NEW YORK – The early returns are in. On this trade, it’s the Rangers by a landslide.
Nikolai Zherdev has been so dominate for the Blueshirts early on this season; it’s hard to believe Glen Sather stole him for middle of the road defensemen Christian Backman and Fedor Tyutin.
And yet again, No. 13 was starring on [...]

Ok stat of the night: The Rangers have never lost a series when they took a 2-0 lead. Well it looks like this trend will continue.
Think about it, do you honestly believe the Devils will take two games at the Garden, a place where they are 9-2-1 against the Devils in the regular season since [...]

The inevitable was announced today as the Rangers will retire Brian Leetch’s No. 2 on January 24 before the match against the Atlanta Thrashers.
In a press release, general manager Glen Sather said, “When we talk about what it means to be a New York Ranger, Brian Leetch is the player who exemplifies that model. [...]

Joe’s note: I was away all day on a personal matter, so NYS’ editor Joe Pietaro pinch hit for me on the conference call. Here’s his report:
Rangers Knot Up Series at Two with 2-1 Win Over Sabres
Madison Square Garden was ablaze once again on Tuesday night as the Rangers held on for a 2-1 [...]