by Seth Rothman | Apr 25, 2015 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins
NEW YORK – When Carl Hagelin scored the overtime winner midway through overtime, he did more than send the Rangers into the second round of the playoffs. He gave his team a chance to breathe. He gave his team a chance to recover from the bumps and bruises of a...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 21, 2015 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
After Monday’s 2-1 defeat to the New York Rangers – a loss that put his club down in their first-round playoff series by the same margin – Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Johnston bemoaned his team’s shot selection in the first two periods. Specifically, how they...
by Seth Rothman | Apr 9, 2015 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators
NEW YORK – The best thing for the Rangers’ performance on the ice this season may just be the time they’re spending off it. Rangers coach Alain Vigneault has made sure to schedule ample days off in the Rangers’ busy schedule as the team hopes to make its second...
by Seth Rothman | Feb 24, 2015 | Homepage, NCAA, New York Rangers, Olympic Hockey
NEW YORK – Thirty-five years ago, television broadcaster Al Michaels asked a question that’s become synonymous with hockey in America. The question had a major impact on the five rings of the 1980 Winter Olympics in upstate New York. The answer has left an indelible...
by Seth Rothman | Jan 20, 2015 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators
NEW YORK – They won’t be sending this Rangers performance to the Hockey Hall of Fame any time soon. The Metropolitan Museum of Art won’t be accepting it, either. The two points the Rangers earned in their final game before the All-Star break, though, won’t be getting...