Blueshirts Breakaway

This week the guys hit a plethora of topics including Lias returning, Chytil's playing time, Howdens injury and much more. The boys also reveal that their first sponsor ever is The Athletic! Please don't tell them we've been plugging them for free for months. Speaking of the Athletic! The guys bring on Sean Tierney @ChartingHockey to break down Buch and Pionk this season Finally, the guys come back, tell you to vote, plug a meet up and plug the link below TheAthletic.com/blueshirts

The Mets got a new GM, so you know we needed to podcast about it. Also discussed, should the Yankees sign Machado? Is Kershaw still going to be a Dodger? Talking about the AL for the years to come.

This week the guys discuss if Kreider and Zbad are here to stay and what the trade market might look like come February and also address the too many men on the ice penalties the Rangers keep taking After, Dave Shapiro of Blue Seats Blogs joins the boys to discuss if Neal Pionk IS THE REAL DEAL or is he the mess analytics say he is Finally, the guys return and Ryan and Greg gush about Red Dead Redemption 2

This week the guys break down the excellent play of Pionk and Hank before talking about how most of the Rangers are snake bitten. Then the guys address the elephant in the room and discuss in depth Tony DeAngelo's place on this team. After, Bryan Wojtanik of The Garden Faithful joins the guys for a slightly more serious conversation about Hank's future as a Ranger and a not so serious part of the conversation about how they can't stop cursing Finally Greg and Ryan return and Greg talks about the Mets GM search and Ryan mistakes one of the candidates for the A's manager in embarrassing fashion

This week the guys discuss Quinn's decision to bench Buch, talk about the lack of offense players showing up and why exactly did we trade for McQuaid again? Then Mike and Shayna join the guys to talk about their website Behind the Benches and how they delved deep into the world of coaching. Of course while they are here, we chit chat some Rangers After Ryan quickly talks about Europe. Editors note: sorry for the call in episode two weeks in a row. Should be back to normal next week!

This week on Blueshirts Breakaway, the boys recap how the Rangers looked in the first 3 games, who has stood out, who has looked bad and how David Quinn has performed in his first test in the NHL. No guest this week, as Ryan is recording from Switzerland and Greg is recording from his death bed.

Regular Season Hockey is back! This week the guys discuss their feelings on Lias being sent down to the AHL, Howden making the team and go through the opening lines going into the season Then good dear friend of the podcast Rick Carpiniello of the Athletic joins the guys to discuss what he's seen through camp and preseason and the vibe around the team Finally the guys come back and Greg speaks about watching Wright's last game and the guys discuss who could be a similar player for future generations

This week the guys break down the trends & takeaways from the preseason including Buch, Smith and Vesey. Shortly after the guys do their Flyers season preview by only discussing Gritty then James Duffy of GSN joins the boys to talk about his beloved Islanders Then Isobel Cup winner Rebecca Russo joins the Breakaway to preview the Riveters season, how she keeps motivated & discuss what teams could challenge them this year

This week the guys discuss the trade for Adam Mcquaid and how it may hurt player development, the Karlsson trade and the Zibanejad injury scare. After Matthew Esteves of Raw charge comes on to talk about the surprise of Yzerman stepping down of GM in Tampa Then Ryan Real of @CBJCannon comes on to give us the preview of the Blue Jackets this season along with how he is dealing with the Panarin rumors Finally Greg says his goodbyes to David Wright and pays his respects to his career

This week the guys open up talking about the young Rangers week & the Max Pacioretty. Then Murat Ates of the Athletic joins the guys to talk about the Blake Wheeler extension and the Jets plans with Trouba in the coming years Finally Garret Behanna of Pensburgh comes on to let us know all about the Penguins and guess what? Turns out they are good.

On a special midweek bonus episode Ryan and Greg invite on friend of the podcast Tim Schell to go through the over/unders for every team in the NFL right before the season kicks off

This week the guys start their Metro division preview and start it all off with the Stanley Cup champions the Capitals. Adam Stringham of JapersRinkRadio joins the guys to talk about the cup hangover and what he expects from the Caps in 2019. After dear friend of the podcast Jeffrey Balinski stops by to talk about the upcoming Devils season and if they can recapture last years magic

Blueshirts Breakaway & Blueshirts Banter team up to do a 2 hour live show that covers all things Rangers with a fair bit on nonsense speckled throughout. Editors note: Okay so, we did this on a NYC rooftop, maybe not the best place to record a podcast but a great time nonetheless! . There was also a 5 alarm fire and some feedback mic issues at first. I did my best to edit out the Feedback and reduce the sirens/INSANE amount of horns during, The feedback totally stops about 20 mins in, the horns... well.. - Love you all - Ryan

The guys talk about the HUGE SIGNING OF Dustin Tokarski & give their predictions on lineups headed into the season Then Joe and Mike of Blueshirts Banter join the boys to talk about Buch's lack of smiling, NWHL and speaking their feelings on the west coast

The boys talk about the new Rangers mascot and how they can make it even better. Ryan then starts to talk himself into how the team can contend next year and talks about meeting Adam Graves before Greg explains how he doesn't understand the appeal of having your team on national games. Fitz joins the guys to talk about what will be discussed at the Rangers forum before hitting on mostly everything from Tiger woods, top NBA players of all time & NFL futures.