Rangers Have Area's Recreational Hockey Players Buzzing
With the Rangers playing for the Stanley Cup, recreational hockey players who cheer for the Blueshirts are in hockey heaven.
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With the Rangers playing for the Stanley Cup, recreational hockey players who cheer for the Blueshirts are in hockey heaven.
The Kings are a talented team that has played brilliantly in the postseason. They won the seventh game on the road in three consecutive series, and head coach Daryl Sutter has his team playing at the peak of its power.
Everything about Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh is old-school. At 24, McDonagh is only in the infancy of his career, but he's always emitted a veteran aura.
In the end, the Canadiens weren't as good as the Rangers. But they proved to be good sports, following through on a well-publicized wager with Jimmy Fallon.
Even though New York was the first to claim a spot in the finals, many have already written off the Blueshirts as severe underdogs against Los Angeles.
The Rangers have quite a series ahead of them. Here's what you'll need to know to root 'em on in the Stanley Cup finals.
Like the title indicates, during this entertaining bit Tommy - affectionately known as Molly - hit the streets of New York City to find out how much New Yorkers know about the Blueshirts.
This update will likely be remembered for Craig sounding off on New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick...
With the Rangers in the Stanley Cup Final, the city will see a small boost to the economy compared to other major sporting events.
Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:45 to play, and the Chicago Blackhawks forced a decisive seventh game in the Western Conference finals with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.
Rangers gear was flying off the shelves faster than a Rich Nash slapshot at the Modell's in Midtown Friday afternoon.
On Thursday night the Rangers made us party like it's 1994. And if you were alive and lucid in New York City back then, you recall the magic murmuring up the streets, from Herald Square to Harlem.
It was the turning point of the game, and ultimately helped springboard the Rangers into the Stanley Cup finals. Among the Blueshirts' faithful it will simply be known as "the save."
There will be ample opportunity to diagnose the finals between now and puck drop next Wednesday, but the one thing we know is that the Rangers will not be easily dismissed no matter who they face.
In 1994, many of us thought indeed that "This one will last a lifetime." But, thankfully, 20 years later, we can hope that a second Cup in our lifetime is, at least, a possibility.
