Blue Shirt Banter

After sweeping western Canada, the Rangers are set to conclude their ongoing road trip tonight. Winnipeg, Manitoba is the of tonight’s game between the Rangers and Jets. While another two points is the objective the players will primarily be focused on, there’s an opportunity to make some history tonight. A win will give them a perfect 5-0-0 record in this road trip, and would … [Read more...] about Game #9: New York Rangers vs Winnipeg Jets Open Thread

Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Highlights: NYR 4, VAN 3 (5:04 video via NHL.com) Game Recap: A back and forth affair with special teams aplenty saw the Blueshirts prevail in overtime and complete a sweep of Western Canada (CBS) Mollie Walker heard from Peter Laviolette about Barclay Goodrow reaching the 500 games played mark of his career (NY Post) Colin … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 10/29/23

Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Mollie Walker discusses the intensity Peter Laviolette has brought to all facets of the Blueshirts since taking over for Gerard Gallant behind the bench (NY Post) Vincent Mercogliano chatted with Will Cuylle about his adjustment to being a full time NHLer and knowing when to pick his spots (LoHud) Brendan Azoff lists three early … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 10/28/23

Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Highlights: NYR 3, EDM 0 (4:41 video via NHL.com) Game Recap: New York’s defense led the way in Edmonton as the team shut out the vaunted Oilers offense, and saw multiple defenseman record multi point efforts in the win (CBS) Mollie Walker notes that with another strong performance out of Jonathan Quick, any concerns that his … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 10/27/23

The Blueshirts road trip out west continues with another stop on the Canadian province of Alberta tonight. After defeating the Calgary Flames two nights ago during the league’s “Frozen Frenzy”, the Rangers have made their way further north into Alberta to take on Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard, and the rest Edmonton Oilers. One player who will not be skating tonight will be … [Read more...] about Game #7: New York Rangers vs Edmonton Oilers Open Thread