The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
If you need a reminder of just how young Michael Del Zotto is, we were talking after the game about growing up watching Brian Leetch play - and he meant in Toronto. Del Zotto was just 13 years old when the Ranger great was dealt to his hometown Maple Leafs on March 3, 2004 - but tonight, it was the youngster who impressed the legend with a first-period goal, a solo rush that began backskating at center...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Sounds as though Chris Drury is improving and may be inching his way toward a return - the Ranger captain is to be examined this afternoon by a team neurologist and if all goes well could cross a major hurdle toward rejoining the lineup. John Tortorella said he hasn’t spoken with Drury but did talk with trainer Jim Ramsay this morning and that “I guess (Drury) has had a number of good...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Glen Sather is up here in Toronto for Brian Leetch’s Hall of Fame induction tonight, and said his plan is to sit tight with his roster and let the current crop fill the holes at center. With Chris Drury and Brandon Dubinsky injured in Saturday night’s game in Calgary, and Vinny Prospal capable of playing center, Sather pointed to Christopher Higgins as a player who should be able to step...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Most of the Rangers on the bench didn’t see the hit, but the ones who did - and some of them were upstairs - were incensed by Curtis Glencross’ blindside, away-from-the-puck hit on a helpless Chris Drury that left the Ranger captain laid out with a concussion and out of action for who knows how long. John Tortorella wouldn’t get into it when asked if the league should step in, but...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Dane Byers has been suspended and John Tortorella fined coming out of Byers' fight late in the Rangers' 4-1 loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. The penalties are automatic - per NHL rules, when a player receives an instigator penalty in the last five minutes of regulation or at any time in OT, it's a one-game ban for the player and $10,000 out of the coach's pocket. So with Byers out for tomorrow's game...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Rangers have gone from the Garden to the airport for this week's Western Canadian swing, and the 1-0 victory over Boston will make this flight is a whole lot more pleasant, even if plenty of icepacks will be making the rounds on the plane. One goal leaves some of the Rangers' issues unaddressed, although two points certainly help. Along those same lines, so does the return of Marian Gaborik, who...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Forget about Marc Staal and Dan Girardi being split up, at least for the start of this game - John Tortorella had been contemplating the change and had them apart in practice yesterday, but he'll begin tonight's game here in Montreal status quo on the blue line, and that duo can expect to see time against the Canadiens' Mike Cammalleri-Scott Gomez-Brian Gionta line. Donald Brashear will be the scratch...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Just about everybody was playing with somebody new in practice today, some of it a holdover from the juggling John Tortorella did against the Devils but this time stretching into the defense pairs, too. Torts didn't want to beat up Marc Staal and Dan Girardi too badly for their dud last night, but he also looks ready to split those two up. He also kept Vinny Prospal in the middle today, bumping Brandon...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore;_ylt=AiAhW3LReP_kq43hwj4zryoRvLYF?gid=291017110"> Yankees 4, Angels 3: (13 innings) This game took over five hours, but it leaves the Yankees in the catbird seat in the best-of-seven ALCS. Alex Rodriguez hit a game-tying homer in the bottom of the 11th. Is it safe to retire the "he's not clutch" storyline? In the 13th, the Yankees took advantage...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
The day has finally come folks - the puck will drop tonight to open up the New York Ranger 2009-10 season as they take on the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. The Blueshirts will be on the bench as the Pens’ raise their Stanley Cup banner so if that’s not motivation enough to go out there and win a hockey game, I don’t know what is. According to Rick...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
More photos » by Rick Scuteri - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Adrian Aucoin , Vernon Fiddler , Lauri Korpikoski , Jason LaBarbera , Taylor Pyatt , Jim Vandermeer , Radim Vrbata Who's out: Nigel Dawes , Todd Fedoruk , David Hale , Dmitri Kalinin , Ken Klee , Enver Lisin , Brian McGrattan , Brandon Prust , Steven Reinprecht Outlook: Few eyes were on the Coyotes on-ice woes in the summer....
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
As the Rangers were coming off the ice and into the dressing room this afternoon, I asked three players an innocuous "How ya doin'?" and got the same response each time: "Tired." The hour-and-a-half practice (the goaltenders were on 15 minutes early) ended with a hard skate between the sideboards, this coming on the heels of a win over the Capitals in a preseason game that everyone...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Update 1:35 PM: Looks like Sanguinetti was sent down to the Wolf Pack. From Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants: From Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants: It’s evidently a very bad sign if you’re a Rangers’ player and John Tortorella has a little on-ice heart-to-heart with you after practice. He had one today with defenseman Bobby Sanguinetti and the Rangers’ first-round pick in 2006 has...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Throughout the pre-season, New York Ranger writers and fans have turned their attention to youngsters Matt Gilroy, Michael Del Zotto, Artem Anisimov, Evgeny Grachev, Chad Johnson and Enver Lisin. These players have stood out because they’re getting the job done, have shown a lot of poise and are making it extremely difficult on both coach Tortorella and the rest of Rangers’ management to...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Tyler Arnason , Brian Boyle , Donald Brashear , Marian Gaborik , Matt Gilroy , Christopher Higgins , Ales Kotalik , Enver Lisin , Vinny Prospal Who's out: Nik Antropov , Blair Betts , Scott Gomez , Doug Janik , Lauri Korpikoski , Paul Mara , Derek Morris , Markus Naslund , Colton Orr , Patrick Rissmiller , Fredrik Sjostrom...
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