From The Rink (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP Browse more photos » I've been meaning to write something on NHLers and Twitter for a few weeks now, an article that finally came together this weekend for The Globe . For whatever reason, hockey players are miles behind some of the stars in other sports when it comes to social networking, but there have been some gains the past few months and it looks like...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Aaron Voros will be the healthy scratch tonight as the Rangers meet for the first time this season here in Buffalo, where the Rangers held an optional morning skate with every healthy player on the ice except for Chris Drury, Christopher Higgins and Michal Rozsival. Higgins will play tonight on the left side of Erik Christensen, the waiver-wire pickup making his Ranger debut, and Ales Kotalik, while...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Brandon Dubinsky was back on the ice today, joining Wade Redden in a little private skate with assistant coach Mike Sullivan before the rest of the Rangers came on for their full practice. Dubinsky hadn’t skated since blocking a shot that broke a bone in his right hand on Nov. 7 in Calgary, and this was at least a sign of progress in his healing and the beginning of the process of getting his...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
From Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants: To recap: coach John Tortorella has confirmed that the Rangers have claimed center Erik Christensen on waivers from the Ducks, in part because Donald Brashear is injured again with an unspecified injury after missing time earlier this season because of his right hand/wrist. Also, backup goalie Steve Valiquette has been put on waivers with the hope he can be sent to...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
In the throes of a three-game losing streak in which they’ve been outscored 18-6, the Rangers made a couple of minor roster moves Wednesday. They added center Erik Christensen on waivers from Anaheim and waived slumping backup goalie Steve Valiquette with the aim of getting him to AHL Hartford to “get his game back,” coach John Tortorella said. With the Rangers just $800,000 under...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Is anyone still scratching their head about that Mike Rupp ( above ) signing? -The New York Daily News recap . The Rangers need someone to help Marian Gaborik. -The Record's recap . Apparently when Mike Rupp records hat tricks on your team, you respond with "Fire Sather" chants. - NHL.com's recap . Sidney Crosby now has 44 career points...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Pittsburgh’s Matt Cooke has received a two-game suspension for his hit on Artem Anisimov during the third period of last night’s Rangers-Penguins. Calling it a deliberate hit to the head area, the NHL delivered a ban that will keep Cooke out of the teams’ rematch tonight at the Garden and cost Cooke nearly $30,000 in salary. The hit knocked Anisimov out of the game, though afterward...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
from NHL.com, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been suspended for two games, without pay, as the result of a deliberate check to the head area of New York Rangers forward Artem Anisimov, the League announced Sunday. Cooke delivered the hit Saturday during the third period of the Penguins’ 8-3 win over the Rangers at Mellon Arena. He was assessed a minor penalty for interference. Anisimov...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been suspended two games without pay for a hit to the head of Rangers forward Artem Anisimov last night . Cooke was given an interference penalty on the hit which took place in the third period of the Penguins' 8-3 rout of the Rangers. The teams meet again tomorrow at Madison Square Garden. EN Says: The NHL got this one right. Cooke left his feet and hit an opponent...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
What was in that turkey? For all the good feeling that came out of Wednesday’s gut-it-out win in Sunrise, this road trip looks pretty ugly on the plane ride home. How can it not when you were outscored 13-4 in the last two games, pummeled on back-to-back nights, the last one turning into a spectacle in your division rival’s building. As Ryan Callahan said, “It’s one thing to...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
POSTGAME First things first. Here's John Tortorella on Matt Cooke's hit to Artem Anisimov. On Anisimov's health: "He cleared up." On the Cooke hit and Donald Brashear's attempt at a fight: "You know, there's a big thing this year, these head shots, huh? To me it's pretty simple. Change the rule book. Some of these guys that go about doing that have no fear at all as far as a little...
Bleatings From a Caps Nut (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The Local Yokels: (Com)Post . Times . Caps.com . The Neutral Observers: NHL.com . AP Wire . The Other Side: The Loserville ...er...Buffalo News . Final Thoughts: Even after having a chance to review the replay of A.O.'s hit on Patrick Kaleta; we still think it warranted a five minute major and game misconduct penalty. The angles on the replay clearly show it was more charging than boarding but the...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Twenty bodies at the morning skate today, just enough to field a team against the Atlanta Thrashers tonight - and that team will have Henrik Lundqvist starting in its nets. Lundqvist was on the ice for only the third time in the last seven days but declared himself ready to go tonight at the Garden for his first start since last Tuesday in Vancouver, a 4-1 loss that opened the Rangers’ three-game...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
From Jim Cerny at NewYorkRangers.com: Last season, the Rangers had tremendous luck when it came to injuries, losing a remarkably low 31 manpower games to injury or illness. However, just six weeks into the 2009-10 campaign the Rangers have seen that last year’s good fortune regarding injuries has not carried over into a new season. Just one look at their last game in Calgary on Saturday night...
Melt Your Face-Off (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Scene: A hotel lobby in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Rangers are in town to play the Hurricanes, but have arrived a day early thanks to the NHL’s incomprehensible scheduling. In the lobby are Wade Redden, Chris Higgins, and Donald Brashear. Wade: Who’s up for a little Southern nightlife? The concierge gave me a couple of leads [...]
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