Mika Benched, Kreider Returns & Rangers Can’t catch a break! | Up in the Blue Seats

The Rangers’ home ice woes continue, and Up In The Blue Seats is back to break it all down! Mollie Walker and Brian Boyle recap a wild stretch for the Blueshirts, including a three-goal comeback and overtime win over Montreal, another shutout loss at Madison Square Garden, and ongoing struggles on special teams. With the Rangers piling up shutouts at home, failing to score consistently, and searching for answers, the frustration is starting to boil over! The crew also dives into Mika Zibanejad’s missed team meeting and benching, the emotional returns of Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba to MSG, and what the fan response said about their legacies. Plus, thoughts on Matt Rempe’s return, and reaction to the Quinn Hughes trade to Minnesota and how involved the Rangers may or may not have been! All that and more on this week’s episode of ‘Up in the Blue Seats’ Timecodes: 00:00- Intro 1:44: Loss to Canucks/ Home ice struggles 12:55 Mika Zibanejad’s benching 21:31: Kreider & Trouba’s return to MSG 25:46: Matt Rempe’s return to the lineup 27:52: Reaction to Quinn Hughes trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices