Rangers’ burgeoning youth providing plenty of hope for bright future
NY Post
The doom and gloom surrounding the Rangers this season has been all encompassing, draining and taxing.
A 6-2 thrashing of the last-place Blackhawks isn’t going to completely clear the sky, but it stopped the downpour — even if only momentarily.
Coming off a weekend in which Filip Chytil dazzled and a couple of prospects played integral roles in Team USA’s IIHF World Junior Championship repeat gold medal win, however, the sun appears to be shining on the future of the Blueshirts organization.
Chytil had the same pop and swagger in the past two games that he showed through the first month and a half of the season, before the Czech center missed seven games for an upper-body injury that was deemed not a concussion.
Posting three goals on six shots in the past two games, Chytil set a new season-high point streak of four contests.
He appeared to be heating up the two games before that, too, when the 25-year-old ripped a pass off the boards to spring Brett Berard for his breakaway goal vs. the Bruins after he went five-hole on Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky in the previous game in Florida.
DETROIT — Over three months into the season, Karl-Anthony Towns is still often struggling and still adjusting to Mike Brown’s system.
The injury bug that has plagued the Rangers just went for the jugular.
Brian Cashman acknowledged last month that the Yankees are “vulnerable” at the front of the rotation to begin the season.
DETROIT — In his first media interview about the Knicks in almost three years, James Dolan explained he fired Tom Thibodeau because, among other reasons, the coach was averse to collaboration. The owner also shot down a potential trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo and declared this season as Finals or failure.
Cam Skattebo wants to be associated with more than loud screams, backflips and angry runs.
The logical pairing of Matt Nagy and the Titans could take a concrete step soon, with Tennessee requesting to interview the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator — and former Bears head coach — for their coaching vacancy.
The Cardinals are moving on from Jonathan Gannon.
The moment hit Justin Dowling after warmups Friday as he walked through the tunnel at loanDepot park and thought about the historic franchise he was about to debut for.
The pinstripe offseason slumber could be nearing a conclusion.
The luck of the schedule draw is again working against the Giants.
Brooklyn center Nic Claxton missed a second straight game due to a personal matter, though he is expected to rejoin the Nets on Monday.
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with 55 seconds left, and the Steelers beat the Ravens 26-24 on Sunday night when Baltimore’s Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired, giving Pittsburgh the AFC North title.
DETROIT — The Knicks are returning to the site of the biggest shot of Jalen Brunson’s Knicks career, the place he silenced those profane chants from Detroit fans by sending Ausar Thompson stumbling out of the frame with a crossover.