Larry Brooks
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Rangers cherishing chance to create their own 1994-like legacy
There is hockey and there are the Rangers. They are preceded around these parts by only the Yankees and Giants. In two years it will be a century. They are...
Chris Kreider adds another signature playoff moment to storied Rangers career
The narrative was threatening to overwhelm the Rangers. But the narrative was never really about this team and its Game 4 and Game 5 defeats.
Rangers can change their closeout narrative
The series is not only played on the ice, it is also played between every player’s ears.
Igor Shesterkin is raising his game when the Rangers need it most
We talk all the time about the need for the marquee guys to elevate their respective games in the playoffs. Shesterkin has done that.
Rangers can't take do-or-die approach to Game 6
Thursday would be nice, but Thursday is not a must-win.
Rangers hardly resembled themselves in listless Game 5 letdown
The Rangers lacked snap. They lacked energy. They seemed paralyzed by the opportunity to advance. They were at least a step slower than their opponents.
Rangers will need Alexis Lafreniere's Game 4 self for remainder of postseason
It was indeed the most compelling performance of Alexis Lafreniere’s career and there’s not even a close second. This was superstar stuff from No. 13 on Saturday night in Raleigh,...
Rangers suffer first bump in playoff road, but remain in control
It will take one more game, at least one more game, for the Rangers to sew up their second-round series and advance to the conference finals.
Rangers' successful formula continues with conference final within reach
The Blueshirts took a 7-0 playoff record onto the ice on Saturday.
Rangers playoff star Vincent Trocheck haunting Hurricanes after free-agency flub
Tom Dundon, Carolina’s notoriously penurious owner, didn’t want to pay Vincent Trocheck when the center came up on free agency two years ago but the CEO and his team are...
Rangers coach deserves praise for lineup gamble with young star
Laviolette switched the lineup after six straight victories.
Rangers can't keep counting on penalty kill to bail them out
Ten times the Rangers trudged to the penalty box in the first two games of this second-round series and 10 times the team escaped harm.
Rangers aren't afraid to get down and dirty -- even with Matt Rempe on bench
In going toe-to-toe with the Hurricanes in the opening set at the Garden, these Blueshirts have demonstrated that they have the right stuff for the playoffs.
Rangers' Broadway Five are best show in town
It was not going to get too much later when the Broadway Five came on.
Rangers' ferocious playoff practice shows how much their mindset has changed
We’re talking about practice. We’re talking about practice after an 82-game season, a four-game opening round, and a Game 1 second round victory.
We were going to do a playoff mailbag, but everyone wanted to ask about one thing
It is playoff mailbag time, and there seems to be a fair amount of interest in a singular subject matter. A small sampling, as follows: When and where do you...
Rangers' Mika Zibanejad making NHL playoffs his personal playground
Zibanejad scored twice against Frederik Andersen, once at five-on-five and once on the power play.
Rangers bring many weapons into heavyweight clash with Hurricanes
These are the 114-point Rangers and 111-point Hurricanes in Game 1 of Round 2 at the Garden on late Sunday afternoon in yet another test for the Presidents’ Trophy winners.
Islanders, Lou Lamoriello must sacrifice key pieces to adapt to modern NHL
They are not built for speed, they are not built for skill, they are not quite built for the NHL of the 2020s.
Rangers defenseman elevating game with increased physicality
It’s time to elevate. It’s time for Miller.