The Metropolitan Division is a division that has some serious goaltending competition. To me it has the best goalies top to bottom as a division in the NHL. Anyone who watched all seven games of the Rangers versus Capitals series last season witnessed a goalie matchup for the ages. Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby were […]

The 2015-2016 hockey season has a lot of storylines as usual. In a crowded Eastern Conference that has 16 teams, making the playoffs is a season long grind. We have seen some great runs in recent seasons, and most recently the Ottawa Senators who appeared out of the ashes and qualified for the 2014-2015 Stanley […]

Going into the 2015-2016 season there are a lot of NHL teams that will be greatly improved if their internal young talent make strides at the NHL level. Each team has a few players that their respective organizations are hoping for steady improvement and development on and off the ice. These are usually players that […]

When a team has had as much success as the Rangers have had since the 2011-2012 season, it can be tough to develop and acquire top prospects. This is especially true when the team is in “win-now” mode as, GM Glen Sather declared to the hockey world on March first. The Rangers acquired Keith Yandle, […]

  The Metropolitan Division has significantly gotten tougher and tougher over the past few seasons. The Pittsburgh Penguins were able to win the Metropolitan Division in 2013-2014 and the New York Rangers won the division last year. In the new playoff format, it has been the Rangers who have made it out of the first […]

The New York Rangers will look to get back to the Stanley Cup Final next year with essentially a very similar team that won the Presidents’ Trophy this past season. The Rangers strength of their team is their elite defense and goaltending. The Rangers will have arguably the deepest top six defense group in the […]

Team Russia in the modern day has a ton of skill up front and has had good hockey teams.Russia won gold at the 2012 and 2014 IIHF World Championships.It is […]

Sweden is one of the best hockey countries in the world. The Swedes are hockey players with a ton of skill and talent. This past winter Olympics, the Swedes made […]

Ryan Callahan was named captain of the New York Rangers before the 2011-2012 season. That year the defensive-minded and shot blocking group surprised a lot of people and finished the […]

As the “Hockey Nations Series” continues, it’s time to cover the 5th ranked country in the IIHF World Rankings for ice hockey, the United States of America. USA Hockey is […]

The Czech Republic National Team won the gold medal at the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. It was the first games where professional hockey players from the NHL were […]

Slovakia had its highest finish ever at a Winter Olympics in ice hockey when they finished 4th in 2010. The team had a great run which included a shootout victory […]

One thing that is interesting in the game of hockey today is how so many different countries are represented in the game. Personally I am a huge fan of any […]

Today is Memorial Day. It is a day where Americans honor those who have defended our Nation’s Freedom in the United States Armed Forces. We remember those who have passed […]

Talk about a tough series to predict. The New York Rangers, the Presidents’ Trophy winners of the regular season, against the young on-the-rise Tampa Bay Lightning. The series is so […]

There are several storylines that I will be covering for the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. The storylines can start with Ryan […]

  The New York Rangers are the President’s Trophy Winners. The team looked poised for a return to the Stanley Cup Final this year where they would look to avenge […]

Today will be a preview of the series matching up the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings, the 2 and 3 seeds respectively in the Atlantic Division. We […]

New York Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault put together a line before the game against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday that consisted of all American-born skaters. The “USA Line” consisted […]

The New York Rangers face yet another tough matchup on Tuesday Night at 8:00pm Eastern Time against the Winnipeg Jets. Winnipeg plays their home games at the MTS Centre, one […]