Rink Rap | A New York Rangers Podcast from Forever Blueshirts

[FULL EPISODE]🎙️ Live at Mustang Harry's: Deep-Diving the Rangers with Daily Faceoff + The PWHL Makes MSG History

April 5 · 1 hr 7 min · 65.1 MB
0:00-1:07:50

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Rink Rap is live at Mustang Harry's, just steps from Madison Square Garden, for a packed episode of Rangers talk and hockey history.

Jonny Lazarus of Daily Faceoff joins for a deep dive into all things New York Rangers — the big picture questions, the storylines that matter, and where this team is really headed.

Then, NY Sirens beat reporter Lou Orlando breaks down the first-ever PWHL game played at Madison Square Garden — a landmark moment for women's hockey and for New York sports.

Two great conversations, one iconic Midtown bar. This is Rink Rap.

🎙️ Hosted by the Forever Blueshirts crew
📍 Recorded live at Mustang Harry's — Midtown Manhattan

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Chapters:

0:00 — Welcome to Mustang Harry's: Jim sets the scene steps from MSG on a big double-header day for New York hockey

4:14 — Rangers' late-season surge — four wins in five, the kids finding their footing, and the mindset shift taking hold

10:46 — Gabe Perreault's historic natural hat trick — first by a Rangers rookie in 42 years, and what it reveals about his game

14:23 — Did the Panarin trade unlock a new identity? Jim poses the question he plans to put to his guests

17:17 — Jonny Lazarus of Daily Faceoff joins live at Mustang Harry's, fresh out of the Rangers locker room

19:29 — How much stock do you put in what you see down the stretch? Zero on the vets, everything on the kids

24:21 — Braden Schneider's future: is he a keeper, or does he get moved this summer?

27:26 — Scott Maro's rocky season and what it means for the Rangers' defensive retool

29:43 — Brady Tkachuk trade rumors and the growing trend of American players wanting out of Canada

34:11 — The Lafreniere question: real evolution or a small-sample mirage post-Panarin?

38:05 — Jonathan Quick, the backup situation, and what the Rangers need between the pipes next year

39:27 — Trocheck trade talk: Lazarus says it happens this summer, and explains why Vinny's probably already mentally moved on

42:06 — Lou Orlando joins — Rangers depth talk picks up with Jaroslav Hamelash and Adam Sýkora's surprising emergence

45:51 — What happens to Matt Rempe? The fourth line picture has shifted significantly

52:14 — Rangers prospect pipeline check

56:41 — Shifting to the Sirens: the historic first PWHL game at MSG is a sellout, and what it means for the league

1:00:27 — The Sirens' market challenge — winning in New York requires winning on the ice, and Saturday is a massive showcase moment

1:03:52 — Final three storylines for the MSG game: the Sirens needing a complete 60 minutes, Alex Carpenter and Krejčí-Shorter returning to New York, and the sheer magnitude of PWHL hockey inside the World's Most Famous Arena