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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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown and Mollie Walker on the show with The Post’s Larry Brooks. They discuss Patrick Kane’s underwhelming first two games with the Rangers, Kane’s interaction with the media, K’Andre Miller’s important return, the changes to the power play and Alexis Lafreniere’s improved play. (19:15) ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan then joins the show. Kaplan talks about her love of bagels, what Kane brings to the Blueshirts, whether they can take down the Bruins, the microscope that comes with working at ESPN, working between the benches, highlights of the trade deadline and her Stanley Cup Finals prediction.

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown, Andrew Harts and Larry Brooks open the show talking about the Rangers’ blockbuster trade to acquire Patrick Kane from the Blackhawks. Brooksie breaks down how the deal happened, what the Rangers gave up, how Kane will fit in and what the expectations are for the Blueshirts. They also discuss the K’Andre Miller three-game suspension, Ryan Lindgren’s injury, where this team ranks on paper amongst great Rangers teams and looking back to the 2015 team.

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On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown and Mollie Walker open the show talking about the Rangers trading for Tyler Motte. They discuss Motte’s return to the Blueshirts, the two-game losing streak and Igor Shesterkin’s struggles. (7:20) Former Ranger, MSG Network and NHL Network analyst Mike Rupp then joins the pod. Rupp discusses the Rangers play, why the Devils should trade for Timo Meier, the Motte trade, whether the Rangers should still go for Patrick Kane and what other players Chris Drury could target before the trade deadline. The former Rangers center and Devils Stanley Cup champion also gets into how difficult it is to adjust to a new team when getting traded midseason, why these Rangers can win a championship, his prediction for who wins it all and reacting to Shesterkin’s up and down goaltending this year.

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