The Rise and Fall of The New York Rangers: (Day-2807) 

October 16, 2025: Original Six…

   My early bet is that during the pre-game spiel the phrase “original six matchup” is stated at least two times, with a third incantation during the team introduction at game time. Big deal…

   Soucy is still out and now Vinny Trocheck has been placed on “long term” IR…The Leafs have Auston Matthews, William Nylander and the once very popular Captain of the NY Islanders, John Tavaras leading the way. Meanwhile, The Rangers will have all players attacking the net as a goal, any goal will be deeply appreciated.

   Finally, the Rangers score tying it up at “one”, going into OT holding off Matthews to no shots…until…Rangers lose 2:1…to be continued...

 The Rise and Fall of The New York Rangers (Day-2805) (2-3-0)

October 14, 2025: Conor McDavid Comes To Town: 

   

   As advertised, Conor McDavid is one of the best if not the best player in the NHL.Tonight, he was just one of the guys on the ice of MSG as both teams played an exceptional game. Note that the Rangers did not have any penalties called against them in the 60 minute contest, nor did they score during that time. As a matter of fact the NYR have not scored in…well, seems like forever. Igor for NY and Skinner for Edmonton stood on their heads making the saves. The Fourth line of Sam Carrick Matt Rempe and Adam Edstrom was a huge, constant threat in front of Edmonton’s net .Braden Schneider  played in the absence of Carson Soucy, who is on injured reserve after suffering an upper body injury on Saturday. The Rangers outshot the Oilers 30-22 , losing 2 zip (1 open netter)…NYR 2-3-0…to be continued…

The Rise and Fall of The New York Rangers (Day-2803)

October 12, 2025: NY Rangers v Alex Oveckin

Hmmmm…Sam Carrick and Noah Laba…Sunday night the NYR looked good, no, better than good, great against the Washington Caps. Unfortunately, it was a 1-nothing losing effort. The Cuylle-Miller- Sheary line was a wonder to behold, getting the majority of ice time/5 on 5 shots on net.Mika continues to impress every shift, and Quick was all but amazing in net. The fourth line causes “positive chaos” as I was awaiting Rempe to plant Tom Wilson at some point but smarter heads prevailed. Rangers are now 2-2-0… to be continued…

 The Rise and Fall of The New York Rangers (Day-correction-2803) 

October 12, 2025: Last night the Rangers returned the favor of embarrassing the home team’s opening night festivities by beating the (senior division) Pittsburgh Penguins…6-1…It was Igor third game, having now given up only 2 goals in total.

Vinny Trocheck is out week to week with an upper body injury and will be missed.

Carmen Soucy left in the  second period after a horrific crash into the boards with an upper body leaving the Blue Shirts with only 5 d-men.

Fox had a great game as did Mika. The team is 9 for 9 on Penalty kills. Noah Laba is my guy to watch…Next up: Washington Caps…to be continued…

 The Rise and Fall of The New York Rangers (Day-correction-2802) 

Oh, Ye, gentle mistresses and most distinguished gentlemen, and others… The opinions and observations are solely my own views, and I take full responsibility for any errors of fact, not to mention any predictions that prove to be wildly inaccurate.(Revised data)

9 A.M. October 11, 2025: The 1-1 NY Rangers are heading into Pittsburgh to face off against the (unbelievable) 2-0 Penguins. Having been totally embarrassed at the NYR home opener (3-0) maybe, just maybe the boys in blue can redeem themselves tonight…

FYI: The Coaches: Since 1994:

Mike Keenan (1994), Colin Campbell (1995-1998), John Muckler (1998-2000), Glen Sather (2000-2004), Tom Renney (2005-2009), John Tortorella (2009-2013), Alain Vigneault (2013-2018), David Quinn (2018-2021), Gerard Gallant (2021-2023), Peter Laviolette (2023-2025), now Mike Sullivan

The Captains:1993-Present

Mark Messier, Jaromir Jagr, Chris Drury, Ryan Callahan, Ryan Mc Donagh , 2018-2022 no Captain, Jacob Trouba, JT Miller

Dates In NY Rangers History:

June 6,1994: 11,442 days ago…since raising The Cup

February 8, 2018: 2802 days ago…since the “rebuild” letter (correction, as I added a year last writing).

October 11, 2025: This “rebuild” of the NEW YORK RANGERS will be EIGHT (8) years in the making, a total of ….2802 days. In May it will be 32 years since MARK MESSIER hoisted THE CUP in MSG…to be continued…

 The Rise and Fall of The New York Rangers (Day 3117) 

October 9, 2013: (Twelve years ago) “We got embarrassed tonight & we have to learn from that and respond" - Ryan Callahan … Captain of the New York Rangers at that time, just prior to "THE REBUILD"...funny how it sounded oh so similar to what the newest coach (Mike Sullivan) stated after the first home opener...2025...Thank's to Chris Drury this rebuild is working…WTF?

October 9,2025: Igor get his first shut out ( 37 saves) of the year as the NYR beat The Buffalo Sabres 4 zip. We are awaiting updates on Trocheck as he left with an upper body injury in the second period.His absent will be felt throughout the line up and with special teams play.

Alexis Lafrenière, Carson Soucy, J.T. Miller (first goal as Rangers captain), lastly Adam Fox with an empty-net goal were the scorers for the Rangers…to be continued…

 

“It’s only one game…” The Rise and Fall of The New York Rangers

October 9, 2025: This “rebuild” of the NEW YORK RANGERS will be EIGHT (8) years in the making, a total of ….3117 days. In May it will be 32 years since MARK MESSIER hoisted THE CUP in MSG.

   Let me take you back in time when a perennial playoff team, a team that sells out an 18,000 seat arena each and every game, a team playing in front of a rabid fan base until… February 8, 2018  you/we find out that management is throwing in the towel, giving up on attempting to make the playoffs that season and would embark on a rebuild. They, the management ask “stars” for their “no-trade list” while telling the fans that our seats are basically worthless for the rest of the season and that scorecards with the new players names, many unknowns, might be needed to identify those you are cheering for all while paying for the highest price tickets in the NHL.The NEW YORK STRANGERS arrived at MSG.

  (Feb 8,2018) “As we approach the trade deadline later this month and into the summer, we will be focused on adding young, competitive players that combine speed, skill and character. This may mean we lose some familiar faces, guys we all care about and respect. While this is part of the game, it’s never easy. Our promise to you is that our plans will be guided by our singular commitment: ensuring we are building the foundation for our next Stanley Cup contender.”Signed, Glen Sather and Jeff Gorton.

   Thanks guys. So what happened in the intervening years…new GM (Drury), new coach(es), no captain, a new captain, a different captain…simplistically…NO CUP.

   2025-2026 Season begins…Game 1: an “L” to the bottom feeding, rebuilding with a new coach Pittsburgh Penguins. In a few words the team (NYR) was lackluster with poor line changes, showed no enthusiasm, skated like shit (is Miller hurt or just lazy), with a new coach (fired from The Penguins)  that pulled Igor with 2 plus minutes left in a 1-zip game,. Mika played like Mika which is good but the NYR lose 3-1…Only 81 games to go…If Igor goes down, the NYR will finish last in the division. 

   We as NEW YORK RANGER fans are anticipating a promised STANLEY CUP. We are/were contenders but await the moment when LORD STANLEY’S CUP will be hoisted.Let’s Go Rangers… to be continued…

Oh, Ye, gentle mistresses and most distinguished gentlemen, and others… The opinions and observations are solely my own views, and I take full responsibility for any errors of fact, not to mention any predictions that prove to be wildly inaccurate.