UNIONDALE, NY – The difference in the standings was on display last night at the Nassau Coliseum, as the first place Rangers proved why they have the best record in the NHL and the last place Islanders showed why they have only four points on the year.
It was just a matter of discipline.
Playing smart, the [...]

 
 
NEW YORK – It’s very rare for the Rangers to tie a game in the last second. So much so that their coach doesn’t even remember the last time it happened.
“I couldn’t tell you,” said coach Tom Renney. “I honestly don’t know. I couldn’t tell you.”
No one can blame Renney, who is recovering from a [...]

NEW YORK – Sean Avery didn’t talk the media last night, either before or after the Stars 2-1 win at the Garden. He said he was going to take his team out to a New York dinner, “while they still like” him.
Henrik Lundqvist, though, got an earful just 25 seconds into the game as the [...]

It didn’t take Jaromir Jagr long to finally decide where to play next season. Actually the decision was done only hours after Glen Sather took the Rangers out of the running.

Sean Avery got away and Jaromir Jagr may be the next to go. Even the always lucrative Cablevision money isn’t enough to get the big name this year to the Garden.
So what’s Glen Sather to do?
Make a trade, of course.
After inking Wade Redden and Michal Rozsival on Tuesday, Sather delt some of his blue line [...]

Martin Brodeur may have been the happiest player in the New York area yesterday.
No, it’s not because his Devils re-acquired Scott Niedermayer and Scott Stevens didn’t come out of retirement.
It’s because his nemesis Sean Avery is out of the conference, signing a four years deal with the Dallas Stars worth $15.5 million
In a move rumored [...]

It’s been tough to be up close and personal with the New York Rangers after their season ended in May. As a reporter who covers two sports, I move directly to Shea Stadium once Madison Square Garden goes dark for the summer. So I know as much about the Rangers these days as the general [...]

It’s easy to pass blame in the Rangers five game loss during the second round of the playoffs. Before Blueshirt Nation lines up at the NHL offices to lynch the referees, though, look at the home team first.