From the NYR: RANGERS TO HOST FREE VIEWING PARTY PRESENTED BY CHASE  AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON MONDAY, MAY 21 Fans Expected to Turn Out in Full Force at The Garden for Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 New York, May 18, 2012 – The New York Rang…

The media focus on John Tortorella’s interaction with it, specifically his often bizarre press conferences, has officially become an obsession. When NHL analysts, and Valley of the Stupid talkies, are analyzing Tortorella’s surly postgame sessions more than what’s actually happening on the ice, the fascination is real.

Here’s a great story from Arthur Staple of Newsday, about Zach Parise’s father, J.P. The dad begins by saying Zach won’t tell him too much because he has a big mouth, then goes on to speculate whether his free-agent-to-be son would li…

John Tortorella: Henrik Lundqvist: Ryan Callahan: Marc Staal: Brad Richards: Marian Gaborik: Michael Del Zotto:  

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Ryan Callahan has one goal and two assists in his last 12 games, so the speculation is that the Rangers captain could be playing through an injury to his left hand from a blocked shot in the Ottawa series.   But even if Callahan is injured, he wasn’t letting on Friday after practice in …

Grind is a word often used to describe the Stanley Cup playoffs, and to see why, just look at how the Rangers have slogged to the position they are in now.
With Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Devils tomorrow afternoon at the Prudential Center set to…

The Devils have lost only once in Newark. No one owns a better home record.
For the first time, if the Devils don’t lose there again, they are guaranteed the Stanley Cup.
“You can tell how excited [Devils fans] are for where we’re at right now, and the…

There was no getting away from the fact Marian Gaborik spent a lot of time on the bench in Game 2, a game the Rangers lost to the Devils, 3-2, knotting the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.
Gaborik failed to make a routine clear in the second period…

Seconds before Dan Girardi scored the first goal of the Eastern Conference Final, he was sitting on the bench.
It was heaven for a Rangers fan, hell for a Devils fan, and one of the most challenging parts of a hockey broadcaster’s job.
“You have to be ready for…

Brandon Dubinsky skated at Greenburgh on Friday wearing an orange non-contact jersey, the first time he has skated by himself or with a group since he injured his right foot during Game 7 of the first round against Ottawa.