So for the third time, after struggling to make the playoffs in the last five of six season, the Rangers are bounced in the first round. They have never gotten past the second round the two times they were able to advance.  What should be the Ranger’s strategy for next season? Ideally I would like [...]

To win just once against the odds And once be smiled on by the Gods To race with speed along the track Break the tape and not look back To never have considered losing As if to win is by your choosing Bare you soul for all to find An honest heart and an open [...]

Just when you thought our young Rangers were progressing nicely along the playoff learning curve, they came out in the second period last night and imploded. All the good things we saw in the four plus periods of hockey leading up to it were thrown out the window. A three minute offensive push by the [...]

As the saying goes, “it’s an ill wind that blows no body some good”. The New York Rangers are in the playoffs because an ill wind and a bolt of Lightning blew the Hurricanes out. Try as they might, the Hurricanes could not sustain the wind that brought them to the brink of a playoff [...]

After the Bruins went up 2-0, I switched channels to Dancing With the Stars. I did not have the courage to watch the game live. I taped the game for later viewing. I left the HockeyRodent message boards, my usual internet hang out on game nights. What can I say? I’m a chicken. I can’t [...]

Somebody better teach Torts the Heimlich technique because his team is choking and it’s primarily his fault. This is what comes from changing line combinations and powerplay combinations like underwear. Not only did the Rangers shit the bed last night in Buffalo, they were thoroughly outplayed by the Islanders tonight. I am not happy to [...]

While many Ranger fans out there are feeling fairly confident that the Rangers will make the playoffs, this fan chooses to remain cautiously optimistic. After the Rangers nearly induced another myocardial infarction for fans yesterday afternoon in their 1-0 victory over the big bad Bruins, their quest to garner a playoff spot continues. They haven’t [...]

Jesus, Mary and St. Joseph are the Rangers trying to give me a heart attack? If I didn’t have one tonight, I don’t know if I ever will. Since the lockout, the Rangers have only once secured a playoff berth handily and that was in 2006. Every year since it’s been a nail biter to [...]

Last night the Rangers finally got to lay an asswhoopin’ on Les Habs and I was there to see it. I have never seen so many opposition fans at the Garden as I did last night. Thankfully, there are still enough of the Garden Faithful who give a crap to cheer. That won’t be the [...]

Okay so it’s not a Lenten Friday but the Rangers made a meal of the Fishsticks on this Tuesday night at the Garden. Leading 2-0 after the first period, the Rangers came in to the second period with .28 seconds of powerplay time. They got caught flatfooted, allowing the Fishsticks to negate their two goal [...]