Broadway Block: a podcast about the New York Rangers

Things are feeling competitive in Rangers town, having secured points in their last 5 games, beating good teams like the Devils and Golden Knights, and dragging it to OT with the Stars and now Avalanche. In this episode we chop it up with Jon Chik, the host of Locked on Rangers, about his perspective from the first half of the season, current line compositions, and what to make of the plan at the...

At about the halfway mark through the season, the Rangers year thus far has been nothing short of a roller coaster- minus the part where we go back up. For a halfway check-in, we invite on Blue Line Station contributor, editor, and site expert Jennifer Streeter to discuss the current status of the New York Rangers. Tied for the bottom of the Metro wasn't on my bingo card, but Jen seems confid...

In what has been the most disappointment I think I've experienced to start a season, the New York Rangers continue to impress by dragging out the stinkfest longer. The Blueshirts have now lost 17 of their last 25 games- a number I cannot stress more, since were no longer talking about a few game skid. Somehow, I see daily comments and mentions from fans defending these players. I can understa...

In another game of one step forward and two steps back, the Rangers enter a really difficult stretch of games before the break and then return for more difficult opponents in a mad dash to save the season. Coming off a win vs the Dallas Stars, the New York Rangers took back to back losses to the Metropolitan Division Hurricanes and Devils who both currently jockey for the Metro lead. The break cou...

If last week was rock bottom, then I don't know what to call this. The New York Rangers have won just 3 games in their last 13, a stat that didn't seem possible in the beginning of the season, but is now a concerning reality with a tough stretch of games upcoming. The Metropolitan division isn't doing them any favors either, with just 3 points separating the last playoff spot from t...

With just 2 wins in their last 10 games, tied for worst in the NHL in that span, the New York Rangers are entering into very spooky territory. With their season in limbo, they made a huge move just 25 games into the season by trading their captain, along with his 8 million dollar cap hit. The move seemed to be foreshadowed this offseason, which begs the question why it wasn't done any sooner....

The New York Rangers are in absolute free fall. The team has dropped 6 of their last 7 games, sit barely in a playoff spot, and would be behind teams like the Isles and Blue Jackets if not for their hot start. Despite that start, many fans thought this is exactly what would happen. What is Chris Drury left to do? After essentially bluffing to the world, claiming he was open to making trades, the t...

The New York Rangers are hurting, but I think the fans are hurting more. In the last week, the vibes have taken a complete nose dive, and Rangers upper management sent out a major flare to the team, essentially promising moves will be made to swap out players. In a game where you would expect a huge bounce back performance, the Blueshirts confirmed what a lot of people were already saying; somethi...

After a very ideal start on the west coast road trip, we chat with Kraken Radio play by play announcer Mike Benton to review the game and the young season. With Jonathan Quick's shutout win over Seattle, the Ranger's back-up netminder moves to 22-6-2 lifetime in New York, and boasts his second shutout of the season in back-to-back games. Mike chat's with us from his perspective, as...

The New York Rangers some how sit in 4th place in the Metro, and the lines have been put back in the blender. The Rangers have flip flopped their goalies in an effort to spark something in Igor, who has struggled of late given all of the defensive issues. We invite the boys from The Empty Netters pod to chat about the goalie situation, dark horse candidates, and thoughts from around the league.  T...

With a 8-2-1 start to the season, the Rangers record may appear to be better than it really is. One can't help but wonder if the defensive insufficiencies are being masked by Igor's fantastic play. It seems apparent that Mika is still kind of off, yet he's at nearly a point per game pace. What's more impressive is each line is contributing, including both power play units, 5v5...

After a tough loss to the Caps, who were clearly out for revenge following a sweep in last seasons playoffs at the hands of the New York Rangers, the team looks to bounce back in what looks to be a very important stretch of points for the Rangers. The next 4 games are against opponents ranked 6th, 6th, 5th, and 4th in their divisions respectively. The positives? Essentially everyone not named Mika...

The New York Rangers sit themselves on the top of the league as one of the absolute teams to contend with right out of the gate. If you've been following the show, then you'll know this was certainly on our radar before the season began, as we were both of the mindset that this core still had quite a lot to prove. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't bet against Igor in the r...

After a wild win to start the season and a rocky game to the surging UHC, the New York Rangers played a pretty good game against Detroit and sit at the top of the division- unbeaten in regulation. On paper, it's about as good of a start as they could have asked for, having outscored their opponents 15 - 7 with 11 separate goal scorers. On today's show we invite on  Matt Mugno, a writer f...

At the time of recording this episode, there are just a few hours before the New York Rangers are set to drop the puck for the start of the 2024-2025 season. With a short off-season due to a lengthy playoff push, it seems like just yesterday we were all believing. To kick off the year, the boys invite on fellow NYR content creator Lou Orlando to discuss our takeaways from pre-season, and of course...

With just a few more days until the season starts for the Rangers, we chat with Sara Holland, reporter and anchor with News 4 Buffalo, to preview the start of the NHL season as the Sabres host the Devils.  So far throughout the preseason, the New York Rangers have seen some strong contributions from younger depth players such as Victor Mancini, Adam Edstrom, and Zac Jones who are all currently vyi...

With the New York Rangers preseason officially underway, Joe & Steve break down the rollercoaster of emotions from the first two games, including injuries to Filip Chytil and Ryan Lindgren, as well as the dramatic comeback with 5 goals in less than 6 minutes. We got to see a few young Blueshirts step up in big moments, including Jones who scored on a breakway and on a big slap shot, and Mancin...

At the time of recording this episode, the New York Rangers begin preseason hockey in just four short days, which means we'll be officially recapping Rangers hockey (sort of) very shortly. In what will be the last episode of the offseason, Joe and Steve break down who they have their eyes on in camp, our biggest rivals throughout the league, and some bold predictions for the start of the New...

With the NHL season just weeks away, the boys are eagerly awaiting the start of the year, and welcome the football season as a sure sign that hockey is around the corner. As predicted, it seems as though the roster is essentially set, minus perhaps some key additions from young players making the leap. In this episode, we discuss which New York Ranger we are most excited to see make the team out o...

With the regular season just weeks away, we are excited to have our first guest of the season on to breakdown our predictions of the year. Dave McCarthy is a Toronto based hockey correspondent for NHL Networks and SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. We sit down to chat about expectations from around the league, contracts and salary cap, and teams to look out for this season.  Today's episode is spons...

With not many dull weeks ahead, Joe and Steve sort through the only topics of conversation at this stage of the offseason; ranking top d-men across the league, projecting fellow Metro division success, and discussing who on the team is poised to have a big year for the New York Rangers.  Today's episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - use the link below to save on your first subscription! Better...

After another slow week for New York Rangers news, the team officially announces Jeff Malcolm as it's new goalie coach under Benoit Allaire, who will now act as the director of goaltending within the organization. Steve and Joe chat about which Rangers are poised to have great years, which could likely see a regression, and what to make of recent news from around the league.  Today's epi...

The New York Rangers have been blessed to have Sam Rosen as their play by play announcer for over 40 years. Recently, he told fans his intention is to retire after this upcoming season. Joe and Steve chat over some of their most fond memories with Sam and Joe in the booth, as well as speculate on the upcoming season as a whole.  Today's episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - use the link below...

With just a few weeks (only a small exaggeration) from the preseason beginning, the New York Rangers seem to be roster-ready, with just a few decisions to be made out of training camp. In this episode, we chat about the Jacob Trouba rumors finally being put to bed, after Trouba himself noted in an interview that it was mostly noise. We also chat through the rebuild timeline, and sleeper picks for...

The news everyone expected has finally arrived- Ryan Lindgren has signed a 4.5m one year deal, which should conclude most of the offseason work for the New York Rangers. With the lineup all but situated, will Drury and company make any moves with it's current roster core, or are the Rangers officially running it back? Today's episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - use the link below to sav...