Rangers outworked by Blue Jackets in latest dismal loss
NY Post
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The special teams battle was up for grabs Thursday night.
A surplus of penalties led to ample power-play time for both the Rangers and the Blue Jackets, but the latter still prevailed in a 6-3 win that pushed Columbus into playoff position in third in the Metropolitan Division and extended their point streak to 11 straight games.
The refs may have been a tad whistle happy.
At least one penalty was questionable, when Tye Kartye was penalized for a high stick that was really a puck to the face.
But the Blueshirts have not been the most disciplined team as of late.
“The high-sticking one is hard, to the ref’s defense,” coach Mike Sullivan said after the loss. “The stick is high, it goes to the puck. That happens fast and they got to make a call on it. It’s not a high stick. The puck hits it. But I understand their circumstance. You got to keep your stick down. We took a lot of penalties that we don’t need to. We’ve got to do a better job with our discipline, with our stick. I think when we were in more a mindset of being physical and getting our noses over pucks, we’re not playing at the end of our sticks. I think we tend to take less penalties. We bring more physicality to the game. I think we’re harder to play against, and we tend to take less penalties.”
TORONTO — To understand what Tuesday was like for Matthew Schaefer, don’t start with the scene at his stall after morning skate, with Toronto media packed around him, but 20 minutes later in a corner of Scotiabank Arena.
Lamar Odom pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to the criminal charges he was hit with following his January run-in with cops in Nevada.
With the World Baseball Classic final tied in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday, Team USA manager Mark DeRosa did not bring in one of the game’s best relief pitchers and it ultimately cost them the game.
The whirlwind of the first few days of NFL free agency came and went last week, and the Giants played their part in adding to the player movement frenzy.
The playoffs are exactly a month away, and it’s a good time to send a reminder that rotations will be tightened.
The whirlwind of the first few days of NFL free agency came and went last week, and the Giants played their part in adding to the player movement frenzy.
TORONTO — To understand what Tuesday was like for Matthew Schaefer, don’t start with the scene at his stall after morning skate, with Toronto media packed around him, but 20 minutes later in a corner of Scotiabank Arena.
TAMPA — You can make it about just one inning. Or that it still will only be March 18. Or about the miles left to go.
John Harbaugh could have looked at two offensive linemen the Giants selected in the 2022 draft, reviewed their performance on the field the past four years, said “No thanks,’’ and no one would have given him a hard time about it.
The playoffs are exactly a month away, and it’s a good time to send a reminder that rotations will be tightened.
Kirk Cousins’ free agency has entered the “And behind Door 1…” phase.
Adam Edstrom was drafted as a center out of Sweden, even if the hulking 6-foot-7 forward exclusively has manned the wing since joining the Rangers’ organization.
Mike Brown is ticked off by the starts but isn’t considering a lineup change.