Steve Paulus

Steve Paulus

Joined: Mar 1, 2018

Steve Paulus has been a Ranger fan since the 1960's and remembers when the only two players with helmets were Bruce McGregor and Bobby Rousseau. When not watching hockey, he was in local NYC TV news for over 40 years, first with WCBS-TV and then with NY1 News. Steve lives on the Upper West Side with his wife and two kids.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 13: Brett Howden #21 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates the Stanley Cup victory over the Florida Panthers in Game Five of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Musings on Brett Howden

New York Rangers: Point totals and playoff implications

Jun 11, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; the Tampa Bay Lightning shake hands with New York Rangers after the Lightning victory in game six of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Ranking the New York Rangers potential playoff opponents

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 18: Artemi Panarin #10 of the New York Rangers celebrates with Vitali Kravtsov #74 after Kravtsov's third period goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on December 18, 2022 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. New York defeated Chicago 7-1. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: An update on the departed

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 16: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers (2nd from left) celebrates his empty net goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden on March 16, 2023 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Penguins 5-3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers and the Stanley Cup Playoff picture

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 21: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks looks on prior to the game against the Vegas Golden Knights at United Center on February 21, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

It’s all or nothing for the New York Rangers

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 23: Vladimir Tarasenko #91 of the St. Louis Blues takes a shot against Logan Thompson #36 of the Vegas Golden Knights in the first period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on December 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Thoughts on the Tarasenko trade

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 02: Vladimir Tarasenko #91 of the St. Louis Blues skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Breaking news: Rangers trade for Vladimir Tarasenko

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: Jeremy Swayman #1 of the Boston Bruins skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on January 19, 2023 in New York City. The Bruins defeated the Rangers 3-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Coach Gallant, a plea to change the power play

The New York Rangers saluting the crowd at Madison Square Garden (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Numbers at the halfway mark

PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 20: Braden Schneider #4 of the New York Rangers moves the puck under pressure from Brock McGinn #23 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third period during the game at PPG PAINTS Arena on December 20, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)

Defense scoring a big reason for the Rangers revival

MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 14: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates his first period goal with teammate Artemi Panarin #72 during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on March 14, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: To Kane or not to Kane, that is the question

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 12: Filip Chytil #72 of the New York Rangers celebrates his game winning overtime goal against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2022 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Devils 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

5 Observations about the New York Rangers after a hiatus

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: Zac Jones #6 of the New York Rangers skates against the Boston Bruins at Madison Square Garden on November 03, 2022 in New York City. The Bruins defeated the Rangers 5-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: The sky is falling…not

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 15: Alexis Lafrenière #13 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck during the NHL game at Gila River Arena on December 15, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. The Rangers defeated the Coyotes 3-2. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Live conversation as Rangers take on Coyotes in a college arena

ELMONT, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 08: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers skates against the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena on October 08, 2022 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Live conversation for a big Rangers-Islanders grudge match