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Joe and Eric are back, recording while the New York Rangers are playing the Washington Capitals, in what could actually be a first round playoff preview. The Rangers are playing better hockey, and in the thick of the postseason race. What moves will Chris Drury make at the deadline? Will Chris Kreider be among them? Is Mika Zibanejad back? Will the Rangers go after Mikko Rantanen? Give it a listen...

Joe and Mike are here with an Emergency Bandwidth episode, breaking down the trade the New York Rangers made with the Colorado, sending Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey, and the rights to Hank Kempf to the Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Calvin de Haan, center Juuso Pärssinen, and conditional 2025 second and fourth round draft picks. Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a...

The Rangers are back! And so are Joe and Eric. The wins haven't been pretty, but they've been wins. Should that change the way the Rangers approach the deadline? (Spoiler alert: no) Has the Rangers Cup window closed? Why is Laviolette still here? What will this team look like without Adam Fox? Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for as low as $30/year to comment and...

Joe and Eric are back, and Joe is ready to eat some crow because the 4 Nations Face-Off has been a massive success for the NHL and for hockey generally. Then, the guys answer your mailbag questions about 4 Nations, the Olympics, if the Rangers can land Brady Tkachuk, and much more. Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for as low as $30/year to comment and submit your podcast q...

Four nations. Facing off. Joe and Eric, also facing off, are here to talk about the Rangers season up to this point, and what is likely to happen in the next few weeks. But also, four nations. Facing off. Four faces, nationing off. Anyway, give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for as low as $30/year to comment and submit your podcast questions, or $65/year to read and comment on...

Joe, Mike, and Eric are back, and so is J.T. Miller. Miller has looked good in first games back with the Rangers. What does the Miller trade mean for what Drury is thinking about the trade deadline? Is Mika Zibanejad a winger now? Will Ryan Lindgren survive the trade deadline? And, does anyone care about the 4-Nations Face-Off? Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for as low as...

J.T. Miller is a New York Ranger. Again. Joe, Mike, and Eric react to Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini, and a conditional first round pick going the other way, and prospects Erik Brännström and Jackson Dorrington also coming to New York. Where will Miller play? Can he coexist with Mika Zibanejad? Does this mean the Rangers are going all in this year? And what does the coming salary cap jump mean for M...

Mike make his triumphant return to the podcast, joining Joe and Eric fresh off witnessing that game against the Hurricanes in person at MSG. No one is surprised by the back-to-back bad losses, even after that 10-game point streak. Is the Will Borgen extension good? What does that decision say about the rest of the defensemen and Drury's trade deadline plans? Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshir...

This week, Joe and Eric are recording during the game against the Ottawa Senators, a convincing 5-0 victory. Does this nine game point streak mean the Rangers are back? In short, no. Does adding J.T. Miller make sense for the Rangers without also moving out Mika Zibanejad? What will it take to get Mika to agree to a trade? Is Chris Kreider off the trade block? And how does Eric's Notre Dame-relate...

This week, Jonny Lazarus (co-host, Morning Cuppa Hockey, The Daily Faceoff) joins Joe and Eric to discuss if the Rangers playing better changes anything. Will the Rangers still be sellers at the trade deadline? Where is Chris Drury's mind right now? Could they mess around and still make the playoffs? And what is the primary malfunction of the people who think Adam Fox is a problem? Give it a l...

This week, Joe is joined by Ryan Mead from Blueshirts Breakaway as they discuss whether you should still feel negative on this team, even though their play has improved. Will the Rangers go full rebuild, or will they just retool? Will J.T. Miller make a return to Broadway? Plus, the Rangers are back in the Winter Classic. Against Florida. Why? Give it a listen! Ryan Mead on X Blueshirts Breakaway...

Joe and Eric are joined by John Hoven from Mayor's Manor to discuss the newest New York Ranger, Arthur Kaliyev, just claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings. What can Rangers fan's expect from Kaliyev? Why didn't it work out with the Kings? Where will he slot into the Rangers' lineup? And, are Drury and Laviolette on the same page? Give it a listen! Mayor's Manor Mayor's Manor on X Why the...

This week, Joe and Eric tackle the question of Laviolette's future. Is it time to fire him, as Eric recently wrote ? Is it time to fire Chris Drury, too? Should Mika Zibanejad be confined to the press box for his poor play? Plus, the boys address the culture crisis at MSG, Matt Rempe's 8-game suspension, and more. Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠ for as low as $30/year to commen...

This week Joe and Eric reflect on the Rangers non-competitive loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, and the utter embarrassment of a game against the Devils. Once the NHL rosters unfreeze, changes are coming to this team. Plus, is it worth it to trade Panarin? And will Peter Laviolette survive until season's end? Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠ for as low as $30/year to comment and s...

This week, Joe and Eric are joined by Greg Kaplan of Blueshirts Breakaway to discuss the Rangers trading Kaapo Kakko to Seattle, which broke right before the podcast. Plus, rants on coaching, Joe's scorched earth article on the Rangers problem being the players, and your questions answered. Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠ for as low as $30/year to comment and submit your podcast...

Joe, Mike, and Eric have a lot to say about this week in RangersTown. The Rangers lost to the league-worst Blackhawks in what, hopefully, is rock bottom. Jacob Trouba has been traded, and the boys have thoughts on how it came about and what Trouba himself had to say about it. And Igor Shesterkin has signed a huge new contract. Yes, you should be happy about that. Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠ for...

It finally happened: Jacob Trouba has been traded to the Anaheim Ducks. For those of you counting at home that's the third Rangers captain in a row to be dealt by the team. Co-host Eric Kohn goes solo to break down the trade, the possibilities now open to the Rangers, and why no one will be named captain any time soon. Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠ for as low as $30/year to comm...

With Joe choosing to spend time with a rodent, Eric and Mike discuss the no good very bad week the New York Rangers have had. Does anyone on this team care? Are trades coming now after the non-response to Chris Drury throwing down the gaultnet? Will Laviolette survive? Plus, the best bar to hit up before a Rangers game at MSG. Give it a listen! Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter for as low as $30/year...

This week, the boys talk about ... well, exactly what you think they would talk about. After two bad losses to end the west coast trip, Chris Drury threw down the gauntlet in announcing he was open for business and Kreider, Trouba, and probably more. The Rangers responded with an embarrassing loss to the Blues. Things have really escalated fast with this Rangers team. Give it a listen! Subscribe t...

This week, Joe and Eric are recording the podcast in person, coming to you live from a too-small hotel room in Manhattan. They're relieved that Filip Chytil is rejoining the team in Calgary, but still nervous for his future. They Rangers are road warriors, winning games in Seattle and Vancouver to start this west coast road trip, where the games are on very, very late. Plus, your questions about t...

This week, Joe and Eric ponder why the inferior line combinations and defensive pairs remain (as they record the show during the Winnipeg Jets game). Have Mika Zibanejad's struggles masked Vincent Trocheck's struggles? It sure seems there are a lot of people who think Chris Drury is a terrible GM. Is that hate overdone, or does it have some merit? And finally, what would be so wrong with letting I...

This week, Joe and Eric dig in to the newly blended Rangers forward lines and defensive pairings. Is there a plan for this season on defense other than "hope Lindgren and Trouba play better?" Should we fear an offer sheet for Miller? Should we fear one for Cuylle more? And, which current and former Rangers would make the best presidential candidates? ⁠Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter for as low as $3...

This week, Joe and Eric (only slightly distracted by Game 4 of the World Series) discuss Alexis Lafrenière signing a crazy good 7x$7.45 extension with the Rangers. Do the Rangers have a plan for Matt Rempe? If they did, how would we know? Do they have a plan for Victor Mancini and Zac Jones? Joe unloads on Mika Zibanejad's comments to Larry Brooks at the New York Post about his playing time. Is th...

This week, Joe, Mike, and Eric kick back and enjoy the Rangers scorching, franchise-record start to the season. Will the goal scoring ever stop? Is the Cuylle-Chytil-Kakko line the best third line since 2014? Does Ryan Lindgren's return mean Victor Mancini is ticketed for Hartford? Why do some people *still* lose their mind about Jacob Trouba's bodychecks? And in audience questions this seek, how...

This week, Joe, Mike, and Eric enjoy the Rangers 3-0-1 start to the regular season, including a 5-2 win over the Red Wings that's happening as the boys record the show (with interjections of Eric's sadness as the Yankees get walked off by Cleveland). They also discuss what's going on with the 4th line and why Matt Rempe can't get playing time, the rumored $8Mx8 deal offered to Alexis Lafreniere, a...