The Garden Faithful: A show about the New York Rangers

On the season debut of The Garden Faithful, Arthur is joined by MSG Networks analyst and Clear Sight Analytics CEO Steve Valiquette to discuss training camp vibes, if Igor Shesterkin can build off his historic, Vezina-winning campaign from last season, how Jaroslav Halak changes the dynamic in the room, the Rangers underrated team defense, earning deadline acquisitions again, and more.

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First, Arthur and Producer Chris break down the Rangers’ Game 6 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night, ending their incredible playoff run, and discuss Dryden Hunt replacing Kaapo Kakko in the lineup, Ryan Strome leaving the game early with injury, and more.

Then, the guys look back over the course of the entire playoffs and discuss the superlative play of Igor Shesterkin, Mika Zibanejad and Adam Fox rising to the occasion, Alexis Lafreniere and K’Andre Miller growing throughout the course of the run, Artemi Panarin struggling to score, and much more.

Plus, to close things out, the guys talk about the difficult roster decisions facing GM Chris Drury this offseason, including whether to sign UFAs Ryan Strome or Andrew Copp, RFAs Kaapo Kakko and Sammy Blais, replacing the likely-departing Alexander Georgiev, filling holes in the bottom-six, and more.

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First, Arthur and Producer Chris look back at Sunday afternoon’s Game 3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, cutting the Rangers’ series lead to 2-1, and discuss how the game unfolded, the psyche of the team heading into tonight’s Game 4, injuries to Ryan Strome and Barclay Goodrow, and more.

Then, the guys talk about Games 1 and 2 at The Garden last week, 6-2 and 3-2 wins for the Blueshirts respectively, “The Shift” in Game 1 that ended with a goal for Filip Chytil on a beautiful cross-ice pass from K’Andre Miller, how rust was a potential factor for the Lightning entering the series on a 9-day layoff, and more.

Plus, the guys look ahead to tonight’s pivotal Game 4 in Tampa and discuss potential lineup shuffling if Ryan Strome and/or Barclay Goodrow can’t play, how the Rangers will start after losing Game 3, and they make predictions on the outcome.

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First, Arthur and Producer Chris break down the Rangers’ epic 6-2 Game 7 win over the Carolina Hurricanes last night in Raleigh to move on to the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 2015 in a matchup against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.

Then, the guys discuss how the Rangers took down the Canes over the course of the seven-game series, including the outstanding play of Igor Shesterkin in goal, Mika Zibanejad leading the way offensively, Barclay Goodrow’s unexpected return from injury in Game 6, Ryan Reaves’ effective work on the fourth line, Gerard Gallant’s subtle pulling-of-strings, and more.

Plus, to close things out, the guys preview the Rangers-Lightning series, including thoughts on the Shesterkin vs. Vasilevskiy goaltending battle, how The Kid Line can be an x-factor, predictions, and more, as well as quick picks on the Western Conference final between Nathan MacKinnon’s Colorado Avalanche and Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers.

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First, Arthur and Producer Chris recap the Rangers’ 3-1 Game 3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, cutting their series lead to 2-1, and discuss how the newly-formed top-9 lines worked out, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider leading the way offensively once again, Adam Fox’s play, the nastiness at the end of the game involving Max Domi and Ryan Lindgren and Gerard Gallant and Tony DeAngelo, and more.

Plus, the guys praise the play of Alexis Lafreniere not only in this series, but throughout the playoffs so far, and talk about the potential carry-over of hostilities from Game 3 into Game 4, the play of Ryan Reaves, Tyler Motte, and Kevin Rooney on the fourth line, Igor Shesterkin regaining his Vezina-quality form, how the rest of this series might play out, and more.

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First, Arthur and Producer Chris break down the Rangers’ incredible Game 7 win at MSG on Sunday night, coming all the way back from 3-1 down in the series to eliminate the Pens on Artemi Panarin’s overtime power play goal.

Then, the guys recap the rest of the series and give their thoughts on Ryan Lindgren’s gutsy return to the lineup after missing Games 3 and 4, Mika Zibanejad’s offensive resurgence, Chris Kreider’s leadership, the play of Alexis Lafreniere and The Kid Line, Tyler Motte’s unexpected return to action in Game 6, and more.

Plus, the guys looks ahead and preview the Rangers’ second round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, make their predictions, and discuss the need for Jacob Trouba and Igor Shesterkin to play their best games starting Wednesday night in Raleigh.

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Arthur and Producer Chris break down Monday night’s terrible 7-2 Game 4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins and discuss what’s gone wrong throughout the series to put the Rangers on the precipice of a humbling, five-game, first round defeat, including GM Chris Drury’s decision not to acquire a left-shot defenseman at the trade deadline, Gerard Gallant’s seeming inability to right his team’s mentality as games have slipped away, the lack of leadership so far from core players like Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome, Adam Fox, and Jacob Trouba, Igor Shesterkin’s very uncharacteristic struggles in goal, and much more.

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First, Arthur and Producer Chris get set for tonight’s Game 1 between the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden and discuss why the Blueshirts are the rightful favorite heading into the series.

Then, the guys talk about head coach Gerard Gallant’s lineup options, potentially choosing between Ryan Reaves and Dryden Hunt on the fourth line and between Patrik Nemeth and Justin Braun on the third defensive pair.

Plus, to close things out, the guys make their series prediction for Rangers-Pens and then quickly go around the rest of the league to make their picks for every other first round matchup.

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First, Arthur gives a positive injury update for the Blueshirts, reporting that both Andrew Copp and Filip Chytil practiced Tuesday morning, skating with their regular linemates, and Kaapo Kakko skated as an extra, potentially getting set to play in one of the last three regular season games this week.

Then, Arthur and Producer Chris discuss the dynamic play of the “Bread, Butter, and Jam Line” of Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome, and Andrew Copp, the Rangers underrated team defense leading to a potential Jennings Trophy win this season, ideal Game 1 lineup, and more.

Plus, to close things out, the guys predict whether a variety of team records will be broken or not, whether the Rangers would be better suited playing the Pittsburgh Penguins or Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs, and what the goaltending assignments will look like over the final three games.

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First, Arthur and Producer Chris discuss the Winnipeg Jets coming to MSG tonight with Andrew Copp facing his former team for the first time since the trade deadline, Chris Drury’s excellent deadline deals, and a potential GM of the Year award, Kaapo Kakko’s injury status, Alexis Lafrenière’s goal of the year candidate against the Detroit Red Wings, and more.

Then, the guys take a look back at the last three games, including a 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in which Chris Kreider became just the fourth Ranger in franchise history to score 50 goals, followed by back-to-back 4-0 wins over the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings.

Plus, the guys consider what end-of-season NHL awards certain Rangers could win, like Igor Shesterkin for the Vezina and Hart, Gerard Gallant for the Jack Adams, Adam Fox for the Norris, and Mika Zibanejad for the Selke.

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