Blueshirt Bandwidth

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Blueshirt Bandwidth is a weekly podcast dedicated to the New York Rangers, brought to you by the team at Blueshirt Banter. Hosted by Joe Fortunato and Eric Kohn, the show offers in-depth analysis, game breakdowns, and the latest news on the Rangers. Whether you're looking for player insights, trade rumors, or post-game reactions, Blueshirt Bandwidth delivers everything a Rangers fan needs to stay updated. Tune in each week for commentary, passionate discussion, assorted nonsense, and all things related to the New York Rangers.

  1. 11 hr ago

    #97: The Case for Locking Up Gabe Perreault Right Now

    Episode 97 is the Matt Gilroy Episode, and Joe and Eric revisit Gilroy's famously wooden commercial cameo before running through his actual Rangers résumé (142 games over three seasons, plus stops in Tampa, Florida, and Ottawa). The Rangers' new sports performance hires—Matt Price, Mike Wagner, Matt Hawkey, and the additions to the training staff—turn into a longer conversation about Quentin Dolan's growing footprint in the organization and whether James Dolan is setting up to eventually hand him the team. Adam Fox getting ranked 13th among NHL defensemen by NHL.com annoys Joe and Eric greatly, and a mailbag question about Will Cuylle, Noah Laba, and Gabe Perreault's next contracts turns into a real case for locking up Perreault now, before the offer-sheet market catches up to him. Plus: Your questions that lead to a debate about menswear. Give it a listen! Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 96 Watch & subscribe to the podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for $85/year to read and comment on all of our great content!

  2. 6 Aug

    #96: We're Talking About Braden Schneider Again

    Episode 96 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is the Emerson Etem episode. Joe and Eric dig into whether Braden Schneider's one-year, arbitration-avoiding deal actually makes him easier to trade, tying it to the Yankees' demotions of Anthony Volpe and Jason Domínguez and the case for trading a prospect a year too early rather than a year too late. A Scott Morrow mailbag question spirals into a standing moratorium on trading with the Carolina Hurricanes and a rundown of the Rangers' worst draft misses—Lias Andersson, Vitali Kravtsov, and Dylan McIlrath over Cam Fowler and Vladimir Tarasenko—with credit to Chris Drury for firing Gordie Clark's regime before it could pass on Gabe Perreault. Also covered: whether James Dolan trading the Knicks and Rangers for the Yankees would actually be a downgrade and early picks on which NHL coach gets fired first. Plus: the return of jail-or-no-jail airport rulings, a listener asking what it costs to never hear Joe say "catheter" again, Morgan Freeman versus James Spader to narrate your life, ranch versus blue cheese, and a F***, Marry, Kill featuring Chip's imaginary sister. Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 95 Watch & subscribe to the podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for $85/year to read and comment on all of our great content!

  3. 4 Aug ·  Bonus

    Bonus Bandwidth: Are the Dodgers Bad for Baseball? Plus Yankees Trade Deadline Thoughts

    It's an entirely un-New York Rangers related bonus podcast, as Eric and Chip spend some time after the MLB trade deadline pondering if the Los Angeles Dodgers are bad for baseball, and then try to make sense of the moves—or, more specifically, the lack of moves—the New York Yankees made. Give it a listen (if you're also a baseball fan)!

  4. 30 Jul

    #95: Kirill, McCann, or Jail?

    Episode 95 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is the Vinni Lettieri Episode. Joe and Eric break down Kirill Marchenko's availability out of Columbus and why the Rangers—having already spent their futures on Dorofeyev—don't have the assets left to get in on him, then split over whether Jared McCann is worth acquiring, with Joe a hard no and Eric more willing to pay up for center depth. The back half covers a Cup-timeline projection, whether Christian Pulisic is the USMNT's answer to Alexi Lafrenière, gut-feeling predictions on which East and West bubble teams make and miss the playoffs, a Braden Schneider-for-Jake DeBrusk trade proposal, and why Rod Brind'Amour—not Raleigh—is the real reason stars keep turning down Carolina. Plus: a closing detour through Cincinnati chili, Altoona pizza, and the worst thing Joe has ever seen in an airport bathroom. Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 94 Watch & subscribe to the podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for $85/year to read and comment on all of our great content!

  5. 23 Jul

    #94: Is it Easier or Harder to Trade Braden Schneider Now?

    Episode 94 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is the Gabe Perreault Episode, with apologies to Corey Pronman who won't accept the Perreault episode being any higher than 283rd. From there, Braden Schneider's one-year, $5.5 million deal to avoid arbitration sparks a long argument over whether it makes him easier to trade or just proves the Rangers still don't know what they want to do with him, which leads into Steve Yzerman getting pushed out as Red Wings GM for the same sin—sitting on his hands—that cost Bill Guerin his shot at Vincent Trocheck and, in turn, at Dylan Larkin. From there, it's a mailbag that covers Patrick Laine vs. re-signing Patrick Kane, Ty Kartye's odds of making the team out of camp, gut-feeling picks on the rest of the opening night roster, and a debate over whether Carolina's Cup run proves teams don't need a true No. 1 guy. Plus: defining a sport, the Blueshirt Banter staff's line combinations, Chip's ten-out-of-ten fictional sister, wrestling divas, chicken parm vs. eggplant parm, and a Statesboro mailbag question that ends with a hard sell for Chicago. Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 93 Watch & subscribe to the podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for $85/year to read and comment on all of our great content!

  6. 16 Jul

    #93: The Braden Schneider Quandary

    Episode 93 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is the Mika Zibanejad Episode—Joe and Chip, in his second straight week as guest host, break down James Dolan handing the Rangers' and Knicks' COO job to his son Quentin and what it does (and doesn't) mean for Chris Drury, torch the Carolina Hurricanes for engraving the owner's entire family on the Stanley Cup while leaving off a longtime equipment manager, and spend a long stretch on Braden Schneider's arbitration filing—how arbitration actually works, a right-side defense logjam that includes Scott Morrow's waiver issue and Alberts Smits' Olympic pedigree, and whether the Rangers are quietly stalling to flip Schneider's rights to someone. Plus: the Leo Carlsson offer sheet reshaping the market for Bedard and Celebrini, who scores for the Rangers without Artemi Panarin, a Wolf Pack-vs.-Rangers mailbag question, and a Gilligan's Island-and-Bash-at-the-Beach closer that does not go well for Joe. Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 92 Watch & subscribe to the podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for $85/year to read and comment on all of our great content!

  7. 9 Jul

    #92: Briere Blows Up the Market, and Grier Gets Roasted Again

    Episode 92 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is the Michael Nylander Episode—Joe and Chip are joined by Timo Seppa, director of hockey analytics at Quinnipiac and an eight-year NHL analytics veteran (whose old direct report, Chris Ramondelli, now works in the Rangers' own analytics department), to dig into why Sean Durzi's power-play numbers cratered next to Sergachev in Utah, how Marcus Pettersson and Durzi actually solve Mike Sullivan's puck-retrieval problem, and how you quantify a "mutant" prospect like Cole Beaudoin without just going on vibes. Then Joe and Chip take over for the hot stove: Danny Briere's four-first-round-pick offer sheet for Leo Carlson reshapes the RFA market overnight, Mike Grier gets torched for the zero-retention Darnell Nurse trade after an otherwise masterful draft, and Braden Schneider trade buzz collides with a defensive-pairing debate nobody can agree on. Plus: Patrick Kane speculation, a Hartford Wolf Pack pipeline preview, an East playoff bracket argument, a stacked mailbag, and a hot-dog-is-a-sandwich rematch that somehow escalates into squares, rectangles, and Chip's nonexistent sister. Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 91 Watch & subscribe to the podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for $85/year to read and comment on all of our great content!

  8. 2 Jul

    #91: Trochek to Utah, Pettersson In as Drury Has a Very Good Week

    Episode 91 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is the Marcus Naslund (or Sammy Blais?) Episode—Joe and Eric review a free agency day that turned into a full-blown second trade deadline. Vincent Trocheck is dealt to Utah for Sean Durzi, top prospect Cole Beaudoin, and a 2027 third. Marcus Pettersson arrives from Vancouver for a top-10-protected 2030 first, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Joe Veleno add speed and depth, and Will Borgan gets flipped for picks—but nobody can make sense of the Joonas Korpisalo trade or what it means for Dylan Garand. Joe goes on a full rant defending Drury's week, the two debate whether Bill Guerin or Steve Yzerman is the more overrated GM, and Mike Grier's bewildering additions of Jacob Trouba and Darnell Nurse in San Jose get torched. Plus: Charlie Vidal's Ombudsman Report, a mailbag on Drury's-guys-vs-Sullivan's-guys, the Alexander Nikishin/K'Andre Miller/Scott Morrow trade revisited, Bowen Byram's record-setting contract, and a season-ending hot-dog-is-a-sandwich debate that gets far more heated than it should. Give it a listen! Watch & subscribe to the podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for $85/year to read and comment on all of our great content!

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Blueshirt Bandwidth is a weekly podcast dedicated to the New York Rangers, brought to you by the team at Blueshirt Banter. Hosted by Joe Fortunato and Eric Kohn, the show offers in-depth analysis, game breakdowns, and the latest news on the Rangers. Whether you're looking for player insights, trade rumors, or post-game reactions, Blueshirt Bandwidth delivers everything a Rangers fan needs to stay updated. Tune in each week for commentary, passionate discussion, assorted nonsense, and all things related to the New York Rangers.

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  • Creator
    Blueshirt Banter
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    108
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Blueshirt Banter
  • Show Website
    Blueshirt Bandwidth

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