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New York Rangers Head Coach: Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier Want the Job
June 3rd, 2013 at 12:29 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Rangers fired head coach John Tortorella last week, and all of a sudden the job is the hottest commodity in the National Hockey League. Rumors have swirled over Lindy Ruff and Alain Vigneault being the early front runners for the job, but two hockey legends have expressed interest...

New York Rangers General Manager Glen Sather Conference Call Following John Tortorella Firing
May 30th, 2013 at 10:13 AM
***VIDEO1*** New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather addressed the media yesterday afternoon after releasing John Tortorella of his coaching duties. He didn't go into detail on why Tortorella was fired, but Sather said it was his decision and the team would start to evaluate new potential coaching candidates. Also touched...

John Tortorella: Former New York Rangers’ Coach Top 10 Soundbytes
May 29th, 2013 at 2:07 PM
***VIDEO1*** The New York Rangers relived head coach John Tortorella of his coaching duties even though he had a year remaining on his contract. Perhaps they feel he isn't a fit with the guys on the roster, maybe they were tired of his antics. Anyway, enjoy the blasts he's been known for throughout...

New York Rangers Return to Madison Square Garden Tonight Down 2-0
May 6th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Rangers are the New York Rangers, frustrating their fans and keeping everyone on egg shells with each passing minute of every playoff game. The Washington Capitals have a 2-0 series lead after taking both games at home. The Rangers have scored just one goal in 6-plus periods of...

New York Rangers Vs Washington Capitals: Series Preview
May 2nd, 2013 at 2:21 PM
***VIDEO1*** Anyone else struggling to get through work/school today? This is what the NHL playoffs does. It's the most exciting time of the year for hockey fans, and even those who don't really watch the game are impressed what this time of year means to the NHL. The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs being...

New York Rangers: Execution and System are the Problem; not Coaching
March 18th, 2013 at 2:04 PM
***PHOTO1*** For all the New York Rangers fans out there crying for the team to fire head coach John Tortorella, please stop. Tortorella is not what's wrong with the Rangers. The team isn't scoring goals in large part because of execution (which falls on the players) and the current system run (which...

New York Rangers Shut Out by Pittsburgh Penguins for 2nd Time This Season
March 16th, 2013 at 5:44 PM
***VIDEO1*** The New York Rangers went into battle with the Pittsburgh Penguins for a matinee against their division rivals and walked it with their second 3-0 loss to the Penguins in three games this season. The Penguins (21-7-0, 42 points) extend their lead in the Atlantic Division as well as their dominance...

New York Rangers Look to Rebound Vs Winnipeg Jets
March 14th, 2013 at 6:49 PM
***VIDEO1*** Tonight's matchup between the New York Rangers and Winnipeg Jets will determine the current No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference as both teams enter the game with 28 points. Head coach John Tortorella was "disgusted" with the team's play in its 3-1 loss Tuesday to the Buffalo Sabres, and sounded...

New York Rangers Head Coach John Tortorella Blasts Team After 3-1 Loss to Buffalo Sabres
March 13th, 2013 at 1:07 PM
***VIDEO1*** New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella wasn't shy in his opinion of last night's game. The Rangers lost 3-1 to the Buffalo Sabres, in a game that many figured the Blueshits would take easily, over a team that was near the bottom of the Eastern Conference and without it's top...

New York Rangers Look for Consistency After Big Win Vs Tampa Bay Lightning
March 3rd, 2013 at 12:44 PM
***VIDEO1*** The New York Rangers had Rick Nash, Ryan McDonagh and Michael Del Zotto return to the ice Thursday. The result: a 4-1 beating of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The score doesn't reflect how how lopsided the game really was as Mathieu Garon made 38 saves to keep his team "in...

New York Rangers Fans: Stop the Cries to Fire John Tortorella
February 26th, 2013 at 12:06 PM
***PHOTO1*** It's no secret that the New York Rangers have gotten off to a sluggish start to the 2013 season, being 8-7-2 (18 points), but why has the fan base all of a sudden completely turned on the coach? Just because the team didn't race out to a hot start and take...

New York Rangers’ Marian Gaborik Benched for Third Period in Montreal
February 24th, 2013 at 4:48 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Rangers have more speculation in the media these days than facts, and another one coming out today was that involves star winger Marian Gaborik. Gaborik was benched for the third period in last night's 3-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, and that has some people suggesting that Gaboirk...

Brad Richards of New York Rangers is Best Candidate for a Buyout
February 21st, 2013 at 10:20 AM
***VIDEO1*** Examining the salary cap situation for the New York Rangers, it's easy to point to Brad Richards to be the subject to an amnesty buyout. The new NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement created a clause that every team would be subject to two amnesty buyouts that wouldn't result in a cap penalty....

New York Rangers Head Coach John Tortorella May Be Front-Runner for Team USA at 2014 Olympics
February 20th, 2013 at 3:13 PM
***PHOTO1*** ESPN hockey analyst Barry Melrose believes New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella is first in line to hold the same position for Team USA at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. "Tortorella is a natural choice to lead Team USA at the Sochi Olympics," Melrose, formerly the coach of the Los Angeles...

New York Rangers: Rick Nash Doesn’t Travel with Team to Ottawa
February 20th, 2013 at 2:07 PM
***PHOTO1*** Let the speculation commence. Things are going from bad to worse for New York Ranger fans as it was announced Rick Nash won't be traveling with the team to Ottawa to take on the Senators tomorrow. Rangers head coach John Tortorella is still being hush-hush on the subject, just claiming that the...

New York Rangers’ Brian Boyle on Being a Healthy Scratch Again: ‘It’s Pissing Me Off’
February 12th, 2013 at 4:06 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Rangers are on a two game winning streak, and have done so with center Brian Boyle riding the bench as he's been a healthy scratch the past two games for poor performance earlier in the year. Head coach John Tortorella moved Boyle around the lineup, pairing him with...

Connecticut Whale Have Opened Training Camp
October 2nd, 2012 at 8:52 AM
***VIDEO1*** Ken Gernander, the head coach of the Connecticut Whale, the New York Rangers' AHL affiliate, talks about how he was just inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame and how the Whale look a few days into training camp. The Whale are currently holding training camp at the MSG Training Center...

Will Brandon Prust Return to the New York Rangers?
June 20th, 2012 at 8:30 PM
One offseason topic that is making headlines is Brandon Prust's future (or lack there of) in New York. Prust becomes an unrestricted free-agent on July 1st, and whether or not he and the Rangers will be able to agree on contract terms is up in the air at this point.  Prust...

New York Rangers’ Comeback not Enough in Game 5
May 24th, 2012 at 7:43 PM
  Start praying Ranger fans. The New York Rangers are one game from being sent home for the summer. In a crucial Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, the New Jersey Devils bested the home team to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. The series heads back to Newark...

Rangers Fall Short Again, Drama Unfolds at the Rock
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:35 PM
  For the third time in the 2012 postseason, the New York Rangers failed to capitalize on a golden opportunity. The New Jersey Devils outmatched the visiting team in Game 4 to knot the series once again at two games apiece. The 4-1 contest saw more drama than any game thus...