Ice Cold Takes: A New York Sports Podcast

Stat Boy Steven joins to talk about what the Rangers can do to snap out of their funk. We floated out the idea of placing Jacob Trouba on waivers Thursday before he was ultimately traded on Friday.

Chris Drury sent a memo to the entire league signaling Jacob Trouba and Chris Kreider were available for trades. The Rangers have dropped three in a row since, so was it an overreaction?

Will Cuylle is having a breakout season for the Rangers and is proving to be a future cornerstone for the team. Plus, Filip Chytil dodged a concussion, Victor Mancini was recalled, and Joey talks about the idea of trading Brennan Othmann.

Joey breaks down Mika Zibanejad's performance against the Winnipeg Jets where he had three turnovers leading to goals, as well as his bounce back effort against the San Jose Sharks. Plus, a look at why the Rangers are struggling all of a sudden.

Peter Laviolette put his team's lines in a blender completely at practice after poor showings the last two games. Joey also reads a Larry Brooks article from this week about Mika Zibanejad's reduced ice time.

Evan from Rangers Central joins to discuss Alexis Lafrenière's seven-year extension with the Rangers. Plus, a talk about the Mets being eliminated from the playoffs and the Rangers' insane 5v5 statistics to start the season.

A different structure for this week's podcast as Joey rambles first about the Jets trading for Davante Adams, then how the Mets pulled out a Game 5 win against the Dodgers. Finally, a talk about how the Rangers are relying on their 5v5 offense early in the season.

The Rangers began their season Wednesday and there was another crazy week for the Mets who end up in the NLCS. And, an icy rant from Joey about the Rangers' team reporters.

Don La Greca, the backup radio play-by-play voice of the Rangers, joins Joey for the 200th episode of the show to give a final preview of the Rangers before the regular season begins next week. Plus, a discussion on the wild week for the Mets.

Jonny Lazarus, a lifelong Rangers fan who covers the team for Daily Faceoff, joins to discuss preseason and give his take on Igor Shesterkin's contract negotiations.