Blueshirts Breakaway: A show about the New York Rangers

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The Flying V: EP 43 - 28 Days Later with The Athletic's Shayna Goldman

This week on the Flying V - Vince breaks down the Rangers recent run of play, takes a deep dive into the current state of the goaltenders post-Igor, and is it too early t

Oct 22
1 h 24 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 569: Identify Your Travel Buddy

BSB returns! Ryan's in Munich, Greg's in charge, what could go wrong. The boys talk about the two hiccups in New Jersey and Columbus, what the Rangers need to add to the

Oct 20
1 h 11 min

The Flying V: EP 42 - Mystery, Alaska with WFAN's Chris Lopresti

The Flying V returns! Vince discusses the massive impact of losing Igor Shesterkin for the season, the Rangers responding to adversity, and Garand's time to shine. Plus,

Oct 15
1 h 04 min

Blueshirts Breakaway Ep 568 - Igor's Season is Over with Stephen Valiquette

This week the guys discuss how NYR took care of business vs VAN after Igor's season ending injury. How Laf is becoming the guy, Gabe is making a name for himself and how

Oct 13
1 h 55 min

The Flying V: EP 41 - The Nice Guys with The Athletic's Jesse Granger

The Flying V is up! The Rangers are off to a hot start, the Igor Shesterkin Effect is in full force, and Vince Mercogliano is looking into team chemistry. Plus, The Athl

Oct 8
1 h 28 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 557 - Igor Scored a Goal with Emily Kaplan

The guys discuss the first 4 NYR games of the season, how things have been better than expected, Igor scored a goal and got an assist and some waivers happened Then Emil

Oct 6
1 h 20 min

The Flying V: EP 40 - Primetime with MSG's Dave Maloney

The Flying V returns! Vince is breaking down the Rangers performance on opening night, and what the team's defensive zone strategy may look like moving forward. Plus, M

Oct 1
1 h 23 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 566 - NYR Season Is Here And We Cleared Waivers With Our Friend Fitz

This week the guys talk about who and who didn't make the team, waivers, Smits and any other remaining questions before the season. Then Fitz joins the Breakaway to dis

Sep 29
1 h 39 min

The Flying V - EP 39: All The President's Men with The Athletic's Peter Baugh

Vince is back! He catches us up on all things training camp and identifies some upcoming lineup decisions Mike Sullivan and Co. will have to make before the season begins

Sep 24
1 h 17 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 565 - NYR Season Primer with Vincent Z. Mercogliano

NYR hockey is back! The guys discuss the biggest themes heading into the season, where NYR will finish in the standings and more. Then Vince Mercogliano joins the Breaka

Sep 22
1 h 41 min

The Flying V: EP 38 - The Odyssey

Well well well, look who's back. Vince Mercogliano returns for Season 2 of The Flying V! Vince breaks down the summer that was, gives a preview to what may happen at tra

Sep 17
57 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 564 - Kreider to Montreal, Gabe Potential Extension & Season Storylines with Julie Stewart-Binks

This week the guys discuss Kreider to Montreal, some good things about the past few seasons, Gabe's Potential extension, Fox's future and more. Then Julie Stewart-Binks

Sep 15
1 h 27 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 563 - Tolvanen, Line Combos & Season Predictions with Ben Norris

This week the guys discuss the Tolvanen signing and what that means for the lines combos heading into the season. Then actor Ben Norris joins the Breakaway to discuss se

Sep 8
1 h 15 min

Shark Week EP 2: Blood in the Water with Shayna Goldman

This week the sharks talk hop in the cage and discuss all things Sharks for this upcoming season. How the draft went, Celebrini contract and more. Then Shayna Goldman jo

Sep 1
1 h 11 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 562 - Best Teams of The Last Decade & Mark Walters, Dolan with Katie Baker

This week the guys discuss the best teams of the last decade in the core 4 sports and mention Scott Morrow Then Katie Baker joins the Breakaway to discuss her article on

Aug 25
1 h 14 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 561 - Life & Expectations with Jonny Lazarus

This week Ryan has some personal news, the guys work through some things, explore the splitting of NYK and NYR and the new ETF funds for NHL teams Then Jonny Lazarus joi

Aug 18
1 h 35 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 560 - Horsing Around & Underrated NHL Players

Greg reveals a new theory and the guys discuss the concept of being underrated in 2026. Also some 5 star questions as always. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me

Aug 11
58 min

Blueshirts Breakaway Episode 559 - Ranking Every NHL Team For Next Season

The guys rank all teams heading into next year by tiers and Ryan rates one team too low over and over. Then the guys come back and answer some 5 star questions along wit

Aug 4
1 h 13 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 558: To Marchenko or Not?

This week the guys talk about some personal stories from the weekend and then ask the question of if NYR should trade for Marchenko or not. Then of course, more 5 star q

Jul 28
1 h 21 min

The Flying V: EP 37 - Final Destination: Bloodlines with The Athletic's Scott Wheeler

It's the season finale of The Flying V! Vince Mercogliano is back to recap the player development staff updates and team planning ahead of the season. Plus, The Athletic

Jul 23
1 h 19 min

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What listeners say

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I’ve been a Blueshirts for 45+ years. My earliest memories are of the Rangers. In all those years this is arguably the best outlet for news, perspective, fan therapy and humor. Love the guys!

Btags777 · Apr 2026

Well I’ve been listening about six months & first off (sandwich method of feedback) overall I do love the pod despite the miserable Rangers’ state and their prospects going forward (really lack there of!). I don’t always agree but Greg & Ryan crack me up with your ‘say it as it is’ approach. Probably helps that I’m a Mets fan and originally from Rensselaer Co & now living in the Philly burbs, so there’s a bit of a link with the BB portion of the show. My gripe, as brutally honest as it is, is not meant to be rude or disrespectful, but Vincent my bro… just tooooo much chatter and repetitiveness in the Flying V. I’d previously heard your very self-aware mention that tendency & though he’s got good situational awareness, but for the second week in a row, I sub-consciously reached down on a walk and shut it off a 1/3 of the way through. I know it’s easy for me to throw darts on the listening end so please accept my apology if it offends. I appreciate your passion and your knowledge is impeccable but it’s just so overtly verbose. Again, not criticizing, just critiquing in hopes of seeing it get better. Nonetheless, it’s a great show and deserves a 5 star rating!

Morgs767 · Apr 2026

I discovered this podcast recently. After about five episodes, I find it enjoyable despite the long episodes and the Rangers’ disappointing year. Ryan is very good and brings a balanced view to the show. Greg is both insightful and often entertaining. My one criticism is enough with the constant NY Mets’ chatter and pointless analogies! Please! Many of us simply do not care! If I wanted to hear about the Mets all the time, I would listen to a Mets podcast. While some “occasional” MLB, EPL, and NBA references can add value, let’s keep the focus on the Rangers and the NHL!

Christopher J 007 · Mar 2025

Perfect amount of coverage to tangents ratio. Good reporting, I learn from this podcast. Maybe half of what I learned is about the Mets and it’s still a 5 star podcast.

elboymacaroni · Aug 2024

The show started out entertaining for me a few years back. It still had obnoxious, and hard-to-listen-to moments (like the know -it-all, Greg, consistently yelling over his partner), but it was NY Rangers & NHL content. So I listened. Because God forbid local radio ever talk hockey in depth. There have been moments of laughter and insight on this show. But that has become less and less of the content. And the past 2 seasons have been muck racking central. With overblown dramatic takes, and these two clowns falsely creating a narrative that the GM was really bad at his job (proven wrong) and that the head coach was also bad at his job (proven wrong with back to back 100+ seasons), it became unbearable to listen to the hate spewed. The laughter then became a by-product of their “inside info” that the players hate Gallant and play in spite of him. Meanwhile, the guy has a rep that players would run thru a wall for this coach. Then to add salt into the infected wound this show has become w/ zero credibility, they entertain guests who tout charts as if it’s gospel. Their player assessments, and takes are usually way off base from the eye test, and intangibles that a player brings to the table. Just straight up video game dorkery. My favorite is when they have on the girl with blue hair who sounds like shes wired on Aderall giving takes so sure of herself that these two clowns just swoon over it. Lol. The best was she recently claimed that players like Kravstov (who’s been a health scratch multiple times in NY & now VAN) was a victim of Russian/Euro bias by the N.A. Coach and front office. They refused to admit that well- he just sucked. It’s a clown show. So for pure entertainment, if you’re looking for fictional NY Ranger talk by a crew who spews as if it’s fact, in a fake it till ya make it attitude- the show is def. for you.

Youthlagoon79 · Apr 2023

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