tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67845712024-03-13T14:26:29.003-04:00Ranger Punditcelebrating all lifelong, devoted New York Rangers fansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1454125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-42749035292599329182023-10-26T21:45:00.003-04:002023-10-26T21:47:40.850-04:00McAfee: Hockey is AwesomeYouTube: Pat McAfee - Hockey is Awesome - Oct 25Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-81330190468102490282022-10-09T21:15:00.005-04:002023-09-13T16:05:18.453-04:00NY Rangers Podcasts for 2022-23 SeasonGame Misconduct - Don La Greca / ESPNBlueshirts Breakaway - Ryan Mead and Greg KaplanUp in the Blue Seats - Mollie Walker and Jake Brown / NY PostNew Ice City - Vincent Mercogliano Broadway Boys - James Whalen and Andy Hammond Locked On Rangers - Jon ChikThe Blueshirt Underground Show - Eddie "The Mouth" and Jim SchmiedebergUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-35607309361471019742022-06-15T13:49:00.014-04:002022-06-18T14:28:45.956-04:00NHL Stanley Cup Final. NBA Finals. Which is Correct?There is an interesting grammatical question here about which term "Final" or "Finals" is the correct label for the last round of the playoffs. This question was raised today on the Rich Eisen Show on the Peacock Network.The NBA calls their final championship series the NBA Finals. The NHL calls their championship round the Stanley Cup Final.Reporter Rhiannon Walker of the Chicago Tribune Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-21035255059353170312022-05-16T18:08:00.002-04:002022-05-16T18:16:19.149-04:00Rangers Rally from down 3-1 in Series to beat PensAwesome game 7 win by the Rangers. The younger, faster team with the better goalie won. Who was worried? Onward to the next round.Here is a roundup of some game 7 celebratory recaps:Larry Brooks / NY Post: Rangers’ refusal to surrender mirrors 2015 team’s winning DNA --Igor Shesterkin returned, too. He returned to the form that earned the 26-year-old finalist designations for both the Hart and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-33955110997892172962022-05-02T16:56:00.011-04:002022-05-02T17:43:47.319-04:00Long Odds for RangersThe sportsbooks are not giving the New York Rangers very favorable odds of winning the Stanley Cup as they go into the playoffs. One statistical analysis gives them a 0.7% chance of winning the cup. That seems to be pretty much the consensus. Well, the NY Rangers will just have to prove everyone wrong.Related:Rangers 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs odds: (DraftKings Sportsbook)Odds to win Stanley Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-65488755878924769522021-12-11T18:50:00.004-05:002022-10-09T21:14:34.777-04:00NY Rangers PodcastsGame Misconduct - Don La Greca / ESPN The Blueshirt Underground Show - Eddie "The Mouth" and Jim SchmiedebergBlueshirts Breakaway - Ryan Mead and Greg Kaplan / The Athletic Up in the Blue Seats - Ron Duguay and Mollie Walker / NY PostNew Ice City - Vincent Mercogliano Broadway Boys - James Whalen and Andy Hammond Locked On Rangers - Jon ChikUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-33126183256183755062021-10-12T23:13:00.009-04:002021-10-13T02:06:30.368-04:00NY Rangers Podcasts: 2021-22 Season PreviewGame Misconduct - Don La Greca / ESPN - Hockey is back! Don is joined by the great E.J. Hradek to preview the season, and much more.The Blueshirt Underground Show - Eddie "The Mouth" and Jim Schmiedeberg - Jim and Eddie with the latest Ranger talk and nonsenseBlueshirts Breakaway - Ryan Mead and Greg Kaplan / The Athletic - Mika Zibanejad extension & NYR Season Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-66409490599765315562021-01-27T22:07:00.009-05:002021-01-27T22:44:35.016-05:00NY Rangers PodcastsGame Misconduct - Don La GrecaGo Rangers Radio - Kevin DeLury and Paul C. Cuthbert.The Blueshirt Underground Show - Eddie "The Mouth" Gieck and Jim SchmiedebergBlueshirt Banter - Tom Urtz and Mike MurphyBlueshirts Breakaway - Ryan Mead and Greg KaplanUp in the Blue Seats - Ron Duguay and Mollie WalkerNew Ice City - Vincent MercoglianoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-15489130102136191182020-12-08T16:33:00.003-05:002020-12-08T16:33:55.941-05:00Hockey Hopes* : January 13th Start Date for short 52/56 Game SeasonMultiple news sources are today reporting that the NHL and NHL Players Association have by and large cleared up their financial issues and are now planning for a January 13th start to the season. This will be a short season that only has a 52 or 56 game schedule.Ref:ESPN: Sources: NHL, union clear hurdle, eye Jan. 13 for start of 2020-21 seasonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-59136296659861358842020-11-08T10:03:00.007-05:002020-12-08T16:12:01.936-05:00Hockey HopesThe NHL says, come hell, high water, or corona virus the season will still start on January 1st. Lake Louise, Canada, elevation 5,600 feetMSG Hopesref:TheScore:Daly: Jan. 1 'remains our objective' to begin 2020-21 NHL seasonTheStar:NHL floats opening next season outdoors at Lake LouiseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-56190646985385769992020-08-11T17:53:00.000-04:002020-08-14T18:37:51.115-04:00Game Over
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This still rings true.
Hank and Morty: Henrik Lundqvist is the Morton Andersen of the NHLUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-58020421299097164532020-07-11T18:53:00.000-04:002020-07-15T10:07:50.292-04:00Drop the Puck: Rangers Stanley Cup Qualifier Schedule(#6) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (#11) New York Rangers
Saturday, noon, Aug. 1: Rangers vs. Hurricanes (home team)
Monday, noon, Aug. 3: Rangers vs. Hurricanes (home team)
Tuesday, 8pm, Aug. 4: Hurricanes vs. Rangers (home team)
Thursday, Aug. 6: Hurricanes vs. Rangers (if necessary)
Saturday, Aug. 8: Rangers vs. Hurricanes (if necessary)
Notes:
All Eastern Conference games will begin at noonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-17941816176024341172020-05-27T13:36:00.003-04:002020-06-12T17:39:20.855-04:00NHL Playoff Notes24 Teams Will Resume Play
Top 12 in each Conference (includes Rangers, 11th place, 0.564%, and Islanders, 7th place, 0.588% )
Ranked by Points %
Each Conference Assigned to a Hub City (10 cities in the mix)
Remaining 7 Teams to Draft Lottery (Friday, June 26):
Detroit Red Wings - 18.5%
Ottawa Senators - 13.5%
Ottawa Senators (from the San Jose Sharks) - 11.5%
Los Angeles Kings - 9.5%
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-37357568167826330112020-04-25T22:56:00.000-04:002020-04-26T13:55:33.291-04:00Restart OfferingsEvery week brings new rumors and rumblings about when and if the NHL will restart their season. Time is not on the side of the NHL. Time marches on and various new restart scenarios bubble up every day. Trying to figure out what is really going to happen is like practicing haruspicy, inspecting the entrails of a sacrificed animal in order to devine the future. New ideas are offered up every day Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-32780763495099234662020-03-16T18:22:00.003-04:002020-03-16T18:54:45.210-04:00To Be Continued? Playoffs start in May?The NHL is saying May looks like the earliest possible restart date. The AHL also released an official statement saying their suspension of "play will not be lifted before May." Major League Baseball wants to start their season in May. So we wait and hope that something will happen in May.
One rumor floated via TSN analyst Darren Dreger is that the NHL is looking at a 24 team playoff format. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-60002958756055962682020-03-08T12:57:00.000-04:002020-03-09T13:51:13.923-04:00Playoffs: Hunt or Hoax?
Mika Zibanejad's 5 goal game against the Washington Capitals on Thursday, March 5th, was a bolt of lightning that reanimated the corpse of the 2019-20 season. Two days latter the walking-dead Rangers took a full stride back towards the grave with a lackluster 6-4 loss to the Jersey Devils on Saturday, March 7th. The Russian rookie goalie, Shesterkin, had his first bad game. This is certainly Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-69168885017785378722019-12-16T17:56:00.002-05:002020-02-09T20:53:01.533-05:00.500 Hockey: The New NormSo far this month the Rangers have gone 3-4. Since November 27th the Rangers have gone 5-5. Their last ten games have been a perfect .500 dance of win one, lose one, win one, lose one. This level of play has kept them out of the cellar, but dangling off the back of a wild card position. Exciting stuff. Not exactly.
The King, Henrik Lundqvist, with a 3.13 GAA is ranked 53rd out of 74 NHL goalies.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-40796088923485161262019-11-15T01:36:00.002-05:002019-11-27T14:49:16.743-05:00Dead Men Skating: A Lost Season
For many reasons here at RP this 2019-20 season has been an extremely difficult one to get excited about and gin up any energy to comment on. Last night's 9-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning marks a new low for this team. This game is a bright neon sign flashing that the Rangers have checked out, the Blueshirts have left the building, and this is now a completely lost season. The 2019-20 New Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-28198123213820807942019-03-10T10:35:00.000-04:002019-03-10T18:06:22.304-04:00Hockey podcastsCurrent podcast go to list:
Game Misconduct - Don La Greca
Bleeding Blueshirts - MSG Networks’ John Giannone and Dave Maloney
Spittin' Chiclets - Former NHL vets Ryan Whitney, Paul Bissonnette and Barstool Sports' Rear Admiral
Puck Soup - Greg Wyshynski (ESPN), Sean McIndoe (The Athletic), Ryan Lambert (Yahoo)
Hockey Night in Canada - Rob Pizzo CBC Sports
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-77453458061443708902019-03-05T11:49:00.001-05:002019-03-05T11:51:51.880-05:00Sean Avery on the IslandersClassic Sean Avery (NSFW):
CONFIRMED: Sean Avery, not an Islander guy. pic.twitter.com/yaGa6JbY65— King Fucking Henrik (@FuckingHenrik30) March 1, 2019 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-74403560285268385192019-02-23T23:15:00.003-05:002019-02-25T08:55:21.992-05:00Zuccarello Will Be Missed
Not a happy day to see Mats Zuccarello traded to Dallas. He was an awesome Ranger. Good Luck to you sir.
update: ESPN -- Mats Zuccarello hurt in first Stars game, likely out 4 weeks
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Hank and Morty: Lundqvist is the Morton Andersen of the NHLUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-46812333062686172432019-02-22T21:19:00.000-05:002019-02-28T16:38:24.990-05:00Hank and Morty: Henrik Lundqvist is the Morton Andersen of the NHL
Morton Andersen and Henrik Lundqvist
During a recent funny and interesting Puck Soup podcast someone made the observation that it seems like NHL goalies have become comparable to NFL kickers. That idea rang true, especially regarding the Rangers own Henrik Lundqvist. Comparing Hank to an aging kicker, who occasionally shanks one, is a rich metaphor.
The working premise is that goalies, like Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-69776076560012207412019-02-21T13:49:00.000-05:002019-02-21T13:49:55.847-05:00Hockey PodcastsNothing better than a good hockey podcast:
Game Misconduct - Don La Greca
Bleeding Blueshirts - MSG Networks’ John Giannone and Dave Maloney
Spittin' Chiclets - Former NHL vets Ryan Whitney, Paul Bissonnette and Barstool Sports' Rear Admiral
Puck Soup - Greg Wyshynski (ESPN), Sean McIndoe (The Athletic), Ryan Lambert (Yahoo)
Hockey Night in Canada - Rob Pizzo CBC Sports
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We Remember Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-12408982686422950042018-12-24T11:22:00.000-05:002018-12-26T11:57:31.289-05:00We Remember Michael A. SavinoWe Remember …
Michael A. Savino
AKA The Ranger Pundit
December 21, 1930 – December 16, 2018
The Family of Michael A. Savino share the news of his passing with those who frequented this site, that of The Ranger Pundit.
Deteriorating health over the past couple of seasons hindered his ability, and enthusiasm, to post his views and opinions. But his loyalty to the Rangers never wavered. To that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-60964083875077743162018-05-24T19:11:00.002-04:002018-06-12T08:27:58.898-04:00New Era Begins on Broadway with David Quinn Introduced as NY Rangers Head Coach
David Quinn holding the 2015 Beanpot Trophy
The MSG network televised the NY Rangers Head Coach Press Conference Thursday afternoon and it was, of course, all sunshine and rainbows regarding David Quinn as the new coach.
Quinn, 51 years old, was with the Boston University Terriers for five years before accepting the Rangers job. At BU Quinn replaced the legendary Jack Parker in 2013, and he Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0