The Fifth Liners

Ever since 1994 when the New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks over seven games to claim their first Stanley cup since 1940- glory has now been absent from the Big Apple ever since! The big question now is which team in this fine city has better shot at victory in the coming seasons as the Rangers are continually expected to push for it but their counterparts the New York Islanders have been dismissed as underdogs in previous seasons despite having more cup wins than their rivals. This question will require some big considerations as as always... Lets go to war! New York Rangers  This team is still held in high regard by many people and the Rangers are among the highest spending teams in the league. But money doesnt always guarantee success and for the Rangers this has been painfully true in recent seasons. Take for example last year when Rick Nash finally joined the team and alongside big scoring Marion Gaborik and Brad Richards, many expected this line to be the one t...

The Boston Bruins welcomed the New York Rangers back to the TD Gardens arena for game two of the series tonight. First Period The Bruins were looking to capitalise on their first game victory but were pinned back for the first five minutes. Adam McQuaid made a desperate diving poke check to deny the Rangers. Boston immediately jumped on this and sent the puck up to Torey Krug who displayed some silky skills to pass the puck between his skates and slot past Henrik Lundqvist .  A few minutes later Ryan Callahan intercepted a stray pass and then won the foot race to go one on one with Tukka Rask . The Rangers' captain made no mistake in finding the net. Rich Peverley gave the Rangers a powerplay when his high stick caught Rick Nash in the face but Boston was not able to take advantage.  Shortly after, captain Zdeno Chara was given a minor for slashing. Bizarrely even though the offence was behind Rask's net, it was the official in the neutral zo...

The New York Rangers showed their offensive capability last night with an entertaining 8-4 win over Buffalo Sabres. Brad Richards was the star of the show with an impressive hat trick to take him to 10 goals during regular season play. But the Rangers were also aided by some questionable goaltending by Sabres' Ryan Miller, who was largely at fault for the first four goals and found himself pulled from net and replaced by backup Jhonas Enroth- who would give up four extra goals! The boys from Broadway came out strong in the first two periods and found themselves 6-0 up by the midway point of the second period with Hagelin, a brace from Richards, Clowe, Stralman and Rick Nash all pitching in. Although there was a brief rally from Buffalo as former Canucks Christian Ehrhoff and Cody Hodgson combined to put Buffalo on the board then Nathan Gerbe's wrist shot reduced the score to 6-2! But Rangers Captain Ryan Callaghan soon restored normality despite a third Sabres goal from Staff...

After being utterly humilated at 'The Garden' on Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins struck back with an important 2-1 win over New York Rangers at the Consol Energy Center. The first two periods remained scoreless with both Rangers goalie Lundqvist and Penguins' Fleury making several vital stops to get it at a tied game. But new signing Jussi Jokinen gave Pens fans a home debut to cherish as he struck with a goal early in the third period which would ironically turn out to be his only shot on goal the entire evening! But after would come a lengthy review to debate whether or not a Rangers shot had crossed the line- eventually the decision would be ruled no goal. Rangers fans didnt to wait long though as a mere three seconds after the decision went against them, Derek Stepan won the resulting face-off and set up Rick Nash to hammer home his 14th goal this season! Eventually after an action packed 3rd period/ Overtime this match was to be decided by a shootout and ...

By Alex Watson During the 2012 off season, one man dominated the headlines as his next destination was debated. Rick Nash had been a bright star since being drafted first overall by Columbus Blue Jackets back in 2002 and when made team Captain in 2008 he led them to their first ever playoff appearance in their history. But during last season’s dismal performance by the Blue Jackets, Nash made his intent to leave clear but during the 2011/12 season the move never materialized, frustrating many Blue Jacket’s fans as he finished with a mere 59 points (his worst season since 2007). But finally this season Nash’s future was decided and he officially joined the New York Rangers in exchange for seven players and $15 Million dollars. Expectations were high of him and along with centre Brad Richards and winger Marion Gaborik, people expected this team to be an early season contender for a Stanley Cup run. So what have the results been so far and has this one man been worth all the ...