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Apr 18, 2014

Podcast: Brian Monzo

Brian Monzo of WFAN joins me to talk about the Rangers’ Game 1 win over the Flyers and how the Rangers’ postseason nerves have disappeared without John Tortorella.

The hype and anticipation of the playoffs was erased 7:28 into Game 1 when the Flyers took 1-0 lead and the sense of impending doom came over me. Playoff deficits have never been easy for the Rangers to overcome, let alone early deficits, but this Rangers team under Alain Vigneault proved that these aren’t the Rangers of old.

WFAN Mike’s On: Francesa on the FAN producer Brian Monzo joined me to talk about the Rangers’ Game 1 win over the Flyers, the chemistry of the Rick Nash-Derek Stepan-Martin St. Louis line and the power play and how the team’s postseason nerves have disappeared without John Tortorella.

Podcasts • Rangers • Rangers Playoffs

Apr 17, 2014

Podcast: Sam Carchidi

Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer joins me to talk about joined me to talk about the Rangers-Flyers series and why Flyers fans would have been more confident facing another team in the first round.

After predicting the Rangers to get past the Flyers in five games, I’m not as optimistic as I once was. The more I read and think about the series and listen to others analyze it, my confidence level for the Rangers has drastically declined. But maybe that’s a good thing since in the past when I have been high on the Rangers, they have let me down.

Sam Carchidi, the Flyers beat writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, joined me to talk about the Rangers-Flyers series, what Craig Berube’s strategy will be against the Rangers and why Flyers fans would have been more confident facing another team in the first round.

Podcasts • Rangers • Rangers Playoffs

Apr 16, 2014

Podcast: Kevin DeLury

Kevin DeLury of The New York Rangers Blog joins me to talk about the Rangers’ first-round matchup with the Flyers and the job Alain Vigneault has done after his first regular season in New York.

After an up-and-down season for the Rangers that had me at times wondering if they would even make the playoffs and other feeling like they could compete with Boston and Pittsburgh, the playoffs are finally here. And after hoping the Rangers would meet the Flyers in the first round for their first playoff series in 17 years, I got my wish with the Rangers and Flyers starting their series on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

Kevin DeLury of The New York Rangers Blog joined me to talk about the Rangers’ first-round matchup with the Flyers, what Henrik Lundqvist has to do in the playoffs to quiet his critics and how Alain Vigneault has done as head coach after his first regular season in New York.

Podcasts • Rangers

Apr 3, 2014

Podcast: Brian Monzo

Brian Monzo of WFAN joins me to talk about how Martin St. Louis has impacted the Rangers in a way Ryan Callahan never could and whether Alex Burrows’ hit on Ryan McDonagh was dirty and deserving of a suspension.

Since the 2004-05 lockout, it’s taken an average of 92.3 points to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. I looked that up and did some math to come up with that number back on March 17 when the Rangers were 36-29-4 and coming off a devastating 1-0 home loss to the Sharks. The Rangers had 13 games left in the season and were going to need to win at least eight of them to have a chance at the playoffs. I was skeptical and wasn’t sure if I would get to watch playoff hockey this year or have to hate-watch playoff hockey this year. But since March 17, the Rangers have gone 7-1-0 and have 90 points, and if the math holds true, they need to win just one of their last five games to make the playoffs. So in honor of the Rangers’ recent run, I decided to do a podcast with person who told me with 13 games left that an 11-2-0 run wasn’t out of the question.

WFAN Mike’s On: Francesa on the FAN producer Brian Monzo joined me to talk about how Martin St. Louis has impacted the Rangers in a way Ryan Callahan never could, whether Alex Burrows’ hit on Ryan McDonagh was dirty and deserving of a suspension and if the Rangers can compete with the Bruins and Penguins in the playoffs.

Podcasts • Yankees

Apr 2, 2014

Podcast: Ben Kabak

Ben Kabak of River Ave. Blues joins me to talk about the Yankees’ disappointing Opening Day loss in Houston and when the idea that it’s Derek Jeter’s last season will set in.

Well, that sucked. After waiting six months for Yankees baseball to return, CC Sabathia picked up where he left off in during the worst season of his career last year by giving up six runs in the first two innings to the worst team in baseball from a season ago. The Yankees didn’t get their first hit until the fourth inning and didn’t score until the eighth inning after making Scott Feldman look like a true ace.

Ben Kabak of River Ave. Blues joined me to talk about the Yankees’ disappointing Opening Day loss in Houston, how miserable the Eduardo Nunez era was now that he’s been designated for assignment and when the idea that it’s Derek Jeter’s last season will set in.