Blog Outline for 2009-10 Season

With the Rangers having the day off today, and the 2009-10 Regular Season less than two weeks away, I thought I would get this up sooner than later. Basically, this is a rundown of how I do things on The Rangers Tribune during the season, and explains various areas of the site. As far as posts go, many more features have been added to the blog for its second season covering the Rangers, including an all new polling system. For returning users, the following is just to refresh your memory and introduce the new features to you, but for first time readers, this will thoroughly explain how the site is run.


Pregame: Approximately three to four hours before every Ranger game, a Pregame post will be up on the site, previewing the upcoming matchup, projecting lineups, and looking at the keys to winning from a Rangers Standpoint. If lineups change, they will be updated within the post.

Note: If the pregame post will not be up within the three to four hour mark, readers will be notified in advance.

In-Game Updates: Something new that I will be doing this year, is providing updates throughout the game on my Twitter account, so be sure to check that out during the game.

Postgame: Approximately an hour to an hour and a half after the conclusion of every Ranger game, there will be postgame analysis up on the site. These specific posts pick apart the entire game and point out the key players in the game, and what the Blueshirts did/did not execute within the game.
Note: If the postgame will not be up an hour after the game, readers will be notified in advance.

Player Check-Up: In this series, the Rangers Tribune will check up on the status of any specific Ranger player. This will include how they have been contributing to the team, whether or not they are meeting expectations, and an overall grade based on their performance so far at the conclusion of the post. This will be done throughout the regular season, most likely on days that the Rangers do not have a game.

Player of the Month: At the conclusion of every month, the Rangers Tribune will hold a poll allowing fans to vote for one of the four best candidates for “player of the Month”. Voting for a player means that you feel they performed better all-around in that specific month than any other candidate in the poll. I will let the poll run for about a week, and whichever player has the most votes will be crowned as player of the month.

Note: Various polls will be put up on the site for readers to vote on in-between the player of the month polls.

Prospect Update: The title is pretty self-explanatory, but just to elaborate; At least once every week to two weeks the Rangers Tribune will give an update on how future Rangers are currently fairing, whether it be in the AHL or a Junior league. This will be done with the help of Jess Rubenstein of The Prospect Park, who I will be including quotes from in my posts. Jess knows just as much about Ranger prospects as most scouts do, so when you get your information from the Prospect Park, you know it is well thought out and legitimate.

Around the NHL: This is where the Rangers Tribune ventures out of New York, and focuses on other headlines from around the league. The news is constantly flowing during the season, so there will always be a story that I can apply my analysis too.

Standings Talk: In here, I will look at the current standings in one of the Eastern or Western Conferences. When looking at the East, I will focus on the Rangers and present readers with their current situation and what they/other teams need to do in order to move up in the standings.

Comments: Here at the Rangers Tribune, I encourage comments from readers, as we feel that everyone deserves a say concerning their favorite team. Commenting is quite simple, as you can post with an account, and have a username, so I can address you by a name, and remember who you are. I love interacting with other fans, so please do not hesitate to leave a comment. I do ask that readers keep it PG-13. Thank You.

**All other topics and articles that are discussed will be based on Ranger News and events, so do not think that posts are limited only to what is listed above, because that is not the case.

I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank the blog’s readers, because The Rangers Tribune would be nothing without you, the fans. The blog has made huge strides since its creation last January, and I thank you for that, and ask that you keep up the great work! I am anxiously looking forward to discussing the upcoming Ranger season with you all!