By Deb Seymour ~ March 7, 2023 I’ve been on a short hiatus from this blog since December; life’s just been super busy. But I’m extremely grateful to all the people who’ve inquired about the blog over the past three months. And, it couldn’t be a better time to write about the NY Rangers, becauseContinue reading “The New Look NY Rangers: Reinvented Once Again”
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“Play Like Mika”: The NY Rangers’ Filip Chytil
by Deb Seymour ~ December 15, 2022 Last season, when the NY Rangers’ bottom six was scuffling, head coach Gerard Gallant reportedly told third line center Filip Chytil that he should try to “play like Mika (Zibanejad).” That conversation, no matter how it actually unfolded in real life, seemed to be a catalyst for ChytilContinue reading ““Play Like Mika”: The NY Rangers’ Filip Chytil”
Lightning in a Bottle: The NY Rangers
by Deb Seymour ~ November 11, 2022 Trade deadlines in sports are about trying to catch lightning in a bottle; and last season, the NY Rangers actually managed to do it. That’s not to say the Rangers caught the Tampa Bay Lightning in a bottle — because they certainly didn’t. But they caught just enoughContinue reading “Lightning in a Bottle: The NY Rangers”
New Season, New NY Rangers Roster
by Deb Seymour ~ October 1, 2022 One of the most tantalizing and yet slippery aspects of major league sports is the trade deadline. Not because some of the worst trades happen at that time, despite some of the best trades occurring. Not because suddenly one new player can trick you into thinking that yourContinue reading “New Season, New NY Rangers Roster”
NY Ranger Alexis Lafreniere and His TOI
by Deb Seymour ~ August 30, 2022 Traveling down a rabbit hole in search of some information this week, I happened to look up how much Alexis Lafreniere’s TOI increased from his rookie season to last season. Change in head coach, change in teammates, change in season duration (all 82 games were played, as opposedContinue reading “NY Ranger Alexis Lafreniere and His TOI”
It’s a Team Sport — Or is it?
by Deb Seymour ~ July 14, 2022 Someone remarked to me last week that “baseball isn’t like hockey or basketball or football or soccer, which are team sports.” Baseball, the claim went, “is an individual sport because pitchers pitch individually, players take at-bats individually, and all of them make a lot of the plays inContinue reading “It’s a Team Sport — Or is it?”
The Evolution of a Sports Fan
by Deb Seymour ~ June 28, 2022 Every sports fan, the world over, has their own story about how they evolved into a fan of the sports they care about. It doesn’t really matter where you grew up; if you like sports and either play a sport or just enjoy watching it, you’ve got aContinue reading “The Evolution of a Sports Fan”
Under the Radar: NY Ranger Chris Kreider’s Outstanding Season
by Deb Seymour ~ April 1, 2022 For most of the 2021-2022 NHL season, it’s been noticeable to both the casual observer and the statistics guru that the New York Rangers have been more consistently formidable in power play mode than at full strength. It’s also been observed, ad nauseum, that they rely too muchContinue reading “Under the Radar: NY Ranger Chris Kreider’s Outstanding Season”
The NY Rangers: Both Deep and Shallow
by Deb Seymour ~ February 1, 2022 Remember when the goal for this NY Rangers season was to make the playoffs — but not necessarily to make a deep run? And not to play like the team did in the 2020 Toronto bubble in that awful play-in series — but to play at least aContinue reading “The NY Rangers: Both Deep and Shallow”
Keeping the Fans in the Game
by Deb Seymour ~ January 23, 2022 Just so I don’t lose you before I even start: No, this isn’t going to be yet another column on how the pandemic’s been correlated with a drop-off in sports viewership for the major sports. And how television networks and streaming platforms have been trying everything from theContinue reading “Keeping the Fans in the Game”
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