Up In The Blue Seats - New York Rangers Podcast

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Up In The Blue Seats is a New York Rangers hockey podcast as only the New York Post sports section can create. The hosts are former Rangers and 15-year NHL center Brian Boyle and NY Post Rangers beat writer Mollie Walker. Brian and Mollie break down the latest news about the Rangers and take you inside the locker room with Hockey Hall of Fame NY Post Rangers beat writer Larry Brooks. They are joined by current and former players and special guests. “Up in the Blue Seats” is available every Thursday morning.

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  • Gracemurph
    A loyal listener suggestion
    Quite simply the best informed, most to the point analysis of the NY Rangers. Love all three of the hosts but… Please work on the audio quality. At the very least turn off your phone and laptop alerts when you record. I listen to every episode on my horrendous commute and I love it, but every text or email alert pings through my car like a puck shattering glass. Between that and the clunky insertion of ads (which is super jarring due to the volume differential), it can be a painful listen. It’s such a good show and the production quality is the only thing holding it back. Please Post, give this crew an audio engineer next season.
  • Christopher J 007
    Excellent Podcast! But…
    As I posted last season, I always enjoy this excellent podcast! Larry Brooks is great. However, the episodes tend to be on the shorter side; and I am very disappointed that the episodes do not drop on a predictable schedule. The show does not appear to be a priority of the host and co-hosts. The episodes should drop on the same day most weeks as other NYR podcasts do. Enough with the pauses and delays at the height of the season. Also, the show could have continued during the Four Nations tournament. Like this season’s Rangers, it’s time to up the level of commitment level. Now we are the end of the season and a new episode hasn’t dropped since April 10.
  • Dolanmustsell
    Good show
    Mollie, great show, but please stop making your voice raspy, its like nails on chalkboard.
  • 40 year season subscriber
    Dreadful Season
    Good podcast again. Coaching situation need to be addressed. Lavi has lost the room and lost interest. Just listen to his post games. Not going into the locker room after a loss is almost as bad as Torts not wanting to coach a losing team. Never adapted during the season. He should be dismissed right after the season. We don’t need a retread either unless Mike Sullivan is available. How about Quenenville?
  • pardshockey
    Good content, poor production
    I preface all these comments with stating that I am a huge Rangers fan since the 1980s. I love the content of the podcast, especially the inside insight that Brian Boyle and Larry Brooks bring to the show but having the conversation interrupted by random ads thrown in in random spots, takes you completely out of the conversation. There aren’t many great New York Rangers podcasts out there so I deal with the issues.
  • marcohockey20
    Love the Pod
    Love this podcast. Drop everything to get to it before the next game. One constructive suggestion. Please control the sound level of the ads. Going to make me deaf if I keep the earbuds in….
  • Red Tube Bar
    A good listen
    Always enjoy listening to Ron and so far the guests are interesting and tell good stories. The length and format is just right. Keep it up Doogie! Well done! Edit: Molly...please stop with the giggling already. Your NYP coverage is fine but the giggling is beyond annoying. You sound like an 8 yr girl high on sugar at a sleepover. Enough! And NO one cares about your mom’s obsession w Ron! Bring back Ron and cancel Molly she’s a waste of air!!!!!
  • MP7689
    Bad Production
    What happened to the production values on this podcast? Everyone sounds like they’re on a telephone, commercials pop up right in the middle of someone’s comments, and there’s no structure. What happened to the intro music and sound? This was a first class podcast last season and now it comes across as almost amateurish. Did the NY Post pull funding? I only keep listening because no one else covers the Rangers at this depth.
  • pirnyc
    Always enjoy
    Really enjoy this. Boyler’s insights are fantastic. Mollie and Larry provide solid insight into what’s going on the locker room. Hate to say it, but Mollie’s constant laughter gets a tad annoying.
  • Blueshirt John
    Producer is horrible
    How do you cut to a commercial in the middle of someone talking. Molly is a joke and her hockey knowledge is extremely limited!
  • Vancemma
    Great show!
    Please do it more often!
  • MackT94
    Steadily down hill
    Used to be the go to Ranger pod…shell of its former self…last episode 21 min…they are mailing it in…I’m out
  • phoust
    Good Show, Stop Typing
    Great show for Ranger fans. Someone keeps typing during the show and you hear the keyboard, very annoying. Besides that one stupid thing it’s very good. Get some more alumni on the show to talk to.
  • wonderbama
    Boyle needs better audio
    Get Boyle better audio. Great insights otherwise.
  • LeatherCush
    Great Listen
    Bryan Boyle rocks the house! Great show with interesting insights from all of the members of the team.
  • nyc commuter 500
    Getting better
    Nice move going to 3 people Molly should be host (not Boyle). She is a beat reporter. She must stop the constant laughing. It is very distracting. I mean it is really distracting. When she sticks to hockey she is very good. No one is interested in your mother or birthday or restaurant you went to in Winnipeg Larry Brooks is an expert wanna be. A hockey reporter not a GM or scout or coach or talent evaluator. Why is he always “joining us later” or “needs to run”? Is he so busy? Brian Boyle is good already and will be excellent going forward. An actual expert providing real insights. Very refreshing. Overall it’s good. Please stop the phony we are all buds routine. Once again the age difference between 27 year old Mollie and 70+ years Larry makes for a weird vibe. Does not work
  • BobAmby
    Not Yankee Stadium!!
    Andrew, tge Ranger’s vs Islanders upcoming outdoor game is not at Yankee Stadium! Do they not edit these podcasts for inaccuracies like this? Not one on the podcast corrected him? Andrew needs to tighten up his game.
  • jrev924
    LGR!
    Probably my favorite Rangers pod, the addition of Brian is so refreshing! The team is off to a good start, let’s go!
  • 13cigar
    Show is so much better
    Wow. Brian Boyle is excellent. lots of good insight. Thank god finally got rid of Jake Brown who was insufferable and never funny. If it wasn’t for Mollie and Larry, would’ve stopped listening a long time ago because of Jake. now the show is perfect. If only they can get Jake off the Met and Jet podcasts.
  • Tinkerman37
    Good except for one thing...
    I love Larry. He brings perspective and insight. Mollie keeps you aprised of what's happening day-to-day with the team. As with the Jets and Mets podcasts, Jake Brown offers juvenile commentary. (Nothing personal Jake. I'm a fellow Hofstra alum.) This podcast would automatically elevate to 5 stars with the proper host. As for the team this year, well, I wouldn't send out a Save-the-Date for the Canyon of Heroes in June.
  • giantjeff50
    Podcast
    Brooks the biggest homer ever always has been always will on Rangers payroll… moving on Lady doing the podcast has the worst voice ever sounds like she’s 90 and a heavy smoker They are Giddy about Vescey signing average player at average salary guess they are estatic a player wants to play in NY and not have to overpay like for Trocheck Troupa and Goodlaw Sounds like a propaganda podcast
  • Joshuac311
    Great show for a Ranger fan
    I live out of market, so the local media always talks about a different team. Mollie and Jake make it so easy to get insight to how the Rangers are playing and the direction the front office is looking. The weekly Larry Brooks segments are great too to drive everything home. Perfect length. I miss Ron but the show is in good hands.
  • AreWhy
    Mollie Vocal Fry
    Mollie needs to stop the Kim Kardashian vocal fry, it’s not healthy. No more guests with crappy audio. Change opening intro with that announcer joke.
  • JB Section 101
    Linda Cohen Episode
    I’m a season ticket holder for over 50 years and have listened to Up in the Blueseats since it’s inception. The latest episode featuring Linda Cohen and Larry Brooks was by far the best ever. I feel Mollie Walker is an excellent writer and thoroughly enjoy her Post reporting but she can learn a lot from Linda Cohen when she is behind a mic. Listening to Linda and Larry today was like watching a NHL level game as compared to an AHL game with Mollie and Jake. I’m not looking to criticize but rather for them to learn from the “vets” just as we would like Kakko and Alexis to learn from Mika. LGR!
  • friars16
    Losing steam
    Need an interesting former ranger to replace Duguay, similar to the Post’s NY Giants Bluerush podcast. Listening to what has already been written is just not that interesting.
  • Alec Ulmann
    Lost without Duguay
    Duguay was gone once he started dating Palin. Larry Brooks is a knowledgeable, insightful reporter but it is painful to to listen to him have to interact politely with the the inexperienced jr hockey reporter from the NYP. The rest of the show is Regis and Kathy Lee style blah blah between the two hosts
  • P-Tam
    So much better
    I’ve been listening to and enjoying this podcast as long as it has been available. I must say that as much as I enjoyed the banter some of the nonsense with Ron Duguay was getting in the way. I really don’t care who he is dating. Most of us don’t have that much time to listen so all of the extra stuff just dragged out the show. Although I really did enjoy his input as related to being a player in the NHL. The only reason I am upset he is gone is because I’d like to get his reaction to Georgiev playing for the Avs. Overall great job!!!!
  • NYCTheMic
    Clueless hosts
    Bring back Duguay and let him co-host with Brooks.
  • Zinfman
    No Doog?
    No Doog?…..bye….LGR!
  • Eric in ATL
    I miss Ron
    Podcast was very good with Ron, awful without.
  • BBG_Phd
    Great but some changes needed
    Jake- just read the script in a normal conversational voice. The drawn out, arena type announcements are absolutely brutal, bud. Otherwise great discussions
  • christophtrappe
    Mollie’s reporting is great
    Really enjoy her reporting and analysis on all the different channels where she offers it. Including on this podcast.
  • brasco727
    Drop the Clown
    Molly is great and having Brooksie appear every week is a plus, but I couldn’t stomach Duguay another minute. Let me know if you drop him and I’ll be back.
  • Kravts Off
    Best NHL podcast by miles
    Jake’s comment to Ron in episode 78… “From Studio 54 to ice fishing in Alaska” … may be the comment of the year!!!
  • XenaBlu
    Who is the new guy in the beginning?
    Who is this new guy that introduces everyone now??? Where is the other guy that used to do it?
  • Danny K GA
    One of my favorites!
    Great banter and updates. Recommended for Ranger fans. Interesting guests.
  • JimColp
    Love the Rangers, love this!
    Always a great listen, entertaining with thoughtfull answers. Love the Rangers since 1970, and I look forward to this every week.
  • i can now die happy.
    Great Show
    If you are a die hard Rangers fan this is a must listen. Insights that are not always available in the Post articles and interviews that are insightful. Can’t wait for Thursdays for the new episodes to come out. Keep up the great work.
  • ETC9211
    Great podcast
    Ron and Molly do an outstanding job on this podcast. Molly is developing into a top notch beat reporter, which comes across on the show. And Ron is the perfect complement. Great guests plus weekly insights from Brooksie. Jake keeps the show moving. Keep up the great work!
  • pjp1963
    Praise/gripes
    As a nearly 50-year Rangers fan, I generally enjoy listening to talk about the team; how the players are doing, who’s coming/going, etc.,. I like the insight that Larry Brooks provides each week. I like hearing Ron Duguay, as a former player, talk about what the players experience on the ice and what their mindsets are like on and off the ice. Mollie Walker as a young writer for the Post seems to know her hockey and has her finger on the pulse of a young team that is just starting to hopefully go places, so I enjoy her perspective. And I love hearing the former Rangers who I grew up watching play for the team that they have on as guests; there should be more of that. Now: I have no idea why exactly Jake Brown is on the show. I have absolutely zero desire to hear any more stories about Studio 54 and/or NYC nightlife in the ‘70’s-‘80’s, or about tequila. And if I hear one more time about anyone’s mother having a crush on or liking the looks of Rangers players (such as The King) I promise that I will projectile-vomit. Enough already. I find myself hitting the 15-second fast-forward button more and more lately and I’d rather not be doing that while listening to a podcast about my team.
  • Russty
    Denis Potvin? Really?
    I used to love this podcast, and then they decided to put Potvin on the show. Now I am done with it, no excuse to have that guy on an NYR podcast. Put Dancing Larry on or something; anyone would have been better.
  • zeke thegeek
    Oh la la duguay
    Miss the short glass at the garden.Loved the full house pre game mention by Ron and Fotiu being last to leave after throwing pucks up to the blue seats.Miss the signs that lined the rafters. Thanks Ron Go Rangers
  • Ranger Power!
    Half Glass Full
    I like the optimism not only for the upcoming season, but throughout the season. I am excited for another season of entertaining shows. Ron is one of my all time favorite Rangers for his style on and off the ice. Mollie adds a fresh perspective to the podcast. Larry provides his insight into the game and Jake makes it all fun. Thanks to the team for a first class production!
  • Simple CC
    Outstanding Show!!
    I listened to this show for the first time yesterday after the JD/Gordon/Dolan situation. This show is OUTSTANDING. Ron is there which of course makes it fun, but the addition of a younger generation in Molly is the key! It’s obvious she really has been a Ranger fan since birth!!! I’m in Florida so I don’t get many people talking about hockey hear, and this show hits the spot for me!!! And as a side note, can we get some type of open letter to Rangers front office recommending adding Nick Fotiu to the Rangers coaching staff in a special assistant type role to help with development of the young guys?!?! Seriously!!!
  • Noah Pinion
    Episode55
    Mollie Walker has been a great addition to the show. Easily slotted into the “1st line” with the always entertaining and insightful Duguay. Great show, Ron. Very informative on the news around the management shakeup.
  • NJBill
    Great insight on the Rangers
    Mollie and Ron are a great combination. Just listened to the Nick Fotiu show. He provided a great insight to why a change in management was necessary at this time. Thank you Nick, for everything you did for the NY Rangers!
  • kwanja11
    Quinn
    Quinn needs to go, and I think Ron was correct in questioning his moves and his preparation for this game. He answers to NO PLAYER. He answers to his bosses. Two games in a row against the Islanders and he sits Georgiev. He panics and changes lines every game. He overcoaches constantly. He lets his players get run consistently. Why is Trouba fighting? Kreider? Strome? This is not college, this is where the big boys play and he has failed to protect his best players. Not sure if I would fire him mow, but the next ten games are important when deciding.
  • mgu nur
    Ok podcast
    Hosts cannot pronounce Zibanejad’s name correctly. Aren’t these guys professionals? Also, love how they always have ken daneyko on all the time to talk nj devils on a NYR podcast.
  • Chuck Beck33
    Thumbs Up
    This is a good Rangers podcast. Appreciate the feedback and analysis from Doogs, Mollie, and Larry Brooks. Listen to the only podcast endorsed by John Tortortella!
  • Naddad94
    Up in the Blue Seats
    This is a great place for straight-forward hockey talk. Larry Brooks has forgotten more hockey than most writers know. Mollie Walker is an outstanding hockey features writer with a thorough knowledge of hockey. Ron Duguay should be back on MSG. One of the better all-time Rangers.
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