Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Coach Bruce Boudreau said he thinks Quintin Laing suffered a broken jaw when he was struck in the face by a Michal Rozsival shot in the third period. The team has not provided an official diagnosis yet, but Boudreau said Laing will remain in New York overnight for observation.
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
It’s one of today’s more pressing tasks for the Rangers, who buried themselves with breakdowns in the first two periods against Atlanta on Thursday and, because of that, came away with no points to show for one of their best periods of the season, when they took a season-high 18 shots in the third and dominated the puck. If this afternoon’s game against the Senators here in Ottawa...
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...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
( We readily admit we force some of these lame-o headlines .) Over the summer, there was a little bit of concern the Penguins would have a streak come to an end this season . But thanks to Sergei Gonchar's bum wrist, this streak will survive another season. For the previous 18 seasons, the Penguins have had at least one native of the Czech Republic or the former Czechoslovakia play at least one game...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
PREGAME Greetings from gloomy, but fairly mild Pittsburgh. Too rainy, too wet to walk up from downtown. A few simple pictures from the Chatham Center garage will have to suffice. Consol Energy Center: -Mellon Arena: -A Paul Coffey jersey outside Gate 3: -The ice: -The Panthers have all their various gums sorted and labeled down in the locker room: This is left over from Tuesday night. The Stanley...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
PREGAME Greetings from gloomy, but fairly mild Pittsburgh. Too rainy, too wet to walk up from downtown. A few simple pictures from the Chatham Center garage will have to suffice. Consol Energy Center: -Mellon Arena: -A Paul Coffey jersey outside Gate 3: -The ice: -The Panthers have all their various gums sorted and labeled down in the locker room: This is left over from Tuesday night. The Stanley...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Tyler Kennedy ( above, with Matt Cooke, Craig Adams and Alex Goligoski ) is on a pace for 41 game-winning goals. -The Ottawa Citizen's recap . Stopping Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin wasn't enough for the Senators. -The Associated Press' recap . The Senators had a three-game winning streak snapped. -Highlights: -Jordan Staal, Tyler Kennedy...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
from Red Fisher of the Montreal Gazette via Faceoff.com, • Give New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella full marks for doing the right thing during his team’s 4-3 victory in Washington. When veteran defenceman Michal Rozsival struggled during the first half of the game, he found himself on the bench for the final 31:13. Tortorella’s explanation to reporters: “It’s my...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
After a lighthearted practice for a team on a three-game winning streak, a lot of talk about what John Tortorella won't do: For starters, he wouldn't pile on Michal Rozsival or even delve into why he benched the struggling blueliner for all but two shifts of the second period and all of the third last night in the 4-3 win in Washington. "It's pretty self-explanatory," the coach said. "I...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Tough to make heads or tails from a game in which the Rangers displayed so many flaws and so much grit at the same time. But they have Marian Gaborik now, so apparently they can get away with some things. Including a goal Henrik Lundqvist let in that is still not to be believed but in the end didn't end up hurting the Rangers. Nicklas Backstrom simply dumped one in from the red line that Lundqvist...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
from Larry Brooks of the NY Post, If it were up to John Tortorella, the Rangers would go into next Friday’s season-opener in Pittsburgh with only six defensemen on the roster. At least that’s what the coach claimed prior to last night’s 3-2 Garden exhibition victory over the Capitals. “I don’t like having extra bodies around,” Tortorella said. “If it were up...
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...
Blueshirt Bulletin (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
At this point in the preseason, it's likely that the Rangers know six of their seven defensemen. Returning from last season on the blueline are Marc Staal, Dan Girardi, Wade Redden, and Michal Rozsival. Add to that mix newcomers Matt...
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...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
From Blueshirt Banter via the New York Rangers: New York, September 19, 2009 - New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has assigned the following five players to Hartford (AHL): goaltenders Chad Johnson and Matt Zaba; defensemen Ilkka Heikkinen and Corey Potter; and forward Paul Crowder. The Rangers now have 25 players remaining in training camp, including...
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