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Rangers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:38:40 PDT

On the verge of what they thought would be the Game 5 victory that turned the Eastern Conference semifinals in their favor, the Rangers instead were eliminated from the playoffs Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh.

Believing they would be heading back to a frenzied Madison Square Garden to take on a rattled bunch of young Penguins in a Monday night Game 6, the Rangers instead embark on an off-season of difficult decisions.

Unlike a year ago, when their first-round sweep of Atlanta and tight second-round series with Buffalo constituted an undeniable step forward for the franchise, Rangers brass must evaluate whether the current group has stalled.

"I think the expectations after they signed 'Gomer' and 'Dru', it was very high," Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr said of the...

US wraps up qualifying round with 9-1 rout of Norway (AP)

Mon, 12 May 2008 18:59:43 PDT

New York Rangers forward Brandon Dubinsky scored three goals and the Americans scored three times in each period to wrap up their qualifying round at the world hockey championships with a 9-1 win Monday over Norway. With the win, the U.S. (3-2) locked up third place in Pool F. The Americans, who already had clinched a quarterfinal berth before the game, next play Finland, which lost to Canada 6-3 on...

Eulogy: Remembering the 2007-08 New York Rangers (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:35:05 PDT

OK, big time apologies here. This one is criminally late. We had a blogger set up to bang out this eulogy, but it...

Puck Headlines: The Mule is out, but Stars hope for Lehtinen (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:40:43 PDT

Here are your Afternoon Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...

Ovechkin claims bias against Russians at World Championship (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:07:37 PDT

Against Sweden in the IIHF World Championships on Saturday, Alexander Ovechkin did what Alexander Ovechkin...

Seth Rogen hockey love in Kevin Smith's 'Porno' (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 12 May 2008 07:16:00 PDT

Several reasons the photo above from Kevin Smith's upcoming "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" inspires...

Rangers, Canadiens, Bruins will have shot to sign Hossa (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 12 May 2008 06:16:51 PDT

If the Boston Bruins master plan is to try and sign Marian Hossa as a free agent July 1, it appears they will...

Puck Headlines: Can the Flyers solve Marc-Andre Fleury? (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:50:22 PDT

Here are your Weekend Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...

Five reasons Pittsburgh can win the Cup (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:24:00 PDT

With Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and world-class confidence, the Pens can skate the Cup.

The Nanny's Stanley Cup striptease jinx (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:00:42 PDT

Oh, "The Nanny." Fran Drescher's nasally cackle still echoes through our memories; recollections of a...

The referees for the finals, and why they've been a disgrace (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:56:38 PDT

The Hockey News has revealed the referees and linesmen for the conference championship round, and the head...

Reader Contest: Your chance to finally honor Chris Pronger (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:24:20 PDT

Hockey-Reference.com sponsorships are like iTunes purchases for puckheads: Easily acquired, completely...

Debate rages over World's Largest Free-Standing Hockey Stick (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:08:00 PDT

To the right is an image of the World's Largest Free-Standing Hockey Stick and Puck, located in beautiful (or...

As Jagr waffles, Rangers consider an uncertain future (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 07 May 2008 06:55:12 PDT

Speaking to the media for nearly a half hour , Jaromir Jagr was bound to contradict himself at some point in...

Jagr: Rangers are No. 1 option for next season (AP)

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:42:26 PDT

Jaromir Jagr entered his season-ending exit interview not knowing if it would be his last act with the New York Rangers. Two days after the Rangers were eliminated with an overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the playoffs, Jagr stood in front of his stall Tuesday and did his best to explain what the future holds.

Puck Headlines: NBC calls Red Wings 'Dallas Cowboys' of hockey (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:45:37 PDT

Here are your Afternoon Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...

Sean Avery healthy, recovering, schmoozing (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 06 May 2008 05:25:00 PDT

Last week, the hockey world went from fearing for the life of Sean Avery to happily wishing him a speedy...

The fab four (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:53:00 PDT

The four teams remaining in the chase for the Stanley Cup have one thing in common: They deserve to still be playing.

Flyers and Penguins renew rivalry in conference finals (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:06:53 PDT

Are you ready for some trash talk? You're going to get plenty of it before the end of the Eastern Conference finals between the second-seeded Penguins and sixth-seeded Flyers.

Rangers now face questions after 2nd-round ouster (AP)

Mon, 05 May 2008 10:43:28 PDT

Once the New York Rangers figure out if captain Jaromir Jagr is in their plans, they will either regroup or reload. Jagr will be a key figure in the coming weeks as the Rangers head into an uncertain future following a disappointing second-round exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs. After a shopping spree last summer in which New York landed prized free-agent centers Scott Gomez and Chris Drury, the...

Rangers failed to meet expectations (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:37:16 PDT

After last season's six-game loss to the Buffalo Sabres in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the New York Rangers felt a sense of accomplishment even in defeat.

Sorry, but the jury's still out on Penguins' Hossa trade (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 05 May 2008 07:25:29 PDT

There should be a certain level of gloating from our Pittsburgh Penguins puckhead friends today, because...

Jagr's future still undecided (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 05 May 2008 07:17:54 PDT

New York Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr will play hockey again - he just doesn't know where.

Chasing Stanley: Morrow sends Sharks home (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:37:07 PDT

It seems fitting that Dallas captain Brenden Morrow would score the goal that ended the Stars-Sharks series, Victor Chi says.

Sunday's three stars: Morrow sends everyone home Monday (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:27:32 PDT

No. 1 star: Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars Talk about leading by example, the Dallas captain made his 55th shift...

Our Jaromir Jagr grooming nightmare is over (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 04 May 2008 18:22:36 PDT

As sad as it must be for our New York Rangers fan friends tonight, let's put our differences aside and agree...

Rangers LW Sean Avery released from hospital (AP)

Sun, 04 May 2008 17:14:06 PDT

Rangers forward Sean Avery was released from the hospital Sunday morning, five days after suffering a season-ending spleen injury in a playoff game. Avery was in intensive care at St. Vincent's Medical Center from the time he was admitted Tuesday night, shortly after New York's Game 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, until Saturday because of a lacerated spleen, Rangers spokesman John Rosasco said.

Hossa's OT goal gives Penguins 3-2 win, ends Rangers season (AP)

Sun, 04 May 2008 16:25:47 PDT

So much for the talk a team as young as the Pittsburgh Penguins couldn't advance this far in the playoffs. So much for the speculation Marian Hossa couldn't score big postseason goals. So much for the New York Rangers, too, whose decided edge in experience meant nothing in a five-game series in which the Penguins' superior talent repeatedly made the difference.

Will Sean Avery's spleen inspire Rangers' rally? (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 04 May 2008 08:25:34 PDT

Just as we were about to finalize plans for our international candlelight vigil for Sean Avery, he's out of ICU...

Penguins can end Rangers comeback talk -- and their season (AP)

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:26:41 PDT

Pardon the Pittsburgh Penguins for wondering what all the fuss is about. They're up 3-1 in their second-round series and can finish off the New York Rangers in Game 5 on Sunday at home. They've lost only once in more than a month, and they haven't lost in Pittsburgh in more than two months. But with an extra day off between games, all the Penguins have heard since losing 3-0 in Game 4 on Thursday is...