The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The Rangers can't get Marian Gaborik back soon enough, but they have to be wondering where they can get him back soon at all. On a day Gaborik tested his injured right leg in the morning and said it just didn't feel right, the Rangers put on an attack that took you back to 2008-09, barely getting a sniff over the first 40 minutes (save for Dane Byers, the Hartford call-up of the night and the latest...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Photograph by of Brandon Dubinsky celebrating a goal against the Maple Leafs with Vinny Prospal by Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press (via AP) The Rangers have jumped out to a 7-1 start which is evoking comparisons to last year’s squad which won it’s first five games, but then faltered through the rest of the season before blowing a 3-1 lead in the playoffs. And while it is too early to predict...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
from Larry Brooks of the NY Post, If Wade Redden looks like a different player in his second season with the Rangers, and he does, much of the improvement can be credited to the fact that he is now playing in a system that maximizes his skills as a skater and puck mover while minimizing his deficiencies in defensive zone coverage and reading the rush. Redden might as well have been on an island last...
Down Goes Brown (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
As we count down the final days leading up to the 2009-10 regular season, let's take a look at each of the 30 teams with the official DGB Season Preview . Today, we look at the Atlantic Division. New York Rangers The good: There's a better-than-average chance that Donald Brashear will cripple Chris Drury in practice, saving the team valuable cap space. The bad: Wade Redden reported to camp still alive....
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...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
The Rangers today are hoping they have a team full of fast studies, fast healers and fast friends. First of all, a welcome sight today was Sean Avery walking into the dressing room in Greenburgh off crutches and without a brace on his sprained right knee. Avery did not skate today and still appears at least a few days off from doing so, but said he's hoping, and fairly confident, that he'll be able...
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...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
So when you're watching the Rangers this season and a casual fan asks you, "Do they ever actually PRACTICE this thing?", you can knowledgably answer yes. The Rangers went through about 40 minutes of power-play practice today, followed by an up-tempo session during which John Tortorella and assistant coach Mike Sullivan began teaching some defensive coverages and then put the players through...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
From Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants: No real update on Sean Avery yet. He left the ice and went to have his right knee examined and tested by the Rangers assistant team doctor, Dr. Anthony Maddalo. Avery was to have played tonight. Instead, Aaron Voros will take his place on Artem Anisimov’s left wing along with Ryan Callahan. And now that Marian Gaborik is in tonight’s lineup against the...
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...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Penguins -Tim Wallace likes to hit . -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Marc-Andre Fleury ( above ) took the loss. - The Globe and Mail's recap . Jason Blake pretty much owns the Penguins. -The Toronto Star's recap . Darryl Boyce did a pretty good job of taking Craig Adams' elbow to the face. -Last night's highlights with Mike Lange's calls: -Paul Bissonnette versus Andy Rogers: -Sidney...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Andrew Gross of The Record and Ranger Rants is at practice this morning and reports back the following line combinations and defensive pairings: Christopher Higgins-Chris Drury-Ales Kotalik Evgeny Grachev-Artem Anisimov-Ryan Callahan Donald Brashear-Brian Boyle-P.A. Parenteau Dane Byers-Matt Maccarone-Enver Lisin Marc Staal-Matt Gilroy Michael Del Zotto-Dan Girardi Alexei Semenov-Mike Sauer G: Steve...
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Jean-Pierre Allard shares some thoughts about the Senators, their ownership and the local media corps in the wake of the Dany Heatley debacle now that the snivelling sniper has been traded to San Jose, where the man-to-woman ratio at bars is typically 4:1 . (Good thing he's a got a girlfriend in California, if that story is true.) J.P. also warned in July that the Good Ship Melnyk is sailing into some...
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