BOS/NYR Rivalry?

[Marshall]

Marek mentioned on a recent podcast that NYR/BOS used to be a nasty rivalry in the late 60's/early 70's - it seems unfortunate that it seems relatively cool these days. Would one playoff series be enough to re-ignite what is usually a natural rivalry in NA pro sports?

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[Machinehead]

We have a lot on our plate in terms of rivals. It's hard to imagine a scenario where Boston becomes a priority.

I imagine it's the same for them.

 

[tarheelhockey]

We have a lot on our plate in terms of rivals. It's hard to imagine a scenario where Boston becomes a priority.

I imagine it's the same for them.

Meeting in a nasty conference finals series would ramp things up rather quickly, I would think.

Either that or some sort of brawl-fest like the Pens/Isles things a few years ago.

 

[Machinehead]

Meeting in a nasty conference finals series would ramp things up rather quickly, I would think.

Either that or some sort of brawl-fest like the Pens/Isles things a few years ago.

Right, but then there's the Capitals where a scenario like that is just Wednesday, and then there's the Devils who...the less said about that the better.

They would never crack my top 2.

 

[Leonardo87]

 

[Machinehead]

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This is a top 10 moment in Rangers history.

I'll give the Bruins that.

 

[Leonardo87]

This is a top 10 moment in Rangers history.

I'll give the Bruins that.

That made me love Panarin even more. Lol. I feel as of late Boston and the Rangers have been more chippy, but not being in the same division it makes it hard to be a real rivalry like against Washington or the local teams who both are struggling now.

 

[Machinehead]

That made me love Panarin even more. Lol. I feel as of late Boston and the Rangers have been more chippy, but not being in the same division it makes it hard to be a real rivalry like against Washington or the local teams who both are struggling now.

It definitely has been and they're usually good games too. The Bruins have a roster conducive to both chippy and entertaining hockey, as do we. I could definitely see an incident or a playoff series kicking off a little feud.

That being said, I wake up mad at the Caps and the Devils for existing. I don't need anything to happen. That's a rivalry.

 

[Fataldogg]

The Devils, Islanders and Capitals are their primary rivals. Capitals and Rangers developed a solid rivalry because they were meeting in the playoffs every year, the Tom Wilson incident only further ignited it.

I would love to see a Rangers and Bruins rivalry though.

 

[CasusBelli]

The Devils, Islanders and Capitals are their primary rivals. Capitals and Rangers developed a solid rivalry because they were meeting in the playoffs every year, the Tom Wilson incident only further ignited it.

I would love to see a Rangers and Bruins rivalry though.

Hell, I even hate the Flyers and Pens more than I hate the Bruins. More of an afterthought these days.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

It's just not there anymore and probably won't get back there, at least anytime soon. Unless the teams meet multiple times in the playoffs but that seems unlikely based on where both teams are at right now.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Even in its heyday didn't both teams have more pressing concerns? All the Bos/NYC energy is consumed by Sox/Yankees.

 

[clmetsfan]

There has to be a very special circumstance to have a heated rivalry outside of one's division, and I just don't see the Bruins and Rangers getting there. There'd have to be a sustained run of playoff battles over several years, which again, is very unlikely with a team outside your division.

One playoff meeting since 1973. It's over.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Even in its heyday didn't both teams have more pressing concerns? All the Bos/NYC energy is consumed by Sox/Yankees.

This, people keep wanting to make all Boston/NY matchups into Sox/Yankees and it just isnt gonna happen

Bruins fans couldnt care less about the Rangers
Celtics fans dont give a s**t about the Knicks

The only other matchup that has any sense of a rivalry is Patriots/Jets, and even then its far more on the Jets side than the Patriots side

 

[SanDogBrewin]

If both teams had been put in the same division a rivalry could have remained. All those years they could have met in the playoffs.

In the 70s there was a rivalry. Just faded. Think the playoff drought was from like 74' to 13'. Long time.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

the Rangers have more rivarlies that any team in the league it feels like. Boston is one of them but they are down on the list.

 

[Furio]

Paging Bradley Marchand to enter the stands and beat a Rangers fan with his own shoe.

 

[LyNX27]

Paging Bradley Marchand to enter the stands and beat a Rangers fan with his own shoe.

I'm sorry, but your name, pic, title, and location are all perfect. Just saw this episode again last night.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

As many people said, NYR and Boston not being the same division weakens the rivalry. Boston has a stronger rivalry with Toronto and Montreal. NYR's main rivals will always be NYI and NJ.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Are there any good rivalries in the NHL anymore? There's practically no hate/emotion.

Tampa and Florida actually has some fun

 

[PB37]

Marek mentioned on a recent podcast that NYR/BOS used to be a nasty rivalry in the late 60's/early 70's - it seems unfortunate that it seems relatively cool these days. Would one playoff series be enough to re-ignite what is usually a natural rivalry in NA pro sports?

Bruins beat the Rangers in the playoffs in 2014 and it didn't ignite the rivalry. Last year, there was some heat between the two teams in the games they played but overall it just doesn't have the pull you would think a Boston team vs a New York team would draw.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Paging Bradley Marchand to enter the stands and beat a Rangers fan with his own shoe.

I miss the days when then Bruin Phil Esposito
pawned the Rangers with the great line.

"Brad Park's last name spelled backwards spells Krap."

Of course after that, Harris of the Rangers blew out Esposito's knee and Esposito was traded to the Rangers during the 1975-76 season. So looks like Park had the last laugh.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Bruins beat the Rangers in the playoffs in 2014 and it didn't ignite the rivalry. Last year, there was some heat between the two teams in the games they played but overall it just doesn't have the pull you would think a Boston team vs a New York team would draw.

That series was actually 2013.

 

[McGarnagle]

It was a rivalry in 1971. Since then, the league added the Islanders, Devils, Capitals along with the Flyers who entered in 67, and for about 18 years the Whalers. So the Bruins and Rangers were geographically the closest rivals in the league since the 40s and now the Rangers have like 4 other teams within a short train ride from them that take up much more of their limelight. All the while the Bruins have been much more hung up with Montreal and in the last decade with Toronto and Tampa. The playoff format has only resulted in them meeting once in 2013, which was a snoozefest gentleman's sweep of a series most notable for Torey Krug debuting due to all the injuries on the blueline and scoring like 4 goals. There wasn't a lot of juice or hard fought emotion in that series.

If the Bruins get past Montreal in 2014 and they met in the ECF as they should have, maybe a rivalry develops. But maybe not.

NBCSports always tried to shoehorn Bruins/Rangers games into their "Wednesday Night Rivalry" series but that's a shallow ratings ploy. The teams just never interact enough for it to matter. It'll take multiple playoff series or a particularly heated one for it to develop. Even then, Rangers have two natural rivals in their backyard who will always get more attention from their end and the Bruins are concerned with other teams as well.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

This would do the trick…