Category Archives: New York Rangers

Another Pack of Pucksters Makes Round 2 Picks

Posted on April 30, 2012 by On Frozen Blog

Dear Jim Iovino: Wise men publish elevated flattery directed at beautiful women. Kinda surprised we were the only ones going with Caps in seven in round one. But we’re even more surprised to see the overwhelming majority (all but one!) … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, NBC, New media, New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, OFB, TV, Washington Capitals, WRC | 1 Comment

Paying a Price for Telling the Truth

Posted on April 7, 2012 by On Frozen Blog

New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella is a lot of things — hot-headed, fiery, bombastic, caustic, exceptionally intense — but also a Stanley Cup winner. He has become somewhat iconic in recent seasons for his post-game rants in the aftermath of adverse developments for his hockey teams, and another arrived Thursday night, when his Rangers potentially lost grit center Derek Stepan to an injury the byproduct of a knee-on-knee collision with Pittsburgh’s Brooks Orpik. Continue reading →

Posted in John Tortorella, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals | 6 Comments

‘It’s a Team That Lacks an Identity’

Posted on February 21, 2012 by PucksAndBooks

On at least three occasions during Monday night’s national television broadcast the NBC Sports studio tandem of Mike Milbury and Jeremy Roenick explicitly alluded to the Capitals lacking any discernible identity. It’s a sentiment I began expresing on this blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Eastern Conference, George McPhee, Joel Ward, Morning cup-a-joe, New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, playoff hockey, The curse of Washington hockey, Washington Capitals | 15 Comments

Size, of Body and Heart, Matters — Especially in 2012

Posted on December 31, 2011 by PucksAndBooks

Instructive moment: Rangers’ captain Ryan Callahan, made captain at so tender an age partly out of his affinity for playing December hockey games like they’re game 7s in May, blocked a John Carlson slapshot at the point the other night, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dale Hunter, George McPhee, HBO's 24/7, Jeff Schultz, Morning cup-a-joe, New Jersey Devils, New media, New York Rangers, Old Time Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, The Great Old Patrick Division | 6 Comments

A Committed Effort Downs A Rival

Posted on December 28, 2011 by OrderedChaos

In the new league alignment, the Washington Capitals will be facing the New York Rangers six times in the 2012-13 regular season.

Based on tonight’s performance, the Caps will be just fine with that. Continue reading →

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Caps Enjoy 24/7 Cameras, Win Game: Caps 4 / Rags 1

Posted on December 28, 2011 by On Frozen Blog
Posted in 2 Points, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals | Leave a comment

OFB TV: Christmas for Caps Fans — Hello Again, Patrick Division!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by On Frozen Blog

When it comes to the Capitals’ past, there are few voices in our region bearing the vivid fidelity of Baltimore WNST’s Ed Frankovic. Ed worked for the Caps during the glory days when the team nightly battled the likes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern Conference, Ed Frankovic, Much-needed realignment, New media, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, OFB TV, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ted Leonsis, The Great Old Patrick Division, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town | Leave a comment

Jason Takes Manhattan

Posted on April 25, 2011 by On Frozen Blog

Due to licensing issues, the Capitals can’t release the video that was shown before Game 5’s Opening Video. But Caps Fan “LuvdCaps” has everyone’s back. Though not the same quality had the Caps Game Entertainment staff been able to release it, it’s not bad. Enjoy. And thanks, LuvdCaps. Continue reading →

Posted in Jason Chimera, New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, Video Clips, Washington Capitals | 3 Comments

First-round Ruminations

Posted on April 25, 2011 by PucksAndBooks

This morning I’m thinking of David Poile, for this morning, the former Caps’ GM is savoring his first playoff series win since he arrived in Nashville to guide the expansion Predators in 1998, and his first postseason triumph since the … Continue reading →

Posted in Carrie Underwood (the First Lady of Pucks), Chicago Blackhawks, David Poile, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | 9 Comments

History Can Hear Us

Posted on April 25, 2011 by On Frozen Blog

Here’s the History Will Be Made spot that ran during game 5.

Posted in New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, Video Clips, Washington Capitals | 6 Comments