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CALGARY, Alberta — Stranger things probably have not happened, but the Rangers can continue to dream the impossible dream of making the playoffs for as long as Henrik Lundqvist delivers performances like his historic back-to-back 50-save victories at Vancouver on Wednesday and against the Flames on Friday night. The King celebrated his 36th birthday Friday […]
CALGARY, Alberta — After a few blinks of the eye, only Henrik Lundqvist, Marc Staal, Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider have greater seniority in terms of continuous Rangers service than Kevin Hayes. “And I’m only 25; crazy, isn’t it?” the 6-foot-5 center said before the Rangers’ 3-1 victory over the Flames on Friday night. “I’m […]
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby let one chance to bury the Islanders slip away. The Penguins star wasn’t about to let it happen twice. Crosby finished off a 2-on-1 by sneaking a wrist shot past Chris Gibson 3:48 into overtime to give the Penguins a 3-2 win Saturday. Pittsburgh’s captain failed to convert on a rush […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — John Paddock is the coach of the WHL Regina Pats, which means he’s the coach of Libor Hajek, the must-have kid defenseman who was the centerpiece of the deal that sent Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller from the Rangers to Tampa Bay. Paddock, who has a four-decade pedigree in the business, has […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — Here is the type of confidence imbued within Bulgarian native Alex Georgiev, the neophyte netminder whose first NHL victory in his third career game, moved the Rangers to the marginal periphery of the playoff race. “It might sound unreal, but I always believed I could play in the NHL,” the 22-year-old, who […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — If the underlying principle behind Garth Snow’s trade deadline inaction was the belief the Islanders were far more than an obtainable piece or two away from competing for the Cup, then the general manager’s thinking cannot be criticized. But, and there’s essentially always a “but” when it comes to this franchise, Snow’s […]
Misfits? Leftovers? Or, just the Rangers, in the wake of the wholly unanticipated and strange sweep of their three-game trek through western Canada? 1. The mandate from ownership/management to deconstruct and reconstruct was righteous, but there is no doubt that it caused trauma within the room and the coaches’ office. You say if they wanted […]
It appears Patrik Laine couldn’t get enough of Carolina’s southern hospitality. During Winnipeg’s Sunday showdown with the Hurricanes, the Jets winger was spotted checking out a female fan seated behind his team’s bench inside PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Laine, 19 and an All-Star this year, was the star of Sunday’s game, sealing the Jets’ […]
There is a lot of discovery to be done by the Rangers in the coming months and years, but some of the most interesting subjects will be seen sooner rather than later. Both of the Blueshirts’ first-round picks from this past draft, centers Lias Andersson (No. 7 overall) and Filip Chytil (No. 21), are more […]
Doug Weight has lost it. The Islanders coach fumed following his team’s 4-3 loss to the Canucks Monday night, in which the Islanders lost their seventh straight game by way of Brendan Leipsic’s second goal of the game at 2:47 in overtime. “It’s f–king getting old,” Weight said, according to The Athletic’s Arthur Staple. “Same […]