Ice Cold Takes: A New York Sports Podcast

Joey returns from his Florida trip and talks about his observations during the Rangers' hot streak, including the stellar play of Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin and others.

Rangers beat reporter Colin Stephenson joins to talk about his observations from practice on Tuesday before the game against the Canadiens on Thursday. We talked about the new power play lines, the even strength lines and if Gerard Gallant will be more patient before making any changes now that Patrick Kane is on the team.

Patrick Kane is now a member of the New York Rangers, further improving the Rangers' offensive firepower for the end of the season and playoffs. Nick aka Cjeths and Core Python join to give their reactions to the trade, the boys talk about the game against Philly last night and the high expectations for the playoffs.

Corey Sznajder joins again to talk about the Rangers' trends and microstats this season, including a significant improvement in even strength play compared to last season. Also, we talk about the Tyler Motte trade and the Patrick Kane trade rumors that have surfaced recently.

Arthur Staple, who covers the Rangers for The Athletic, joins to talk about the Vitali Kravtsov trade rumors, the Rangers' hot streak and the move to put Artemi Panarin back on a line with Vincent Trocheck. Plus, Joey breaks down the Rangers' thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Edmonton Oilers last night.

Stat Boy Steven joins Joey to talk about the big trade the Rangers made for Vladimir Tarasenko. The two gave their instant reactions, thoughts and analysis on what this means for the Rangers now that they've made their big acquisition. Plus, Joey talked to originally scheduled guest Steven Pappas from Forever Blueshirts before the trade about potential playoff matchups.

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Alexis Lafrenière superfan Carlie Brunengraber joins to talk about the recent success of the Kid Line and assess the Rangers at the All-Star break. Carlie also talked about her experience meeting and seeing some of the Rangers' players in Florida at the end of December. Plus, a discussion about last Friday's Pride Night.

In this very short episode, Joey was joined by recurring guests Cjeths and Core Python at Madison Square Garden to preview and recap the game against the Vegas Golden Knights, which was the last game the Rangers play before the All-Star break. Also, the boys discuss whether they think the Rangers have what it takes to win the Stanley Cup this season.

Cody Frankel from The Blue Crew Pod joins to talk about the Timo Meier trade rumors, how the Rangers will handle the trade deadline and their cap situation in the offseason.

Kyle Hall of The Broadway Hat Podcast was this week's guest. He joins to talk with Joey about the first half for the Rangers and the opportunity for Alexis Lafrenière on the top line in Chris Kreider's absence.