http://www.thehockeynews.com The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. en 2007 Medias Transcontinental Fri, 16 May 2008 13:12:57 -0400 60 http://thehockeynews.com/imgs/design/logo_thn_print.gif http://thehockeynews.com/ http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15510-Rangers-Blog-What-to-like-about-this-matchup.html 2008-04-24 09:31:26 New York Rangers Blog II Before the playoffs started, we summized that the road to Lord Stanley was going to be paved in Atlantic Division opponents. So far, that is exactly what happened. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15292-Rangers-Blog-Tonight-tonight.html 2008-04-16 14:36:20 New York Rangers Blog II Enough about Sean Avery. It's time to get back to hockey and the Rangers face-off against the Devils tonight in the biggest game of the season. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15212-Rangers-Blog-Why-the-NHL-shouldnt-become-the-NFL-or-NBA.html 2008-04-14 12:30:41 New York Rangers Blog II I have made it a point not to bash the officials of the NHL. Like one of my favorite beat writers, John Dellapina of the NY Daily News, explains, it is a thankless and tiresome job and they often don't get the credit they deserve. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15094-Rangers-Blog-One-down-fifteen-to-go.html 2008-04-10 11:05:33 New York Rangers Blog II Call me a pessimist, a "Debbie Downer," or whatever other depressing connotation, but matter of fact, I am a realist. Last night's 4 - 1 victory over the New Jersey Devils was both an impressive offensive effort and important for the series. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15017-Rangers-Blog-Sizing-up-the-Devils.html 2008-04-07 18:39:40 New York Rangers Blog II The Rangers are 3 - 1 all-time in playoff series against the Devils, but most recently suffered an embarassing sweep. But this is a different Ranger team, as well as a different Devils team. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14852-Rangers-Blog-Fairfields-finest.html 2008-04-02 09:40:55 New York Rangers Blog II As a graduate of Fairfield University, it’s only natural for me to view former Fairfield Prep star Chris Drury in a positive light. Despite knocking the Rangers out of the playoffs last year, I have always held a soft spot for the clutch forward. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14779-Rangers-Blog-Lacking-discipline.html 2008-03-31 10:43:50 New York Rangers Blog II The Pittsburgh Penguins are a great team. They are young, poised, exciting. Everything you would want in a developing franchise, so losing to them is anything but shameful. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14684-Rangers-Blog-Settling-the-Jagr-issue.html 2008-03-27 15:59:46 New York Rangers Blog II OK, so the answer isn't from Jaromir himself, but it does come from reasonability and practicality. This saga that continues to draw media attention is really anything but a drama. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14653-Rangers-Blog-Dont-blame-Avery.html 2008-03-26 15:58:48 New York Rangers Blog II I don't have much time today to really hash out a detailed blog about last night, but by now you should have all read the recaps. I had hoped, in my keys to the game over at Pucks on Broadway,that last night would have been a power play surge by the Rangers. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14616-Rangers-Blog-The-Ballad-of-Petr-Prucha.html 2008-03-25 15:53:50 New York Rangers Blog II So, I stole a little hymn from Billy Joel's "Billy The Kid," but as a Long Island native I feel a sense of responsibility to do so. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14584-Rangers-Blog-Gutting-it-out.html 2008-03-24 15:14:01 New York Rangers Blog II First, my apologies for the break in posts. Between the Easter weekend and youth league playoffs, there hasn’t been much time for typing. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14498-Rangers-Blog-The-what-if-factor.html 2008-03-20 12:16:34 New York Rangers Blog II All season the Rangers have struggled with consistency, from blow out wins to blow out losses and everything in between. There were explainable line combinations to unthinkable acts by the coaching staff. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14457-Rangers-Blog-One-down-nine-to-go.html 2008-03-19 11:24:22 New York Rangers Blog II If you checked my things to watch for last night, you would think I was psychic. Well, I'm not and I didn't say much that other people haven't already said, but nonetheless the Rangers responded. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14419-Rangers-Blog-It-begins-tonight.html 2008-03-18 09:20:02 New York Rangers Blog II I had the Penguins winning the division in my analysis piece last week, if they got goaltending. Well, if they score seven goals a game, I suppose that could lead them there as well. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14380-Rangers-Blog-Lets-not-and-say-we-did.html 2008-03-17 09:38:00 New York Rangers Blog II Before the Florida trip the one major issue we discussed here was not to have a let down. What did the Rangers do? Well, they didn't just have a let down, they had an implosion or perhaps a blast from the past, say game 12 or so. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14345-Rangers-Blog-No-country-for-old-men.html 2008-03-15 10:18:23 New York Rangers Blog II The Rangers did not play a full 60 minutes. The Rangers did not capitalize on opportunities, particularly a power play in the final two minutes of the game. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14313-Rangers-Blog-Sizing-up-the-Atlantic.html 2008-03-14 07:23:39 New York Rangers Blog II As of this morning, the Atlantic Division standings looked like this: New Jersey - 71 GP and 88 PTS. Pittsburgh - 71 GP and 87 PTS. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14283-Rangers-Blog-Florida-Mission-Dont-get-sun-burned.html 2008-03-13 13:44:16 New York Rangers Blog II When you think of Florida, the image tends to lend itself to sandy beaches, warm weather, bikinis perhaps, or even South Beach. For the Rangers, let's hope their vision is four points against teams they must defeat. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14242-Rangers-Blog-OffDay-Edition.html 2008-03-12 12:25:22 New York Rangers Blog II The Rangers, like me and my various writing expeditions, have a wonderful opportunity to succeed, as long as they don't screw it up. What does that mean? The Rangers, with a little help last night, are in a position where they can challenge for home-ice advantage (2 points out), the Atlantic Division (3 points out of the lead), and the Eastern Conference (4 points out of the lead). http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14202-Rangers-Blog-Something-brewing-in-Buffalo.html 2008-03-11 10:54:29 New York Rangers Blog II When the 6th place team and 9th place team are separated by 7 points with a baker's dozen of games left to go, you know to expect intensity. For the most part, that happened last night in a Rangers shootout victory against the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2 in Buffalo. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14184-Rangers-Blog-Welcome.html 2008-03-10 14:22:30 New York Rangers Blog II I always thought it was helpful to introduce myself before I write away. How else could you trust what I was saying if you knew nothing about me? Truth be told, I've been out there for a little while.