Here are today's news and links: Rangers News: Mark Cannizzaro heard from Vincent Trocheck about not making more out of the upcoming series against the Hurricanes just because Trocheck played for them two years ago (NY Post) Mollie Walker sees a big challenge on the horizon for the trio of Kaapo Kakko, Alex Wennberg, and Will Cuylle as they contend with Carolina's strong forward depth (NY Post) Walker also highlights how Peter Laviolette and Rod Brind'Amour, who won the 2006 Stanley Cup as head coach and captain of the Hurricanes respectively, will square off as bench bosses in this series (NY ..read more

For the third postseason in a row, the Los Angeles Kings have found themselves victim of a first round exit to the Edmonton Oilers. It’s frustrating enough when a team repeats a certain negative pattern but to lose to the same team three years in a row adds a whole different layer to that. The Kings are in a bit of an interesting situation. They’re like the Capitals in the sense that they’re nearing the end with their core pieces that led them to a pair of Stanley Cup’s, one of which none of us reading this likely want to think of. However, they do have a quality mix of established NHL players ..read more

A playoff series that seemed to be inevitable is finally here. After the Rangers spent the majority of the 2023-24 regular season staving off the Carolina Hurricanes for the Metropolitan Division crown, the two teams won their respective first round playoff series in convincing fashion and are now set to clash in the second round. New York's reward for winning the Presidents' Trophy was drawing the Washington Capitals in the opening round. Washington entered the playoffs as one of the worst teams to qualify for the playoffs since the early 1990s, and didn't put up much of a fight as the Bluesh ..read more

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Here are today's news and links: Rangers News: Mark Cannizarro notes that after something of a warm up round against the Capitals in the first round, the Blueshirts are set to gear up for a much more dangerous opponent in round two (NY Post) Cannizarro also relays word that Adam Fox sat out of Thursday's practice session for what was termed as a maintenance day (NY Post) Larry Brooks credits the more physical edge to K'Andre Miller's game that has allowed the young defenseman to take his play to another level in the postseason (NY Post) Colin Stephenson examines how Vincent Trocheck's time wit ..read more

Considering we’re a Rangers fan centered platform here, this will surely be a fun one to discuss. Up next on Elimination Evals, our hated rivals on Long Island, the New York Islanders. Strangely enough, there was a good portion of the fanbase actually rooting for the Islanders to at the very least, make it a series as to prolong the journey for our potential next round opponent. Alas, they didn’t do Rangers fans many favors in that regard. Despite the longest overtime we’ve had in a first round that surprisingly hasn’t had many long nights, the Islanders didn’t give the Hurricanes a run for th ..read more

The Round 1 Series against the Capitals felt good, no it felt great. There was a big sigh of relief knowing the Rangers took care of business against a team that was definitively the worse team. While the Rangers showed signs and long stretches where they showcased their offensive power, they were far from perfect, specifically on defense and the numbers reflect both sides. Let's start with showcasing the basic breakdown of the performance. They won 4 thanks to the power play, and there's nothing wrong with that as it's wise to build a team that has a very capable power play. After all, each t ..read more

Here are today's news and links: Rangers News: Dave Blezow breaks down why even after a Presidents' Trophy-winning regular season followed by a one-sided sweep of Washington, the Blueshirts stand as betting underdogs in the second round against Carolina (NY Post) Mollie Walker notes that for all the familiar faces the Rangers and Hurricanes will remember from their 2022 playoff encounter, there are plenty of new faces as well to keep things interesting (NY Post) Justin Tasch examines the possibility of a series defeat against the New York being the final nail in the coffin for Rod Brind'Amour ..read more

Next up on the Elimination Eval series comes out of the battle of Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning. I want to start this one off with a very similar question I had for the Washington Capitals; Is this the end of an era? Arguably one of the biggest stories to come out of this season’s training camp surrounded the future of the team’s longest tenured player. With their postseason coming to a quicker than desired end, the attention will surely shift back to those conversations as the Lightning have a lot to think about going into the off-season.   The Lightning took the hockey world by ..read more

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