Blue Shirt Banter

Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images The Rangers and Panthers are set to clash for the third and final time of the 2022-23 campaign tonight. While the puck will drop a bit earlier than usual for a Saturday game, the intensity level will be higher to compensate as the Blueshirts look to knock off a Panthers squad scratching and clawing for every point they can get … [Read more...] about Game #73: New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers Open Thread

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images The third lines fueled yet another comeback victory. First Period: For the second consecutive game, the Rangers took the first period off. Aleksander Barkov opened the scoring on a goal that was unsuccessfully challenged. Barkov gained the offensive zone and left the puck for Gustav Forsling, who fired the puck from the point. … [Read more...] about Recap: Kids Beat Cats, 4-3

Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Highlights: NYR 2, CAR 1 (4:57 video via NHL.com) Game Recap: In a battle of quality vs quantity, the Blueshirts made the most of their few and far between opportunities to rebound from Tuesday night’s home defeat with a road victory (CBS) Mollie Walker discusses New York’s win over … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 3/24/23

Brian Bradshaw Sevald-USA TODAY Sports More than you ever wanted to know about backup goalies. We find ourselves in a weird part of the season. The trade deadline has come and gone, and the big acquisitions have gone from novel and exciting to just part of the scenery, like a fancy new toy a few weeks after Christmas. With 11 games to go, it feels like there should be a … [Read more...] about Was Signing Jaroslav Halák a Mistake?

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Larry Brooks notes that after another goose egg on the power play in their last outing, the Blueshirts have opted to shake up their special teams units once again (NY Post) Brooks also heard from Kaapo Kakko about how even without putting up gaudy box score numbers, the young Finn is … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 3/23/23