To John Tortorella, the Ranger Coaching Staff and All Ranger Players, You can blame Callahan. You can blame Bickel. You can blame Biron. You can blame the end boards at the Pebble. You can score 120 point this season but if you don’t fix the powerplay, you won’t go far in the playoffs. You’ll have [...]

If anyone out there is having trouble sleeping tonight, all they need to do is watch a replay of the NHL All Star Fantasy Draft. After watching the first 15 minutes of this show, it should be lights out. With the regular NHL draft show, fans are on the edge of their seats. Everyone wants [...]

After the Zebras let Boston get away with murder all game, they finally awarded the Rangers two power plays at the end of the third period.  The Rangers could not score. The Rangers did not score. They are completely clueless on the powerplay. It’s a disgrace. Someone needs to sit James Dolan down and force [...]

What in the wide, wide, world of sports is wrong with James Dolan? He’s the Kiss of Death. Way to put a target on your team’s back, Dufus. Dolan reminds me of Mel Brooks as GOV LePetomaine in Blazing Saddles. Glen Sather is Hedley Lamar and John Tortorella is Sheriff Bart/Waco Kid. Is Dolan freakin’ [...]

The Rangers hit the Leaves with everything but the kitchen sink tonight in Toronto. The Rangers led the Leaves in every aspect of the game, most especially hits. The Leaves did try to mount a comeback in the third period but could not solve Marty Biron. Was it something Marty said? He does yap a [...]

The HockeyRodent has given all New York Ranger fans, all NHL fans, a chance to have a say and vote with their wallets. It used to be that a person would want to put their two cents in but, factoring in inflation, the amount in 2012 has become $2.00. It’s a small price to pay [...]

My thanks to Gary Bettman and his officials for turning NHL hockey into the ridiculous shit show of a Winter Classic we all witnessed this afternoon. Way to pander to your prospective “small markets” by dumbing down the game and throwing out the rule book. I sat and watched this game with a friend who [...]

What the hell happened to Brandon Prust? He certainly isn’t playing like a Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Winner. Is Prust playing hurt? It may “only be pain’ to Prust but he has been painful for us to watch. He had an horrendous giveaway at center ice tonight that makes you wonder where his head [...]

Last night the New York Rangers gave their fans the best Christmas gift of all, first place in the Atlantic Division. It’s been a long time coming. And for as much as I complain and say nay, I am proud of each and every player on the team. I’m even beginning to have more faith [...]

After watching the Rangers fail to score 5 on 3 and give up a shorthanded goal, I had every confidence the Rangers would lose their third straight game in the desert. Santa must have visited Phoenix tonight because the Rangers got their Christmas present early. Numbers wise, the Yotes out hit and out faceoffed the [...]