’ 25 again! #FlyTogether pic.twitter.com/gsTBO3XZNy
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) March 29, 2025
JT Miller makes it 2-1, (He has 3 Goals in 3 str8 games) #NYR pic.twitter.com/9sBQwUwJ2K
— David 🏒 (@DaveyUpper) March 29, 2025
2-1, #NYR, after 20. 1P Thoughts:
— Ducks have been the better team, but it’s the Rangers with the lead.
— SOG 16-10, ANA – but where it was 11-3 at one point.
— SOS – Igor is carrying them.
— Amazing how all these teams start their back-ups against the Rangers.
—…— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) March 29, 2025
SECOND PERIOD
Laffy makes it 3-1 #NYR pic.twitter.com/iKhlJc3DQA
— David 🏒 (@DaveyUpper) March 29, 2025
(Of note – this was Lafreniere’s second goal in his last twenty games played. And with Zibanejad later scoring – then both men now have sixteen goals to their ledgers. And you tell me – what’s sadder – the fact that Lafreniere only has 16 goals – or the fact that the alleged #1 center of this team, the $8.5M man, also has the same total of red lamps? Hmm…)
3-1, #NYR after 40. 2P Thoughts:
— Rangers may have found a team worse than them – and how ironic is it that the Ducks have 3 former NYR on their roster?
— Ducks PP is 0-4, includes a 5 x 3 try too.
— #NYR PP 0-2 – BRU-TAL.
— SOS – The Igor Show.— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) March 29, 2025
THIRD PERIOD
🚨 Leo 🚨
What a SNIPE! 🎯#FlyTogether pic.twitter.com/OBYvDmBj5G
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) March 29, 2025
Mika makes it 4-2 #NYR pic.twitter.com/dSVGtnpCLx
— David 🏒 (@DaveyUpper) March 29, 2025
🚨 Cutter 🚨
It’s a one-goal game!#FlyTogether pic.twitter.com/1j8rAqH4df
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) March 29, 2025
🚨 ZELLY 🚨
This game is tied!!!#FlyTogether pic.twitter.com/VIbsTiLcLm
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) March 29, 2025
4-4 after 60. OT is required. #NYR thoughts:
— Rangers are 1-7 on the PP with 1 SHG
— Ducks took five penalties that period yet win the period lmao
— No SOG on a 5 x 3 PP
— BLueshirts deserved to lose in regulation
— Micheletti is openly calling out Laviolette
— This…— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) March 29, 2025
OVERTIME
🚨 MAC-T 🚨
WE WIN IN OT!!!!#FlyTogether pic.twitter.com/SSSE67okKn
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) March 29, 2025
I concluded my Los Angeles/New York review with this passage of text:
“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.”
Bingo.
Up Next For The Rangers: A short flight to San Jose – and where they will see “old friends” Alexandar Georgiev and Barclay Goodrow – and where in the case of the former alternate captain – it was his forced early summer removal, and with the benefit of hindsight as well, that led to the present state that the Blueshirts find themselves in today.
The Sharks, (20-42-9, 49-points) rank dead-last in the NHL today – as they have the worst record in the league.
In other words, expect them to blow out the Blueshirts on Saturday night!
The teal-adorned team are currently on a two-game winning streak, following their most recent wins over Boston (3-1) and Toronto (6-5).
As opposed to the Rangers who will enter the game with less than a 24-hour turnaround; San Jose was idle on Friday night, and thus, will be more rested than the Blueshirts.
Up Next For Me: BED TIME!
And I’ll also be back Saturday night following the Rangers’ loss in San Jose.
Up Next For You: Your favorite segment, which brings us to…
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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/
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LET’S GO RANGERS!
Sean McCaffrey
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Haha you’re right, Sean! Torts comes in – they’ll all waive – Mika, Krieder, Mollie, Larry – they’ll all run for the hills!