EP 288 - Should Connor McDavid Force a Trade & Our Dear Friend Vince Mercogliano on NYR Summer

This week the guys break down a tough 0-3 week and evaluate how Quinn has done so far, go over the line changes and of course answer your 5 star questions Then Mitch Brown joins the Breakaway to discuss his evaluation of Kakko & Kravtsov, and sheds on light on Kravtsov's slow start. Mitch is nice enough to also provide some thoughts on some other prospects and ones... you may not even have heard of yet. Finally the guys come back and talk about some of the Wow it's a Nice City stickers they are sending out to supporters and close up the showAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Okt 20191h 11min

(1:45) This week the guys discuss Kakko's first goal, Hank's tremendous performance vs the Oilers, Strome vs Lias and Howden being favored by Quinn. As always the guys answer 5 star questions from the listeners.  (40:55) Then Sean Tierney of Charting Hockey joins the Breakaway to discuss what his analytics are saying about the Rangers so far and what are the numbers saying about certain players on the team. We even discuss the Devil's troubled start.  (1:05:30) Finally the guys  come back and answer one final 5 star hypothetical & talk about some upcoming events  Dont forget! Week free trial and 40% off the annual subscription: theathletic.com/bsb Twitter: @BlueshirtsBreak/@OhRyanMead Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Okt 20191h 16min

(1:18)  This week the guys discuss all the good - MIKA, Panarin, Trouba, the power play and two wins to start the season and the bad - the 2nd line & some of the defensive pairs. Then as always answer 5 star questions.   (35:11) Shortly after Rick Carpiniello (our coworker) joins the Breakaway and Namestnikov gets traded two minutes into the interview. Rick discusses Kravstov's benching in Hartford, the reason Smith is on the team, says something nice about Marc Staal and discusses all the beats of the start of the season  (1:08:29) Finally the guys come back and have some final takes on Namestnikov before thanking The Athletic, supports and talk 4 minutes of baseball.  Dont forget! Week free trial and 40% off the annual subscription: theathletic.com/bsb Twitter: @BlueshirtsBreak / @OhRyanMead Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Okt 20191h 21min

This week the guys discuss the roster cuts, sending Kravstov and Chytil to the AHL, Strome conspiracies and Howden being favored. Then Shayna Goldman of The Athletic joins the Breakaway to discuss final roster decisions, the plan for Hank this year and what to expect of the D-pairings Finally the guys come back and talk about some of the changes happening to the podcast in the coming weeks before their announcementAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Okt 20191h 13min

(0:42) This week the guys talk preseason reactions, the revamped power play, will Kravstov make the team? & 5 star questions along with questions from twitter. (31:01)Then Vince Mercogliano NYR beat writer for USAToday joins the Breakaway to talk about his interactions with Hank, Kaapo & who he feels will make the roster and some predictions for what NYR might do with Smith (58:42)Finally Sean Hartnett of WFAN joins the breakaway to speak about this time covering Dan Girardi and his legacy as a player.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Sep 20191h 21min

Some people reached out and told us the audio had some issues with volume being too low and too high in other places. I attempted to do my best to remedy this issue and hopefully this will provide a better listening experience. Feel free to reach out to me with any feedback - @OhRyanMead on twitter. Thanks again guys, LGR/Praise BeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Sep 20191h 9min

This week the guys celebrate their 200th show with Blueshirts Banter live from NYC. A lot of bridges are burned and everyone is in high spirits. Then at (1:10:10) Greg has Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic on to discuss his NYR season previewAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Sep 20191h 28min

Ryan is working his ass off in Vegas and is recording from his Westgate hotel room. The guys discuss Kaapo's HUGE debut, Fox, Traverse City and what to take away from it. Other topics discussed: Unsigned Rangers, RFA's, NHL Marketing, Do you tip your mailman, NYR #1 prospect ratings, Ryan's dad, John Franco, The Mets, best coaches in NY & TickPick along with some other nonsense.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Sep 20191h 2min