Up In The Blue Seats - New York Rangers Podcast

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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown and Mollie Walker open the show talking about Vladimir Tarasenko’s big Rangers debut Friday and Artemi Panarin’s four-goal game Saturday. They discuss just how good this Rangers team is, Vitali Kravtsov requesting a trade and whether Patrick Kane is still an option for a trade to NY. (10:47) The Post’s Larry Brooks stops by to dissect the Kravtsov saga, Panarin’s sensational performance and whether the combination with Vincent Trocheck can work consistently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Rangers beat writer Mollie Walker and Andrew Harts open the show with The Post’s Larry Brooks discussing the blockbuster deal made by Chris Drury, trading for Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues. They discuss how this impact move could help the Rangers eventually raise the Stanley Cup at the end of the season and how it will change the way Coach Gallant sets his lineups. Later in the podcast, Mollie answers some subtext questions from the readers about Igor Shesterkin, Libor Hajek and how the Rangers would match-up with the Devils in the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast, Jake Brown and Andrew Harts open the show with The Post’s Larry Brooks. The crew talks about the Rangers 6-2 win Monday with “grease” goals, Will Cuylle making his NHL debut for the Rangers Wednesday in his hometown Toronto, Sammy Blais’ demotion to Hartford and Vitali Kravtsov being a healthy scratch. (15:14) MSG Network Rangers anchor and reporter John Giannone then joins the pod. Giannone looks back to his time working at The Post, now working with Henrik Lundqvist, being on MSG Network for over 20 years and his variety of roles in studio and between the benches. He also talks about the current Rangers outlook, the trade deadline and his early memories at The Garden growing up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices