Ranger Blues at Home Continues
NHLHS writer Brandon Augienello gives his post game thoughts on the New York Rangers recent downfall.
Down 3-2 early in the third period, the New York Rangers had a glorious opportunity to tie the game, when they were on a 1:17 two-man advantage. But being that this is, infact the Rangers we are talking about here, the end result was as typical as it was painful.
Not only did the Rangers fail to score, they didn’t even produce a single quality scoring chance. And while they did briefly tie the visitng St. Louis Blues, with a blueline softie from Wade Redden (this isn’t a typo), the Rangers did inevitably fall victim at home, yet again, by the score of 4-3.
Categories: New York Rangers Tags: Brad Boyes, Chris Drury, Erik Johnson, Henrik Lundqvist, Marian Gaborik, Mike Weaver, New York Rangers, Paul Kariya, Roman Polak, Ryan Callahan, St. Louis Blues, Wade Redden
Ushering in a New Generation: St. Louis Blues
In our newest feature, Ushering in a New Generation, our talented writer Katlyn Gambill takes a deeper look into team success based on a player’s age. Today, she looks at St. Louis Blues, who tie as the sixth oldest team with the Minnesota Wild.
When referencing the St. Louis Blues, a few names immediately pop up: T.J. Oshie, Erik Johnson, Brad Boyes, Andy McDonald, and David Backes. Among those players, only McDonald (32 years) is older than the team average of 27.96 years (the Blues tie with the Minnesota Wild as the sixth oldest NHL team).
Categories: 30 Team Series, NHLHS Features, Ushering in a New Generation Tags: Andy McDonald, Barret Jackman, Brad Boyes, Chris Mason, David Backes, David Perron, Eric Brewer, Erik Johnson, Keith Tkachuk, Paul Kariya, St. Louis Blues, T.J. Oshie
The Value of: Peter Mueller
NHL Hot Stove presents it’s “The Value Of” series which will look at some of the names discussed around the NHL who likely will be moved at the March 3rd trade deadline.
In the beginning of the 2008-2009 season nobody in Arizona would think about trading away their top young player: Peter Mueller. The former eighth overall selection potted 54 points in his rookie season, only two years after his draft year.
Categories: Atlantic, By Teams, Deadline Speculation, Eastern Conference, New York Rangers, Pacific, Phoenix Coyotes, Value Of:, Western Conference Tags: Bobby Sanguinetti, Brad Boyes, Christopher Higgins, Dave Tippett, Dennis Wideman, Don Maloney, Lauri Korpikoski, Peter Mueller, Robert Lang
Saturday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)
(hat tip to the boys of Illegal Curve. Thanks to their amazing class and their blessing to take over this feature here at NHL Hot Stove. We hope you enjoy the latest daily series.)
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Brad Boyes, Brent Sutter, Craig Rivet, Devan Dubnyk, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jacub Voracek, James Neal, Jamie Benn, John-Michael Liles, Kyle Wellwood, Michael Ryder, Mike Babcock, Mike Grier, Mike Ribeiro, Niklas Kronwall, Steve Ott, Teemu Selanne, Tom Wandell, Tomas Holmstrom
