David Quinn met with the media on MSG following the win over the Isles and said: On the game, “felt like a playoff game in a lot of ways, just an incredibly fast paced game, incredibly intense. One of the things I thought tonight was that we had it between the ears and between the legs and some guys were sluggish but we really managed the game well. I really…
Zibanejad blasts OT winner for 4-3 win over Isles
1st Period: Artemi Panarin (32) ASST: Ryan Lindgren (10), Tony DeAngelo (33) 2nd Period: Greg McKegg (4) ASST: Brendan Lemieux (10), Adam Fox (26) Jean-Gabriel Pageau (25) ASST: Ryan Pulock (25), Josh Bailey (27) 3rd Period: Brett Howden (8) ASST: Brendan Smith (4), Ryan Lindgren (11) PPG – Jordan Eberle (14) ASST: Mathew Barzal (35) Brock Nelson (23) ASST: Devon Toews (19), Mathew Barzal (36) OT: Mika Zibanejad (29) ASST:…
Pavel Buchnevich OUT against the Islanders
6:40PM: Filip Chytil will start in place of Buchnevich next to Zibanejad and Kreider. Brett Howden will center the third line with Kakko and Di Giuseppe. (Stephenson) 6:11PM: David Quinn spoke before the game and said (NYR): “Yesterday was a difficult day for every team in the NHL and we were no different, that being said it’s time to get back to work and we want to continue doing the…
What is next for the Rangers now that the deadline has passed
The Rangers (70 points) enter tonight’s game against the Islanders six points behind Columbus (76) for the final Wild Card spot. The Rangers have three games in hand on Columbus, but Carolina (74) is between the Rangers and Blue Jackets, two points behind Columbus with three games in hand. The Islanders, currently in the first Wild Card spot, have 76 points with the same number of games played as the…
The Panthers were reportedly also trying to get Brady Skjei
According to Pierre LeBrun, the Florida Panthers were also interested in acquiring Brady Skjei before yesterday’s deadline. (The Athletic) LeBrun says that the issue between the Panthers and Rangers was that Florida wanted the Rangers to take a contract back that would have evened out the salaries and cap hits. (The Athletic) As LeBrun notes, that didn’t work for a “Rangers team that was only dealing Skjei away for salary…
What John Davidson and Jeff Gorton said on Monday
John Davidson and Jeff Gorton spoke on MSG on Monday and said: JG | On the Brady Skjei trade, “the league is backed up pretty good right now, we are still working on some things but it’s pretty well known that we traded Brady to Carolina.” JG | Is it Toronto or Carolina’s, “I’ll talk about it when it’s done, but it’s one of them.” JG | Why trade Brady,…