Up In The Blue Seats - New York Rangers Podcast

On an emergency episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown, Mollie Walker and Andrew Harts open the show talking about the Rangers hiring Peter Laviolette as their new head coach. (7:58) The Post’s Larry Brooks drops by to react to the Laviolette hire, how important his career resume was in the decision, what his weaknesses are as a coach, whether he could get the Rangers to win a Stanley Cup and the difficult roster construction with limited cap space this summer for the Rangers.

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On an emergency episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast with Mollie Walker, Jake Brown and Larry Brooks, they open the show reacting to the Rangers firing head coach Gerard Gallant. They discuss how the firing happened, the search for a new coach, potential replacements, the disappointing season and Chris Drury’s difficult offseason ahead

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown, Mollie Walker and Andrew Harts, they open the show talking about the Rangers losing Game 7 to the Devils to end their season. They discuss why the Rangers season was a colossal failure, how the series turned around, what changes may need to be made in the offseason and debate whether Gerard Gallant should be fired as head coach.

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown, Mollie Walker and Larry Brooks open the show reacting to the Rangers dropping two straight home games as the Devils tie the series at 2-2. They discuss what the heck happened in the two losses, the struggles on the power play, whether it’s time for Rangers fans to panic and what needs to change for the Blueshirts to turn it back around. (23:03) Grammy-winning opera singer and Rangers national anthem singer John Brancy then joins the show. Brancy talks about singing the anthem at MSG, how it all started, opera singers he would want to collaborate with and Jake and John each sing a snippet of “New York, New York” in their opera voice.

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown, Mollie Walker and Larry Brooks open the show reacting to the Rangers’ back-to-back 5-1 wins over the Devils in New Jersey to take a 2-0 series lead. They discuss the new guys coming up big in Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko, coming home to MSG for Games 3 and 4, adjustments the Devils will need to make, Chris Kreider’s “moneyball” play, the atmosphere at Prudential Center and whether this series is pretty much over or not.

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown and Mollie Walker open the show looking ahead to the Rangers taking on the Devils in the first round of the playoffs. They grade the Rangers regular season, give out team awards and give their predictions for the Rangers-Devils series. (13:21) The Post’s Larry Brooks drops by to recall all the past Rangers-Devils playoff matchups, what made them so special, why this series will be great and what players to watch for.

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown and Mollie Walker open the show debating whether Rangers fans should want to play the Devils or Hurricanes in the first round of the playoffs. Mollie then answers mailbag questions on Patrick Kane’s time with the Rangers thus far, the Rangers cap situation and offseason plans. (19:00) The Post’s Larry Brooks drops by to give his thoughts on the new Filip Chytil contract and answer mailbag questions on Kane, Alexis Lafreniere’s Rangers future, Brennan Ohtmann and his thoughts on the Devils or Hurricanes first round matchup debate. 

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown and Mollie Walker open the show with The Post’s Larry Brooks. They discuss the big Rangers-Devils matchup Thursday in Newark, how Coach Gallant should manage playing time after the Rangers clinched a playoff spot, the Ryan Lindgren injury situation and the potential of all three NY/NJ teams in the playoffs. (15:14) Devils lead reporter Amanda Stein then joins the show. Stein talks about the Devils’ remarkable, surprising season, being the “little brother” in the tri-state area, players to watch in the playoffs and a potential matchup with the Rangers in the first round of the playoffs.

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown and Mollie Walker open the show with The Post’s Larry Brooks. Larry talks about the Rangers loss to the Hurricanes Tuesday after the blowout wins over the weekend, Tyler Motte’s strong play recently, Filip Chytil’s future and the NHL salary cap issue. (19:37) MSG Network analyst and Rangers legend Dave Maloney then joins the show with Mollie, Larry and Jake. Maloney discusses the Rangers’ power play, the importance of defense and special teams, going from NY to Buffalo late in his career and the difficult adjustment for the newest Rangers acquisitions coming here.

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Andrew Harts and Mollie Walker open the show talking about how Igor Shesterkin is getting his groove back and why it’s so important given the Rangers recent sloppy play. Then they discuss the fourth line stepping up as an important piece after failing to find any sort of chemistry early on in the season. (10:50) Hall of Fame writer Larry Brooks joins the show and chimes in on Tyler Motte, Jimmy Vesey and Barclay Goodrow succeeding together. Larry then talks about the lines he’d like to see out on the ice, the recent struggles from Artemi Panarin and answers some reader questions.

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