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Blueshirts Breakaway: A show about the New York Rangers

by Ryan Mead and Greg Kaplan

Ryan Mead and Greg Kaplan host this weekly New York Rangers podcast that discusses news and results about the team, and often jump off course for nonsense.

Chart trend

Position in the Hockey chart (US), last 90 days.

#6
all-time peak
24
days in the top 10 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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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

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 557 - Braden Schneider Contract, Bedard Extension, GOAT Talk & World Cup with Ishaan Tharoor

This week the guys discuss what is going on in CHI, the end of GOATs era and Schneider's extension Then Ishaan Tharoor joins the Breakaway to discuss NYR's offseason, w

Jul 21
1 h 24 min

The Flying V: EP 36 - Ready or Not

The Flying V returns to the airwaves, and it's a mailbag episode! Vince Mercogliano discusses the Rangers off-season work at large, the outlook for the left side of the

Jul 16
1 h 33 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 556: Is Free Agency Dead For All Sports?

This week the guys discuss Free Agency and it's viability for rebuilding in the NHL, MLB, NFL and NBA moving forward. How this might change NYRs approach the next two yea

Jul 14
57 min

The Flying V: EP 35 - Minions and Monsters with The Athletic's Peter Baugh and Shayna Goldman

Another episode of The Flying V returns! Vince Mercogliano breaks down a busy July 1st window for the Rangers, takes a look into development camp insights, and starts di

Jul 9
1 h 37 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 555: The Retooled Rangers & Offer Sheets with Shayna Goldman

This week the guys discuss how the retooling Drury did during FA is going to change NYR moving forward, say goodbye to Trocheck and look forward towards the differences i

Jul 7
1 h 50 min

The Flying V: EP 34 - Disclosure Day

The Flying V is back! Vince Mercogliano breaks down a very busy UFA Day for the New York Rangers, trades and all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc

Jul 2
56 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 554: Pavel Dorofeyev, Smits & Free Agency with Emily Kaplan and Drew Way

This week the guys discuss the Pavel Dorofeyev trade, taking Smits 5th overall and some potential UFA moves to come. Then Emily Kaplan of ESPN joins the Breakaway to dis

Jun 30
1 h 45 min

The Flying V EP 33: Eastern Promises with Chris Johnston

NHL and NYR offseason, draft preview, recent trade reviews and CJ joins the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 24
53 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 553 - Brady Tkachuk to FLA & NYR Draft Plan with Vince Z. Mercogliano

This week the guys discuss and compare the Brady to FLA trade with Panarin being shipped out. How the player movement era is here .NYR's plans for the draft and more The

Jun 23
1 h 30 min

The Flying V: EP 32 - Blue Chips with The Athletic's Corey Pronman

The Flying V returns! Vince Mercogliano breaks down the Knicks (!!), the path forward for the Rangers, and final NHL Draft preparations. Plus, The Athletic's draft guru

Jun 18
1 h 17 min

Blueshirts Breakaway EP 552 - Knicks Win, Canes Win, Leon Rose vs Drury & Dolan's Influence

This week the guys discuss both finals, their takeaways from each series and how the Knicks winning it all might impact NYR moving forward Then the guys return as always

Jun 16
1 h 15 min

The Flying V: EP 31 - The Other Guys with Peter Baugh

Peter Baugh joins the show to discuss the NHL draft prospects, trade market, free agency targets, and insights from the combine, providing valuable analysis for hockey fa

Jun 12
1 h 12 min

Chart positions

Where Blueshirts Breakaway: A show about the New York Rangers ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 14, 2026).

#55 ▼ 6 Hockey US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

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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