BY MIKE RIFKIN The Chicago Blackhawks have not made the playoffs since 2020 (bubble), in fact the Blackhawks have finished last in the Central Division each of the last four seasons. GM Kyle Davidson has handed out some interesting contracts throughout his tenure : Teuvo Teravainen three years 16.2 million dollars (5.4 million AAV) InContinue reading “SCORE ONE FOR NOSTALGIA”
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AND HERE WE GO
BY MIKE RIFKIN Yes, NHL Free Agency starts on July first, but prior to Wednesday’s flurry we’ve seen a bunch of movement through trades. There have been some teams I absolutely love what they’re doing and others that have some questions as we get deeper into the summer. TEAMS I LOVE TEAMS I LIKE IContinue reading “AND HERE WE GO”
SEEING RED
BY MIKE RIFKIN Rangers General Manager Chris Drury has a task in front of him this summer, he has to make the team competitive, also while restocking the farm system. The good news for Drury is he can do a bit of both as he has almost 27 million dollars in cap space along withContinue reading “SEEING RED”
TEMPTING OFFERS
BY MIKE RIFKIN We’re down to the final four in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which means July 1st is right around the corner. One team that should be active during July first is the New York Rangers. The Rangers, who missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season, were one of the biggest disappointments inContinue reading “TEMPTING OFFERS”
ROLL OF THE DICE
BY MIKE RIFKIN One thing about the Vegas Golden Knights since they’ve come into the NHL, they’re not afraid of the big move. On Sunday, they made another massive move, firing head coach Bruce Cassidy and replaced him with John Tortorella. Here’s the thing there are EIGHT games left in the season and the GoldenContinue reading “ROLL OF THE DICE”
DRU IT UP : A GUIDE FOR THE 2026 RANGERS OFFSEASON
BY MIKE RIFKIN With the Rangers 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, the Rangers will miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season. We can look at a lot of reasons that the Blueshirts will miss the playoffs again, but the focus now shifts towards the 2026-27 season. While James Dolan canContinue reading “DRU IT UP : A GUIDE FOR THE 2026 RANGERS OFFSEASON”
EMBARASSMENT
BY MIKE RIFKIN Monday night should have been a night of celebration at Madison Square Garden, instead it turned into a nightmare, something that has happened far too often. The Rangers lost 2-1 to the Ottawa Senators but that’s not the story. The story was the Rangers were held to NINE shots on goal, tyingContinue reading “EMBARASSMENT “
BE-LAF
BY MIKE RIFKIN It’s been a horrendous season for the New York Rangers, who will miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season. But something good has come over since the Olympic break and that has been the play of former first overall pick Alexis Lafreniere. Lafreniere, who is a lightning rod for Ranger fansContinue reading “BE-LAF”
IT’S OVER
BY MIKE RIFKIN On Wednesday night the New York Rangers were defeated by the Ottawa Senators 8-4. The loss makes it New York’s fourth consecutive defeat, and they are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. To make things even worse the Rangers sit dead last in the Eastern Conference. Yes, because the Eastern Conference isContinue reading “IT’S OVER”
SELL, SELL SELL
BY MIKE RIFKIN The Rangers started life after Igor Shesterkin on Thursday, a 5-2 loss to the Sabres. Shesterkin went on IR after leaving Monday’s game. Over the last year and a half the Rangers have made moves tinkering and changing their roster. Jacob Trouba, K’Andre Miller, and Chris Kreider (who was the longest tenuredContinue reading “SELL, SELL SELL”