Blueshirt in Paris

Ironic that I travel 3000 miles to NY, actually have the game start at a time that is not 1am and I cant see it because it is blacked out on GCL and NBC sports is not showing in my hotel. Im half...

Yeah it is that time of the year when rumors are abundant. Latest out of the NY Post has Brooks claiming that Ryan Smyth would waive his NTC to come to the Rangers. He doesn't say if the NYR have...

I'm sure this will get some blood pumping this morning but my intention is not to stoke the trade fires, just to open it up for discussion. It was reported in the Ottawa Sun on Sat that the NYR,...

One thing you can always count on with Ranger fandon (or NY fandom for that matter) is a whipping boy no matter how successful the team is. So who are the whipping boyz of 11/12? Names I see...

I have a lot of respect for that Corsi guy. GVT is groovy. Fenwick is not only a great ballpark but a very telling stat. But I'm a guy that has probably killed way too many brain cells in my day...

I think it a forgone conclusion that Kreider will be going pro next year but I got to thinking about what kind of impact he will have and will he make the jump right away to the NHL. We have seen...

I love advanced stats, too bad I don't understand them that well. Kinda like hot chicks. But I keep trying (and keep buying them drinks) Came across this discussion over at Pension Plan Puppets....

Not sure if the MSG feed picked up some of the on-ice "discussion" after the Sesito hit on Sauer but Comcast did. To paraphrase Avery: "I really don't want to f-n kill Giroux tonight. You got this...

Not sure if everyone got to catch the game yesterday but I thought this was worth repeating. Gordie Clark was being interviewed by the babbling-idiots on a bunch of topics and the topic of Kreider...

Can't predict our scouts but we can sure predict NYR fan reactions. As usual they go a bit off the draft board and we have a slight heart-attack. I think the thing is most of us were looking for us...

Just  some random thoughts after yesterday and how it impacts the Rangers. Comments/complaints/criticisms/compliments welcomed.. Philly jumps ahead of us in the draft and is probably going to...

Over the past few days I have seen quite a few comments about Stastny being our plan B and what would be a fair trade. Almost always it starts with Anisimov and most of the time follows with some...

The Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but...

Note by Joe Fortunato: Good work here Blue. There will be an Artem Anisimov report card, but this seems like a good topic for you guys to discuss on a lazy Friday. Have at it:  It seems that...

I love stats but at the same time know they do not predict the future. I love the intangibles of a series, a game, a shift and of a single hit. I love to look at a momentum changing play and say...

Is it time for Ranger fans to get excited?

This post may be a bit self-serving but thought I would ask as other might have the same question. Does anyone know the possible dates/week that the Rangers would start the 1st round? Reason why I...

A lot has been made about the price increases at the Garden this past week and while true this will hurt some fan's pocketbooks it is also true that this will further effect the teams performance...

I'm not going to dissect this trade and news, something that is being done by countless others and most likely doing a better job then I ever could.   I just want to say that we all should be...

[NOTE: This FanPost is farcical and intended to be humorous and is not factual, the Rangers haven't traded for Jared Boll] The NY Rangers have traded a 3rd round pick in the upcoming 20011 entry...

So here is Torts talking about MDZ. This quote alone shows you what the organizations attitutde is for him and the other kids. "I still think Michael is a work in progress. We have to figure out ...

In a sort of continuation from my post yesterday on "When can we Contend" I addressed the big question of whether MDZ will is our #1 offensive blueliner and if he can run the PP.   I think last...

With the recent resurgence of this team everyone is very excited, me included. But I think we need to be cautiously optomisitc when it comes managing our expectations. They say you can never...

My intention is not to have a Drury bashing post. We all know and agree that he is overpaid and on the wrong side in terms of career. I like(ed) Drury as a player. I am not in the locker room but...

We know about all the injuries (could there be more coming?), we know about slumps, we know about this next stretch of games. What do we actually know with all this knowledge? That this could be a...

I know this is tough to do but hear me out. Yes there have been some huge albetross contracts. No getting around  Redden, Drury and Rozi for that matter. But considering the other bad ones, look...

Just trying to get my head around what our cap picture will look like next year. To me Dubi and Cally are the wild cards. I know they are restricted but I think the have arbitrator rights. And...