Blueshirts Breakaway: A show about the New York Rangers
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.
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Nov 27, 2018 • 1h 15min
Blueshirts Breakaway EP 158 - 3 Year Anniversary Episode
It's our 3 year anniversary! I know, we can't believe it either.
The guys break down the play of the Rangers over the holiday, dissect the Quinn Bin and talk about Zucc's injury
Then James Duffy of PT Isles comes on to talk about the Islanders and Rangers rivalry and life with Trotz
Finally the guys come back, talk about the 3 years of Blueshirts Breakaway their favorite parts, how the podcast will end & how much they hate each otherAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 20, 2018 • 1h 10min
Blueshirts Breakaway EP 157 - The Quinn Bin Effect & Katie Baker of The Ringer
Happy thanksgiving!
This week the guys break down Skjei's benching, the Strome trade & losing to the Islanders again
After Katie Bakes of The Ringer joins the guys to speak about Hank's legacy and of course Mike Francesca
Finally the guys come back and discuss their time at the Riveters game & Rangers "What ifs"
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Nov 16, 2018 • 16min
Blueshirts Breakaway Bonus - Spooner Trade Reaction
The guys bring on Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic Edmonton to break down the Ryan Spooner for Ryan Strome trade in an mini emergency Friday night podcastAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 13, 2018 • 1h 15min
Blueshirts Breakaway EP 156 - The Rangers are AWFUL at Tanking & Nick Mercadante on Quinn's Coaching
This team is too much fun!
Greg tells Ryan not to look at the standings, Buch's broken thumb and what to do with the forwards from this point
After Nick Mercadante joins the guys to talk about his thoughts on Quinn's job so far and why he thinks Quinn will fail in the long run. The guys also discuss the mysteries that are DeAngelo and Pionk
Finally the guys come back and do some house keeping on what's going on in the Breakaway worldAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 6, 2018 • 1h 13min
Blueshirts Breakaway EP 155 - The Return of Lias Andersson
This week the guys hit a plethora of topics including Lias returning, Chytil's playing time, Howdens injury and much more.
The boys also reveal that their first sponsor ever is The Athletic! Please don't tell them we've been plugging them for free for months.
Speaking of the Athletic! The guys bring on Sean Tierney @ChartingHockey to break down Buch and Pionk this season
Finally, the guys come back, tell you to vote, plug a meet up and plug the link below
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Oct 31, 2018 • 38min
Blueshirts Breakaway Bonus EP - MLB Post Season Review & New Mets GM
The Mets got a new GM, so you know we needed to podcast about it. Also discussed, should the Yankees sign Machado? Is Kershaw still going to be a Dodger? Talking about the AL for the years to come.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 30, 2018 • 1h 6min
Blueshirts Breakaway EP 154 - Is Neal Pionk The Real Deal?
This week the guys discuss if Kreider and Zbad are here to stay and what the trade market might look like come February and also address the too many men on the ice penalties the Rangers keep taking
After, Dave Shapiro of Blue Seats Blogs joins the boys to discuss if Neal Pionk IS THE REAL DEAL or is he the mess analytics say he is
Finally, the guys return and Ryan and Greg gush about Red Dead Redemption 2Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 23, 2018 • 1h 26min
Blueshirts Breakaway EP 153 - Sitting DeAngelo & Will Hank Retire a Ranger with Bryan Wojtanik
This week the guys break down the excellent play of Pionk and Hank before talking about how most of the Rangers are snake bitten. Then the guys address the elephant in the room and discuss in depth Tony DeAngelo's place on this team.
After, Bryan Wojtanik of The Garden Faithful joins the guys for a slightly more serious conversation about Hank's future as a Ranger and a not so serious part of the conversation about how they can't stop cursing
Finally Greg and Ryan return and Greg talks about the Mets GM search and Ryan mistakes one of the candidates for the A's manager in embarrassing fashionAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 16, 2018 • 1h 15min
Blueshirts Breakaway EP 152 - Sitting Buch and Mike & Shayna of Behind the Benches
This week the guys discuss Quinn's decision to bench Buch, talk about the lack of offense players showing up and why exactly did we trade for McQuaid again?
Then Mike and Shayna join the guys to talk about their website Behind the Benches and how they delved deep into the world of coaching. Of course while they are here, we chit chat some Rangers
After Ryan quickly talks about Europe.
Editors note: sorry for the call in episode two weeks in a row. Should be back to normal next week!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 9, 2018 • 53min
Blueshirts Breakaway EP 151 - 3 down, 79 more to go
This week on Blueshirts Breakaway, the boys recap how the Rangers looked in the first 3 games, who has stood out, who has looked bad and how David Quinn has performed in his first test in the NHL.
No guest this week, as Ryan is recording from Switzerland and Greg is recording from his death bed.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


