Rangers don’t measure up to NHL-best Jets as familiar issues plague them again
NY Post
It feels like it’s been ages since the Rangers were the top team in the NHL, even though it was just last season.
Because despite having close to the exact same team as that Presidents’ Trophy-winning campaign, the Blueshirts — since they got back to full strength three weeks ago — have not come close to resembling the squad that dominated most of 2023-24.
That has been apparent for a while.
But with the best team in the NHL so far this season, the Jets, at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, it was obvious that the Rangers did not measure up in an empty net-abetted 6-3 loss.
Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela died of septic shock, according to his death certificate.
The Bears have dumped their offensive coordinator nine games into No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams’ career.
Criticism has mounted against Cowboys star Micah Parsons after his controversial comments about head coach Mike McCarthy after the team’s blowout loss to the Eagles on Sunday, and he doesn’t seem pleased about how his remarks have been perceived.
In the eyes of Peter Laviolette, this isn’t a fortuitous tear. This is just who the Winnipeg Jets are — the “top dogs,” he said.
The field of suitors for megastar free agent Juan Soto is said to have narrowed to eight finalists — including the Mets and Yankees, of course. But there’s one club in particular our two teams need to keep an eye on.
Raise your hand if you picked the Cardinals as a first-place team more than halfway through the season.
The Yankees and Mets are well represented among finalists for year-end awards.
Aaron Boone acknowledged that “everyone’s going to have their opinions.”
Where and how has it all gone wrong for the Jets? How have they managed to miss the playoffs 13 consecutive years … and counting down the days and weeks to 14?
INDIANAPOLIS — There comes a point in most seasons, if not all of them, when you have to stop giving stock to the words relayed in a news conference.