Arseny Gritsyuk Is Here

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by Matthew Blittner - September 22, 2025September 22, 20250

Hockey is back! Okay, so it’s pre-season hockey, but that still counts, just not in the standings. Sunday afternoon, at Prudential Center, the New Jersey Devils opened their pre-season slate of games with a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers. Neither team played its regulars, outside of a couple players,

Recapping The 2025 NHL Entry Draft: What The Locals Accomplished

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by Matthew Blittner - June 29, 2025June 29, 20250

Have you ever heard how the month of March supposedly comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb? Well, it’s not just March that does that. While The NHL’s annual Entry Draft doesn’t always follow that rule, it did in 2025. Friday morning, hours before the first round

Tale Of Two Teams

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by Matthew Blittner - April 5, 2025April 5, 20250

Welcome to April Hockey. It’s a splendid time of year, depending on who you root for. Some teams have playoff spots locked up and are using the final few games of the regular season to get themselves ready for the postseason. Some teams have already been eliminated from the race

Kaapo Kakko Is Finding His Game in Seattle

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by Russ_Cohen - March 14, 2025March 14, 20250

Kaapo Kakko is on a good run in Seattle. He’s showing the same flashes he did on the New York Rangers 'Kid Line'. At 23, he's still capable of bringing his game to another level. There will be ups and downs but his overall play has been good and he

Blittner’s Blue Line: “Lifetime Sabre” Jim Lorentz Honored By New York State Hall

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by Matthew Blittner - February 12, 2025February 12, 20250

Jim Lorentz. He’s a hockey lifer and Stanley Cup champion. He’s an avid fisherman, universally beloved in Buffalo, an Author, a member of the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame and now a New York State Hockey Hall of Famer. Lorentz’s rookie year in The NHL was 1970 and the team he

Blittner’s Blue Line: What’s In Their Stockings?

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by Matthew Blittner - December 24, 2024December 24, 20240

It’s Christmas Time, so you know what that means. It’s time to find out who gets coal in their stockings and who gets a nice gift. While we could go around the entire National Hockey League, we’re going to narrow our scope to the two archrivals who squared off Monday

Special Feature: A True Hockey Conversation With Hockey Hall Of Famer Kevin Lowe

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by Matthew Blittner - November 27, 2024November 27, 20240

There are so many aspects to the game of hockey that most casual fans don’t even think about. What you see on the ice while watching an NHL game is just one of many, many different parts of the sport. Yes, it’s probably the most fun and entertaining, but there’s

No Easy Victories: Peeling Back The Onion With Host Jeremy Schaap

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by Matthew Blittner - June 14, 2024June 14, 20240

If you’re a fan of the New York Rangers, you know nothing ever comes easy. The Broadway Blueshirts have been known as a “heart attack” team. They’ve been known as “heartbreakers.” And one time in the last 84 years, they’ve even been known as champions. With that type of reputation, it’s

Bobrovsky vs. Shesterkin Is Super Intriguing

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by Russ_Cohen - May 22, 2024May 22, 20240

When the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers take the ice at Madison Square Garden, a lot of the series focus will be on the two netminders. Sergei Bobrovsky vs. Igor Shesterkin. I’ve had the pleasure of covering both of these guys, Moreso Bobrovsky and I have a few things

Blittner’s Blue Line: Former GM and Former ESPN Exec. Start A Podcast

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by Matthew Blittner - January 30, 2024January 30, 20240

Welcome to The World of Podcasting! Or, more specifically, welcome to Neil Smith’s and Vic Morren’s new podcast, The NHL Wraparound. That’s right, former NY Rangers Stanley Cup-winning GM Neil Smith and former ESPN Production Executive Vic Morren have joined forces to create a brand new hockey podcast. If you’re wondering