Rink Rap | A New York Rangers Podcast from Forever Blueshirts

Coming off of the 2004-2005 NHL lockout there were a lot of unknowns at the time. Coinciding with all the unknowns was the future of the league, and the future face of the league's eventual destination hung in the balance of lottery balls. 
Sidney Crosby was known far and wide at the time for years as "The Next One." A generational talent that would alter his teams future. And as the 2004-05 season was canceled, the NHL decided to take a different approach to assigning the draft order.
Each team began with three balls in the lottery barrel. For every playoff appearance in the previous three years or No. 1 overall pick over the last four years, a team lost one ball. With that scenario, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus and the New York Rangers had the best chance of drafting Crosby.
As luck would have it, only one of the teams with three balls ended up with a top-four pick, Pittsburgh. Picks 2, 3 and 4 (Anaheim, Carolina, and Minnesota) each had two balls. Buffalo dropped to the 13th overall pick, Columbus landed the sixth overall pick and the Rangers landed the 16th overall pick.
In Episode 13 of Tilted Ice: North of Penn (Available on iTunes), the guys take you to an alternate dimension where on July 22, 2005, the New York Rangers were assigned the NHL's first overall pick.

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In the summer of 1992, the Rangers had agreed to a trade that would send Eric Lindros to the Blueshirts in exchange for John Vanbiesbrouck, Tony Amonte, Doug Weight and Alexei Kovalev, as well as cash and draft picks. In this Tilted Ice: Alternate Universe, the guys take you to an alternate reality had that trade gone through.

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Grab a cup of coffee, pull up your Podcast app and tell the wife and kids you can't be bothered cause Episode 13 of Tilted Ice: North of Penn is here and boy is it a good one.
On the newest episode of Tilted Ice, the guys take some time to discuss whether or not the Rangers recent skid is cause for concern or just a little blip on the radar. Kappy and Russ give their take on the hot-button issues concerning Rangers fans such as the utilization of Pavel Buchnevich. They also tell you what they expect to happen and explain the reason why analytics might not be telling you the whole story with this team.
On Tilted Ice's newest segment, Russ' Rants, he'll tell you which Rangers player is being greatly overlooked when it comes to the Hall of Fame and gives a compelling take. The boys salute another New York Rangers Podcaster as well and then make their picks for this episode's Nostradamus/Nostradumbass pick where they put their predictions up to the test. Finally, they cap it off with an excellent trip through Rangers Alternate Universe and this one's really going to get you thinking.
This episode is a good one, you're not going to want to miss it.

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The boys come back with a brand spanking new episode of Tilted Ice: North of Penn where they talk all things New York Rangers. In today's episode, the dynamic duo of Russ and Kappy get into the most important questions, and give answers, surrounding the team. We discuss the team's newfound turnaround and why the Rangers have been better defensively. Is it the blue line or has it been something we haven't considered yet?
They also discuss the recent surging power play, give answers as to why and when Brendan Smith will be back in the lineup. They take a deep dive into the cyclical nature of today's NHL and what the Rangers can possibly do to create a new league trend.
Make sure to listen until the end to hear the next chapter of the coolest segment "Rangers Alternate Universe." Last week they discussed what could've been had the New York Rangers traded up to draft Clayton Keller. What alternate reality will they bring you now?

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In the newest format of Tilted Ice, the guys go around the league to bring you all the happenings from all 31 clubs in the NHL. Ranger fans, tune in to scout the upcoming competition! The guys talk about the emergence of some of the young exciting teams spanning the league, fresh young talent making a name for itself and rank their 3 most disappointing teams thus far as well as their Top 5 Power Rankings.

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In this episode Russ and Kappy discuss the recent winning streak for the Rangers and what it means. They talk about the recent emergence of Pavel Buchnevich and the hot play of JT Miller and Mika Zibanejad. They dive deep into the power play as well as Alain Vigneault’s current resurgence, and attempt to explain some of the moves he’s made lately including Brendan Smith, Nick Holden and Steve Kampfer. They finish it off with a New York Rangers Alternate Reality, as some fans found out the Rangers were in the mix for the draft rights to Clayton Keller. What would that have meant for them and ….drumroll…. who were the Rangers going to give up to get that highly coveted pick.

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On this inaugural episode of Full Tilt Centerice, Craig Custance (@craigcustance) joins the show and talks to the guys about his new book, Behind the Bench, coaching and about the NHL season. Russ (@russellhartman1) and Kappy (@officialkappy) also discuss topics relating to this young season and discuss why the Rangers really need to start stepping it up.
Host's note:During the Around the League segment Russ mentions the 2008 draft and says that the Rangers selected Bobby Sanguinetti over Cluade Giroux. It was actually the 2006 draft. 
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In this episode of the FullTilt Rangers Radio Podcast hosts Russell Hartman (@russellhartman1) and Michael Kaplan (@officialkappy) discuss the Rangers so far and man it has not been pretty. What have they done wrong? Who's to blame? What can they do to get out of this funk and is rebuilding finally on the table? We have the answers. 
 
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On this episode of FullTilt Rangers Radio Podcast, host Russell Hartman (@russellhartman1) and co-host Zak Chiger (@ZakFTNYR) discuss the opening night roster moves, preview the team going forward and give their eastern conference and Stanley Cup Final predictions. They are also joined by special guest Steve Kournianos of thedraftanalyst.com who discusses all things Rangers prospects.
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On this episode of FullTilt Rangers Radio Podcast, host Russell Hartman (@russellhartman1) is joined by FullTilt Rangers Creative Director Anthony Scultore (@NYR_FullTilt). They discuss the Traverse City Tournament as well as Rangers prospects and... Matt Duchene...? The special guest this week is Jim Cerny of the Sporting News. 
 
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