... he’s a lefthanded shot (the Rangers already have three righties on D) that will allow MattGilroy to play his natural side, and also that it gives the Rangers a chance to get a look at a fresh face. Heikkinen will be the fourth Ranger defensemen this season to make his NHL debut, which is an awfully high number for the beginning of December. Heikkinen spent six seasons in the...
... as Sanguinetti was one of the three rookies on the blue line along with Michael Del Zotto and MattGilroy. But to lay any of that blame on Sanguinetti is unfair, though it does suggest the Rangers missed Redden’s presence a bit more than might have been expected. “There’s eight goals scored (Saturday) but, remember, it wasn’t all missed coverages,” coach...
PREGAME -Hey guess where we are: -No not quite: -Greetings from our editor's cubicle. Winter has pretty much arrived in Pittsburgh. It's been cloudy all day and in the mid 30's. It one of those days you wish you were in San Diego. -The Penguins hope to get a win in a place they haven't gotten a victory since March 1, 2007. -The Penguins' scratches are Alex Goligoski and Matt Cooke. -The Rangers'...
... tied with Washington atop the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points.Defencemen Marc Staal, MattGilroy and Michal Rozsival scored for New York, which has lost four of six and is 6-12-1 since a 7-1 start.The Penguins welcomed three regulars back to the lineup from injury – winger Kennedy and defencemen Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang – in scoring their most goals of the season...
... tied with Washington atop the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points.Defencemen Marc Staal, MattGilroy and Michal Rozsival scored for New York, which has lost four of six and is 6-12-1 since a 7-1 start.The Penguins welcomed three regulars back to the lineup from injury – winger Kennedy and defencemen Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang – in scoring their most goals of the season...
Steve Zipay at Blue Notes reports that Wade Redden is out 5-to-7 days with an upper-body injury, believed to be a right shoulder injury suffered during last night's 2-1 shootout win over the Panthers.Zipay also notes that because Bobby Sanguinetti is a right-handed shot Tortorella will have to juggle with four right-handed D-men among his six. Tortorella suggested MattGilroy might be...
... tied with Washington atop the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points.Defensemen Marc Staal, MattGilroy and Michal Rozsival scored for New York, which has lost four of six and is 6-12-1 since a 7-1 start.
... tied with Washington atop the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points.Defensemen Marc Staal, MattGilroy and Michal Rozsival scored for New York, which has lost four of six and is 6-12-1 since a 7-1 start.The Penguins welcomed three regulars back to the lineup from injury — winger Kennedy and defensemen Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang — in scoring their most goals of the season...
... tied with Washington atop the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points.Defensemen Marc Staal, MattGilroy and Michal Rozsival scored for New York, which has lost four of six and is 6-12-1 since a 7-1 start.The Penguins welcomed three regulars back to the lineup from injury — winger Kennedy and defensemen Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang — in scoring their most goals of the season...
... tied with Washington atop the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points. Defensemen Marc Staal, MattGilroy and Michal Rozsival scored for New York, which has lost four of six and is 6-12-1 since a 7-1 start. The Penguins welcomed three regulars back to the lineup from injury – winger Kennedy and defensemen Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang – in scoring their most goals of the season...
... he’ll be in the lineup for his first NHL game tonight. He’ll be paired tonight with MattGilroy, who shifts over to the left side, which he’d done at times in college. “I think my skating helps me out,” Gilroy said of playing the off side. With Sanguinetti playing in place of the injured Wade Redden, half of the Rangers’ six defensemen tonight...