133 posts tagged Brendan Shanahan

Mike Vernon, Brendan Shanahan and Vladimir Konstantinov celebrate as the Detroit Red Wings bring home the Stanley Cup for the first time in a generation. This collectible is part of a series of posters released in 1997.

It's disappointing to realize, but the Rangers offseason is now upon us, and there are many questions the organization will need to answer. Of course the biggest question is what will the Rangers do about Jaromir Jagr? Decisions also have to made about Sean Avery, Michal Rozsival and Paul Mara, just to name a few.

Isn’t It Ironic? When looking back at the series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers, I’m not sure if I’ll remember the actual gameplay. I’m positive I’ll remember the terrible inconsistencies in officiating, though… Before I get labelled a whiner, or you think I’m making excuses,

The Rangers’ Shanny Dilemma By Lynn Zinser On his way out the door for the summer and perhaps for his career, Rangers forward Brendan Shanahan said on Tuesday that he believed he could still play in the N.H.L. Rangers Coach Tom Renney said he was open to having Shanahan back, mostly because of his leadership abilities, but it would be in a reduced role on the ice.

It's a simple fact that not every Ranger will be back with the team next season. With retirement, free agency or even Europe a possibility, the Blueshirts could lose key players this offseason. Four of those players, Jaromir Jagr, Sean Avery, Brendan Shanahan and Martin Straka talked about their future plans as the club cleaned out its lockers at the training facility Tuesday.

Rangers: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do By Lynn Zinser As the Rangers went through the season’s final motions, doing their exit interviews with coaches and management as well as their physicals, they dealt with the disappointing end to their season and faced the questions ahead.

  Fool me once. Shame on you. Fool me twice. Shame on me. Like a great Who song, we “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” In the Rangers’ case, they fooled not only themselves but many as well into believing a team with Chris Drury and Scott Gomez added to a veteran core which included Jaromir Jagr, Brendan Shanahan and Martin Straka would be good enough to contend for a Stanley Cup.

Copyright Getty Images    He skated off the ice which once was home in the Steel City. One time as a teenager, Jaromir Jagr teamed up with Mario Lemieux to win back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins. No.66 and No.68 couldn’t be stopped during those special days bringing the franchise their only two championships.

The Rangers are out of the playoffs in the second round for the second year in a row after their 3-2 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins this afternoon at Mellon Arena. Instead of continuing the organizational upswing that began with making the playoffs two years ago, they took a step back, being eliminated in five games a year after they pushed Buffalo to six games in the same round.

The Rangers season came to a screeching halt Sunday thanks to Marian Hossa's series-clinching overtime tally in Game 5. After the game, MSG was there to get the team's reaction... Brendan Shanahan, Scott Gomez, Chris Drury and Tom Renney talk about the disappointing end to the season: Henrik