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Rangers’ Jacob Trouba revealed the gnarly injury he played through during New York’s playoff run

Hockey players’ pain thresholds are insane.

NHL players are well-known for their extraordinary pain thresholds, especially in the playoffs. Every year, we hear about someone playing through an absolutely bonkers injury with the aim of hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup.

But what Jacob Trouba willingly endured this spring is still unfathomable.

On Tuesday, the New York Rangers defenseman revealed that he played through a broken ankle injury suffered earlier in the regular season. Remember, the Rangers played all the way to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. So, he played with a broken ankle for roughly two months, if not a little more. That’s amazing and horrifying at the same time.

What’s more, Trouba clarified that a “big chunk of his ankle came off.”

WHAT? What does that even mean?

OK, that’s just absurd.

Look, I have mad respect for NHL players who sacrifice everything for their team. But I gotta be honest: If I had a broken ankle, I’m not gonna keep playing just so I could maybe have the chance of touching a big silver cup with a lot of names on it.

Guys like Trouba really might be built differently.

Chris Kreider casually tossed Matthew Tkachuk’s mouthguard into the Panthers crowd

YEET!

The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers Eastern Conference playoff series has gotten chippy, and now that’s included a … thrown mouthguard?

Yes, that’s right. As Rangers vet Chris Kreider had a little face-to-face with his counterpart Matthew Tkachuk, it looks like he grabbed the mouthguard out of the Panthers star’s mouth and tossed it into the crowd.

LOL! I assume Florida’s equipment manager has spares for each player, but still!

When asked about the incident after the game, Kreider said he didn’t remember that. Seems like something you’d definitely remember, but with the Rangers losing Game 4, maybe he didn’t want to talk about it.

Here’s that moment:

 

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Watch: Bob Wischusen calls overtime game-winner for Rangers

Watch: Bob Wischusen calls overtime game-winner for Rangers in Game 2 of Eastern Conference Final

Bob Wischusen is well-known by Jets fans as the main voice for the team’s radio broadcasts during the season. His work reaches far beyond just the Jets.

Wischusen also calls numerous events for ESPN, including baseball and hockey. He worked Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final between the New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers on Friday.

With the game in overtime and the Rangers down 1-0 in the series, fourth-line center Barclay Goodrow sent the Madison Square Garden crowd into a frenzy with the winning goal to tie the series 1-1 heading to South Florida for Game 3 on Sunday.

Check out Wischusen making the call that got the Rangers back into the series.

The Rangers’ Jacob Trouba scarily diving headfirst into the boards became an instant meme

This could have gone so badly, but instead, it became meme.

Jacob Trouba has been known to throw a big hit or two … and sometimes one that isn’t legal.

The New York Rangers captain tried to get Marty Necas in Tuesday night’s double-overtime thriller in Game 2 of their playoff series, but Necas somehow ducked down and hit the ice before Trouba could nail him … and Trouba tripped over his body and went full horizontal into the boards.

Trouba was OK and played the rest of the game, but the move caught everyone’s eye on X (formerly Twitter) and became an instant meme.

Here’s a sampling from that dangerous play that could have been worse:

ESPN accidentally cut away from the Hurricanes-Rangers playoff game in the final minute of regulation

Okay, this is not cool.

Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers fans got a genuine scare from ESPN on Tuesday night during the final minute of regulation in the second game of the Eastern Conference’s second round.

As the two teams battled with a 3-3 tie, the Rangers were on the power play and the clock was ticking down the last minute of the third period. However, the ESPN game broadcast briefly cut away and sent viewers to Dallas for the night’s Stars playoff game against the Colorado Avalanche.

Thankfully, the broadcast cut back to New York before the clock hit zero, and fans didn’t miss any goals as the team went to overtime.

However, the heart palpitations and swear words had to be plentiful as fans were undoubtedly startled at the idea they might miss a game-winning goal in playoff hockey. Good on ESPN for getting this resolved quickly.

What a scary couple of seconds for hockey fans at home.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

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The Rangers and Devils started an all-out line brawl the second the puck dropped, resulting in 8 ejections

Boy, that escalated quickly.

Well, the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils proved on Wednesday night that they really do not like each other.

Right as the puck dropped at Madison Square Garden for the late-season battle, the gloves came off as a five-on-five line brawl erupted on the ice.

Literally, all of the Rangers and Devils players just started going at it in a fight. The second the puck hit the ice, absolute mayhem broke loose.

It got so bad that this opening brouhaha sparked eight ejections and an actual shouting match between Rangers coach Peter Laviolette and Devils interim coach Travis Green.

Fighting is a part of hockey, but whatever in the world sparked this had to run deeper than a typical scrap between two players. This got ugly fast.

The fighting didn’t even stop after that bizarre opening brawl.

In the first five minutes of the game, a whopping 25 different penalties were assessed between both teams, per SPDN Sports’ Drew Livingstone.

NHL.com’s Dan Rosen noted before the game that both teams started their fourth lines, so something had to be up before this even started.

Maybe this is just part of an intense rivalry, but getting into a fight like this literally at the point of puck drop just doesn’t happen every day.

Perhaps it has something to do with the last time these two teams played on March 11, a game where Rangers forward Matt Rempe earned a four-game suspension for elbowing Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler and giving him a concussion.

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Justin Thomas tried to chug a beer at a New York Rangers game and it didn’t go well

A for effort, D for execution.

The late, great Toby Keith has a song that goes, “I ain’t as good as I once was, but I’m as good once, as I ever was,” and it’s a thought that many of us in our 30s have when we try and do things that came naturally in our 20s.

I can only imagine a similar thought was going through the head of Justin Thomas on Tuesday night. The two-time major champion is having himself a week in the Big Apple. On Monday Thomas was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and attended a New York Knicks game. On Tuesday he went to a New York Rangers game and was put on the jumbotron.

As one does when holding a beer in front of tens of thousands of fans, Thomas attempted to down his drink in one swig (keyword attempted). The 15-time PGA Tour winner was off to a great start before he ended up wearing the last third of his beer on his shirt.

A for effort, D for execution.

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The Rangers scored the most chaotic OT goal to complete Stadium Series comeback

Artemi Panarin took advantage of the chaos in front of the Islanders’ net.

The New York Rangers emerged victorious from their outdoor Stadium Series bout against the New York Islanders in dramatic fashion.

Early in the second period, the Rangers were down 4-1 to their New York City rival with the game looking out of hand. However, the Rangers were able to battle back to tie the game 5-5 with just under two minutes to play in the third period to force overtime.

And the extra frame didn’t last very long either. Artemi Panarin forced an Islanders turnover in front of their own net and put the puck away during a chaotic scramble in the blue paint. Despite Islanders’ defenseman Noah Dobson knocking the net halfway off its pegs, the goal counted and the Rangers won!

There’s nothing like the explosion of nearly 80,000 fans in a highly contested outdoor hockey game. What a comeback and what a win for the Rangers.

See it: Rangers honor Giants legends with Stadium Series goalie helmets

The New York Rangers will honor a pair of New York Giants legends with custom helmets for the 2024 NHL Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium.

The New York Rangers will take on the New York Islanders in the 2024 NHL Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

For the Rangers, history is on the table. They are 4-0 in their outdoor games and with a win over the Islanders, they would become the first team to ever win five straight in such a setting.

Given the unique nature and location of the game, the Rangers ordered up new goalie helmets and drew inspiration from their surroundings.

Jonathan Quick will honor New York Giants legends Lawrence Taylor and Michael Strahan with a beautiful airbrush.

Check it out:

Taylor is, of course, the greatest defensive player of all time — someone who revolutionized the game of football and how offensive game plans are designed.

Strahan was a game-changing defender in his own right, holding down the defensive end position for the Giants over a span of 15 years. He set the all-time single-season sacks record with 22.5 in 2001 (later tied by T.J. Watt).

Combined, Taylor and Strahan have three Super Bowl rings and four NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards.

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MetLife Stadium will host 2024 NHL Stadium Series

MetLife Stadium, home to the New York Giants, will host the 2024 NHL Stadium Series and the New York Rangers will be among those playing.

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MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the New York Giants and New York Jets, will play host to the 2024 NHL Stadium Series.

The series will take place from February 17-18 and feature four teams — the Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islands and, of course, the New York Rangers.

Giants general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll are regulars at Rangers games. Some even view them as good luck charms and there is little doubt they’ll be in attendance when the Rangers play.

“The New York Rangers are thrilled to have the opportunity to play at MetLife Stadium as part of the 2024 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series,” New York Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury said. “Taking part in marquee events is a privilege we don’t take for granted. I’m excited for our players, organization and fans that the Rangers will have the chance to play outdoors next February.”

When Schoen and Daboll do attend, it will be the Rangers taking on their cross-town rival Islanders.

For the Blueshirts, this will be their fifth appearance in an outdoor game. They are 4-0 in those contests.

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