David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 29/08/2026Yea, because NHL GMs are noted smart people. I'm not saying Makar is bad, I'm saying he's not the #1 defenseman in the NHL. Top 5 maybe, but his splits without MacKinnon need to improve significantly. 130
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 15/07/2026I was not expecting this. Maybe Robertson is a good 3LD, borderline 2LD with more improvement? #NYR LD now crowded w/Gavrikov, Pettersson, Robertson, Fortescue, Smits. Thinking out loud: Wonder if those Gavrikov rumors had some truth to them? 300
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 13/07/2026You are correct about the "R" part. The "D" part might be a stretch though. 100
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 01/07/2026A very smart team is going to sign Nick Blankenburg to a 3-4 year deal at $4 million and be very, very happy. 130
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 30/06/2026Trading for another CAR defenseman probably isn't a great idea, but Nikishin would be a solid get for #NYR, price dependent. 121
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 26/06/2026McTavish's microstats from A3Z. Good offense, decent zone entries, struggles a bit in his own zone, but all of Anaheim did. Sully should fix that DZ play. Offensive instincts are there. Good buy low candidate for a team starved for offense. #NYR 030
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 26/06/2026This is Sam Bennett the year before Florida traded for him. Sometimes you recognize talent and take a risk. This is a worthy risk. 100
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 11/06/2026I've been wondering why site traffic has been wonky over the last year. I'm assuming part of it is because I refuse to allow AI generated bullshit like this to be acknowledged on my site. #NYR 020
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 27/05/2026If Byram or WHO becomes available? When did this become a possibility? #NYR 120
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 21/05/2026Not entirely. His career high was the 23 points in his rookie year w/NYR until 24-25 w/Vegas, which corresponded w/an extreme SH% bump to 18% last year and this year. 100
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 13/05/2026Let's play a game called Guess The UFA Defenseman... 110
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 11/05/2026Here are 23-24 and 24-25. Don't know what happened after 23-24. I'd love to trade Borgen too but I'm assuming that 1) Drury loves him, hence the contract, and 2) that contact makes him virtually untradable. 100
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 11/05/2026Borgen = good skater, passable at getting the puck out of the zone, bad at actual defense. Schneider = Good in the offensive zone, passable skater, bad at getting the puck out of the zone, bad at actual defense. Trade Schneider while you can still get a haul for him. #NYR 210
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 05/05/2026Political memes are so fucking exhausting, but I legit laughed at this one 181
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 30/04/2026#NYR need skill, not more gritty hit everything that moves players. NYR will not be a serious team until they address the one and only thing that actually wins hockey games: Scoring goals. 050
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 26/03/2026Here's Fox vs Werenski, Lacombe, McAvoy, and Sanderson. Wtf are the haters watching that makes them think Fox is bad? 140
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 26/03/2026The amount of Adam Fox slander across the site and social media is certainly something. No one is untouchable, but Fox is as close to it gets for #NYR. He's a top-3 D in the NHL, bar none. Here's Fox vs. Hughes, Makar, Hedman, and Faber. 2144
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 23/03/2026Kenny Albert joins us for the PxP for the second game! 050
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 17/03/2026I have a lot of questions about what this doctor is doing to the five little monkeys jumping on the bed. 250
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 27/02/2026Replacement level 4F for #NYR. Makes me think Raddysh or Sheary will get moved at the deadline. 020
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 27/02/2026Wish @billtouspille.bsky.social posted here more often. He’s 100% right. #NYR 3160
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 26/02/2026One of these players is universally hated by #NYR fans. The other gets a pass. 310
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 25/02/2026Comparing Alexis Lafreniere to the non-Misa/Celebrini San Jose kids. SJ is a disaster on defense, but Laf drives more on offense too. I was a bit surprised. #NYR 240
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 20/01/2026Matthew Robertson vs. Will Borgen, Braden Schneider, Carson Soucy, and Vlad Gavrikov. Robertson is blowing Schneider, Borgen, and Soucy out of the water. Included Gavrikov for funsies. #NYR 021
David Shapiro @blueseatblogs.com · 15/01/2026This is Mark Ciaccio’s brother, commenting on a current #NYR player (Lafreniere). Another bad look for the Rangers. Mark is the current Prospect Skills and Development Coach. He was the NHL Skills and Development Coach, but got shifted to prospects after being inept in his job. 110
