Pregame: Rangers vs. Devils, Game 1

April

Not that you care, but I have this one friend whose parents owned an incredible house in the mountains outside of L.A. About 10 bedrooms and probably just about as many bathrooms. We went there once for Spring Break when I was a junior in college.

I mention this house because it had a couple bathrooms that were larger than the press room here at the Pru. Throw in the fact that there’s absolutely no windows and the size and smell of my surroundings aren’t much different from a very small locker room. I, too, can’t wait for the game to start.

Unfortunately, your desperate waiting for the lineup is going to continue. Tom Renney was yet again non-committal in his pregame chat with reporters. He offered the following:

“Game-time on that,” he said.

There was a little back and forth and it was clear Renney was playing coy. Hey, at least he had fun with it, right? (Belichick could learn from this.)

One reporter pressed Renney on whether his decision had anything to do with injuries. He said no, then added the following:

“Iâ€™m contemplating the assets and attributes of different people that would be in the lineup tonight and what Iâ€™ll need. Itâ€™s not necessarily based on what this game requires. Itâ€™s more based on what we require to win.”

Is what they require to win a couple physical guys? If so, we may very well see Hollweg and/or Strudwick. Stay tuned…

I’ll throw up a post once we find out the scratches, then I’ll have more to share throughout the game. I won’t be quite as diligent with the blogging as I was during last year’s first round series. Sammy was here then, so I had more time. Please stay with me during the game though and I’ll pass along any newsÂ I can share.

Talk to you in an hour…

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 at 5:01 pm by Josh Thomson.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Print | Email

15 Responses to “Pregame: Rangers vs. Devils, Game 1”

LIQUID April 9th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
All I can say is…

LET’S GO RANGERS !!!
UpstateRanger April 9th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOjMjQj1y1w
Tony from AZ April 9th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Stall Wart, There is only 1 Tony from AZ.
I went to the Debbie site to start some sh$#t.
When you post there is does not always give the right name.
I know there were some Debbie post with my name on them – NOT ME !
I got em going though – I think they’re scared !
LET”S GO RANGERS ! 5 times !!!
beth April 9th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I’m here at the game and can’t wait for the puck to drop!
Mark April 9th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Beth- whats the percentage of Rangers fans?
stf April 9th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Upstate – AWESOME!!!

LET’S GO RANGERS!!!
Staal Wart April 9th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Hey Tony,
Thanks for clearing that up… I was getting worried u’d switched to the dark side…
LGR

I’m about to leave my Vapor Trail up Greenpond Rd.
Staal Wart April 9th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Its finally here…I’ll check in later…
Go Rangers!!!!
Cliff April 9th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Potvin sucks!
joejoe315 April 9th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
no atmosphere here devil fans suck we own this place
beth April 9th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
mark- where I’m sitting quite a few. I’m at the end we shoot twice
czechthemout!!!!! April 9th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
ok,here we go.Game 1 nyr 3 njd 1.sjoestrom with the game winner.
beth April 9th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Mccreary is ref tonight
Spiderpig April 9th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Emrick said that the referees will be cracking down on goalie interference, so Avery and company better not breathe on Brodeur and watch out for those dives! I really don’t care if someone takes a penalty like that early, though. It would be a nice way to set the tone, if we kill the penalty, of course
SeamusORIley April 9th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Shanny: a big player.

It is a condition of your use of the comment features associated with the blogs that you do not: Use the site to post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law. You alone are responsible for the material you post or send. Refer to the Terms of Service.