Cap room?

June

Here’s a blank canvas for your comments and discussion during the first round of the draft tonight. It’s on Versus at 7 p.m., but hopefully they’ll use the TSN feed and analysts.

Meanwhile, I just got this from the NHL and NHLPA:

NHL, NHLPA ANNOUNCE TEAM PAYROLL RANGE FOR 2009-10

TORONTO/NEW YORK (June 26, 2009)— The National Hockey League Players’ Association and the National Hockey League announced today that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2009-10 League Year, pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, provides for a Lower Limit of $40.8 million, an Adjusted Midpoint of $48.8 million and an Upper Limit of $56.8 million.

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tbassler June 26th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
I really thought we’d hear some trades by now. Let’s hope this draft goes well. I got my popcorn
ORR WHAT ?!?! June 26th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Re-Post

I wish Michael Jackson was the GM of Nyr, then none of our kids would get traded.

But seriously, it’s good to see Slats isn’t budging when it comes to the three youngsters, but at the same time, i hope Murray can forget them and ask for something else.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
re-post:

No nicknames? How about Captain Clutch.
Best hockey nickname ever: The Isles had a lazy, classic underachiever named Mikko Makela. He was dubbed the European Vacation.
Can’t get enough Godzilla references for me.

mike, thanks for the list of nicknames at the end of the last post.
ORR WHAT ?!?! June 26th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
MIKE IN IA

You got some names wrong. Girardi is “Danny G”, and also you left out Blows-em-all for Blowsival.

And don’t make fun of Voros too much, cause he’s getting depressed cause of all the stress he’s feeling at home, he has a poor credit score, and the numbers would haunt him when ever he’s on the ice. Free credit report.com, tell your friends, tell your dad, tell your mom, tell your teammates !
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
repost:

drury-dreary,droopy,capn crunch,capn crotch

gomez-gomer,gomey,gomo the clown, blowmez

lundqvist-hank,(people who cant spell hank usually write henke,lol, king henrik, lungfish(my personal fave)

staal- staalsy

avery- aves,the great gabbo(fischlers name for him)

dubinsky- doob, doobs, dooby, duby, dubi,... doo?

callahan- cally, punk rock(mikeA’s name for him) cal

zherdev- Z, zee, zherdoof

antropov- an-dropoff, antro, android, gigantor the space age robot, godzilla

naslund- nas, naz, nazzy,

jagr- jags(yogs)

sjostrom- shoe, freddy shoes, shoestring,

voros- virus, crisco, cookie dough

roszival- rozy, blowzival

redden- dreaden, traffic cone, pylon

girardi- girardi

betts- bettsy, bb, betts

orr- orr

valliquette- vally, valleycat, val

mara- paul bunyon, the beard

morris- ? nine lives? morris the cat

anisimov- AA, artie

sanguinetti- sangs, sags

del zotto- DZ

sather- slats, cigar puss,

schoenfeld- shoney, donuts

rissmiller- riss, pissmiller

messier- mess, the capn, the messiah

graves- gravey

leetch- leetchynut

prucha- pru, prooks, peter puck

dawes- dawesy, black magic

lol no prob carp. i added a few who will be rangers for life and some that were here recently and had cool nicknames
onecupin69years and counting June 26th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
What does this cap mumbo jumbo really mean? Is it 56.8? or lower or any where in between?
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Draft day today!!! Yo Ricky !!! Whazzzzuppp?

Sather awakes from his slumber..ahhhh who do I pick again!!??
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
that should be, who ARE rangers for life, not who will be rangers for life.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
onecup- its 100k more than last years cap
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
i hope we get either palmeiri, kreider, kassian, ashton, morin, leblanc, ferraro, shore, or ellis and erixon. lol. im keping my list big so i dont get dissappointed
22figure8 June 26th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Carp-remember Mikko Leninen? Allhe had to do as lift the puck over a fallen Billy Smith and the Rangers would have stopped the Icelanders.
onecupin69years and counting June 26th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
I think slats will pull one of his genius moves in the trade, he’ll trade later round picks in this draft and next years draft in an attempt to move up in this years.

Or better yet, other teams will move up and snare away the rangers picks. They’ll do anything to screw $ather and the Ranger$.
onecupin69years and counting June 26th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
100k? how many cigars is that?
ORR WHAT ?!?! June 26th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Actually i hope we trade that 1st for Heatley, and Murray pretty much gives him to us for nothing.

Then it would be a great day. I don’t know if it can top yesterday though, that MJ news brought some great quotes.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I think you forgot Korpedo, which is a good one.

And Torts, not to be confused with Trots.

One of my faves from the early 90s was Mario Jr. for Jagr—which is the letters from JAROMIR jumbled; sort of like Mr. Mojo Risin for Jim Morrison.

Mess’s actual nickname was Moose.

Freecreditreport.com (Voros) never fails to crack me up.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Mikko Leinonen’s nickname: The Breeze.
onecupin69years and counting June 26th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I hope they don’t get Erixon, Ferraro ? who knows,
get someone who can step in right away,and if sather can’t decide, there’s always a goalie.
Chris June 26th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
i hope to god we are getting rid of zerdev
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
orr

i hope its not too soon to post this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzdXcTIBDW0
Austin June 26th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
i keep checking all teh internets every 5 minutes for heatley trade news…literally

i gotta take a break
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
austin

ditto
http://news.google.com/news?um=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=dany+heatley&cf=all&as_qdr=h&as_drrb=q
ORR WHAT ?!?! June 26th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
I married my dream girl, i married my dream girl, But she didn’t tell me her credit was bad, So now instead of living in a pleasant suburb, We’re living in the basement at her mom and dad’s, No we can’t get a LOAN For a respectable HOME, Just because my girl defaulted on some old credit card. If we’d gone to free credit report dot com ,I’d be a happy bachelor with a dog and a yard.

Instead he’s singing tunes in the press box watching his teammates play.
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Carp, Welcome back.

To answer your question, I would definitely move Dubinsky for Heatley, if only because we have enough depth up the middle that we can afford to let him go to bring in the goal scorer that our entire system lacks.

Callahan I would pause on. I think it would depend on the rest of the package.

Staal is a no.

What about you? What do you think of acquiring Heatley? If you were interested, what would you propose in exchange? And either way, what do you think it would take to land him?

I had made a suggestion when this story first broke (and was later plagiarized from me by Larry Brooks) of Zherdev, Rozsi, and Sanguinetti. We would take back Heatley and either Jason Smith or Chris Kelly (helps them clear more cap space to flesh out their roster). Obviously there would need to be some tweaking, but I think that’s the base agreement.
Noah June 26th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Between tonight and July 1st, it’s like Hanukkah (or Festivus) in the summer.

Since I’m taking the bar in about a month, I could use some good vibes starting tonight.

LET’S GO SLATS you moron.
ORR WHAT ?!?! June 26th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Hahaha, it’s never to early to make fun of dead pedophiles !!
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Noah which bar prep are you taking?
ORR WHAT ?!?! June 26th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
I was getting depressed, cause of all the stress i was feeling at home, i had poor stats, and the numbers would haunt me where ever id play. I thought id sign with a team that would stink and nobody would care, i just wish that team didn’t send me to a Renaissance Fair!

New York Rangers, Tell Your Dad, Tell Your Mom, Tell My Teammates
Never mind that they’ve been stealing my ice time every night, since i first showed up and took a penalty.

So if you’re not into me getting my ass kicked
Pointy skate blades, and blue tights
Take a tip from a loser who knows about the New York Rangers, Lets Go !!!
stuart June 26th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
do we love dubi for his effort and attitude and not his play?

can he be just a good guy who plays hard but will never score more then 23 goals while getting premium minutes?

that are your opinions…

thanks..
stuart June 26th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
i meant what are your opinions..oops…...
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
I’m still pissed about Cherepanov dying, from a hockey sense. Let’s pretend he didn’t die, but instead just retired prematurely from hockey, so I feel like less of a scum bag for talking about this, because it has the same effect on the Rangers. When Slats made that pick, I thought he had hit a home run. When Jags went out there, I thought that he was basically going to prep this kid for the big time and that we finally had a superstar-quality scorer in our system.

I’d rather the team start tanking than limp into the playoffs every year so this way we can restock our system, because it is just pitiful right now.
Noah June 26th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
BarBri. Taking the NY and NJ over July 28-30. Fun summer!
ORR WHAT ?!?! June 26th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
DOODIE

Like i have been saying, and someone else. I got no problem tanking and getting #1 overall picks, and starting from scratch, but Hank is only gonna get older. He may not be the same as he is now, even though he hasn’t really showed up 100% for the playoffs, in each year he’s been in the NHL.

I don’t know, at this point i don’t even care anymore. Ill root for them, but i don’t expect anything good to come out of the team we have.
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
doodie

i felt exactly the same way when i saw them select him, jagr went to go play for him.

i really felt like we would have a home grown superstar talent.
it is such a shame. for him, his family, the nyr organization, fans.

the only person who comes close to his skill set next year is kabanov and he will go top 2 for sure.
kabanov

orr

hank is probably the only person ill feel bad for. if the team wants to tank he deserves to go to a contender out west.
SCX June 26th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Took & passed NY bar last summer. Piece of cake :-)

NJ is a waste of time, unless you live/work there. Everybody I know regrets it. Especially when their stupid CLE requirements creep up on you.
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
stuart, I think Dubinsky has some big time potential. He absolutely does. He’s got a good attitude and work ethic. I don’t think he reaches that potential though, not on this team.

When he was playing with Jagr he looked like he had a fantastic future. That’s because he was producing on the regular. It gave him great confidence. He would drive to the net, take defenders on, make heads up plays in the offensive zone. When he plays with that confidence, that swagger, you can see the great potential he has. And that swagger carried into the beginning of this season and he had that fast start. But once things started to dry up for him, his confidence was shot, and his play regressed. Without teammates who can help him be productive every night, he isn’t going to learn to be that star player. That’s like what Torts said about him needing to learn to be a star. But he isn’t that blue chip kind of prospect who can make the jump on his own. He needs help. And our team just doesn’t have the right guys to help him. We did, and now he’s in Siberia.
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
it should read – jagr went to go play with him..
but now that doesnt even sound good.
Buck June 26th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
T-minus 1:23 till draft time
eric June 26th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
doodie
for one i will take full credit for posting the day that ej hradek broke news of heatley being moved on game 6 of the finals so if anyone plagirized it was you after i first reported rozi zherdev sags and 19th pick for heatley.
check the proof
all posts were directed to me
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
SWAGGER!!!!
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I took NY last year too. I wish I took NJ. You can go inactive with your license and just renew it by taking the CLE’s and paying some money later. Beats having to take the MBE a second time if you ever wanted to live in Jersey and practice there.

As it stands, I might end up doing that.

Good luck Noah. Don’t be concerned with good vibes. SCX and I took the bar with the vibes of signing Wade Redden and reupping Rozsi to that awful contract!
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I took NY last year too. I wish I took NJ. You can go inactive with your license and just renew it by taking the CLE’s and paying some money later. Beats having to take the MBE a second time if you ever wanted to live in Jersey and practice there.

As it stands, I might end up doing that.

Good luck Noah. Don’t be concerned with good vibes. SCX and I took the bar with the vibes of signing Wade Redden and reupping Rozsi to that awful contract!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night(draft)
And no one’s gonna save you from the beast(sather) about to strike
You know it’s thriller, thriller night
You’re fighting for life inside a killer, thriller tonight
Noah June 26th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
LOL thank you guys for the support.

I plan to practice in NJ as I am clerking there next year and am currently living there. And I took NY because I’m sure I’ll eventually end up there.

I will say if Redden is not on the Rangers as of next week, I will probably miss the bar due to excessive celebration inebriation.
Staal Wart June 26th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
My question is if we get Heatley for the players mentioned, where does that put us?
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
It puts us with an elite winger, but one (or two) fan favorites who gave 110% every shift, every game, are now in Ottawa.
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
thrashers shopping the 4th pick.
sather nowhere to be found on the floor
burke has been there for hours getting heckled

god 7pm cant come soon enough
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
https://twitter.com/The_JohnTavares

i dunno if its really him but still its kinda funny
Mike in AZ June 26th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
The Sharks have just traded Joe Thornton to the Leafs, with the Oilers in the deal. Michael and I have alot in common with oiled youngsters.
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
the kaberle deal to boston is off
via dregger on twitter!
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
dreger
colin June 26th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/blog/2009/06/isles_expected_to_take_matt_du.html

there it is isles are taking duchene!
let the trading frenzy BEGIN!!!!
shesends June 26th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
valleycat is the best nickname, hands down.

prediction: the rangers arent going to make any big trades tonight.
Staal Wart June 26th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Pavel it puts us with an elite winger, and down 1 maybe 2 gritty hard working young players and still a first and at most a 2nd round exit from the playoffs.
Staal Wart June 26th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Who is the Hugh Jessiman of this draft?
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
is it me or is Tavares looks like Dreary?
colin June 26th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Heatley(contract plus $4 mil bonus) to the Rangers for possibly Dubinsky, Stepan(on top line at Univ. of Wisconsin as a freshman),Voros(they like the “Neil Type”),and Rozsival.

i dont know where i found this, i posted it somewhere else last night. did anyone see this proposed trade?
colin June 26th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
found it

http://www.outsidethegarden.com/articles/story.asp?id=776
stf June 26th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
No for another 7.5 mil contract!!!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
this artcile is insane on outside the garden
MunDoNYC13 June 26th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
And the New York Islanders with their #1 pick will take… Kansas City
Raider June 26th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Is this really true? Duchene to Isles??
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
if we wont be able to get Heatley or Gaborik this season or Kovalchuk in 10/11 season… well there is always Malkin in 5 years or Crosby in 4. :)
colin June 26th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
i dunno how true it is but heres the link
http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/ny-spisles0627,0,3307017.story
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Raider this will only be true if it was past 7pm and after the Isles made an official selection…till then… nobody knows…not even people at Newsday
Raider June 26th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Do you guys buy Tavares’ twitter page? He says he definitely wont go number 1.
colin June 26th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
“avalanche sources” say the isles will take duchene
hedman will go to bolts
and they will take tavares
Fly Line June 26th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Stallwart- I may be late to the party, but when you say
“for the playes mentioned” what is the rumored deal you are talking about?
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
colin

you’re like a link machine man!
colin June 26th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
cccp

i sure am
i have 2 monitors and 4 desktops
3 browsers and lots of tabs
colin June 26th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
twitter link!

http://twitter.com/nyipointblank
colin June 26th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
ok last one and then im goin up front to stare @ espn NOT talk about hockey

http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2009/6/25/924211/fan-survival-guide-should-the
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
any way to watch the draft online?.... or perhaps audio?
BANJ June 26th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tml-live
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
try this Pavel

http://venividivun.com/tv/
colin June 26th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
pavel

i am link man
lol

http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-nhl-draft.html

channel surfing and atdhe.net always have a lot of live sporting events
also check out justin.tv and ustream
Staal Wart June 26th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Fly line,
I’m referring to the Staal, Cally, and/or Dubinski…who are IMO untouchable.
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
TY!

I hope hope hope the Piles don’t take Tavares!!!!
Nasty 1 June 26th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
http://www.rangersreview.com/

The last two posts are pretty good reads.

How is everyone doing?

Welcome back Carp.
Fly Line June 26th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
has that been reported anywhere? I am apposed to trading staal- don’t want to trade duby or cally- but have to give to get- if I have to deal 1 i would deal dubi-
colin June 26th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
http://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/2351261047

heatley stickin around for a bit it looks like
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
lightning storm out of nowhere.. eeek!
Staal Wart June 26th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Fly Line,
but my question is…where does a Heatley get us?
IMO the same first and second round exits we are used to.
Staal Wart June 26th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
I’m out…later guys!
Have fun…
I can’t post from my home computer for some reason so I’ll be reading but not posting.
eric June 26th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
dont screw us again sather. please for the love of god dont mortgage all kids for heatley. dont cave in to murray. do it on your terms
alex b (the poster formely known as czechthemout!!!!) June 26th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
I don’t expect the Rangers to do anything other than staying put and take the best player they think is out there. So although there is alot of intrigue, nothing much will happen because of the cap next year and the year after.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
draft time!!!!!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
heatley wont get traded tonight. and we arent gettin him either. sather isnt budging which is good. he isnt giving up on guys like duby,cally,staal. hes not makin the same mistakes again. good sather. now pick kasian!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
LGR DA DA DADADA!!!!!!!!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
pronger to philly
Raider June 26th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Pronger a flyer!!?!?
Nasty 1 June 26th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Pronger to Philly
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
azzlanders can take a flying Fu** !!! They need a building and a player ..looks like they get a few players today!! Islanders are trying to out do The Rangers and try to emerge as the best team in New York!!Today is step towards that goal for them..we have to pull some rabbits outta someones azz!!!!!!!!
BANJ June 26th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Who needs Pronger when we have Redden.
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
This a bad news for us Ranger fans …only Glen can save us now!!!! GULp!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
thats right banj!!!! we got wade baby!!!!!!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
pronger move for philly is to try and shut down crosby and malkin. flyers will have to move people now
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Hey guys! Damn, I lied again….I just can’t stay away….Carp, thanks for the bit on the previous post. Funny and appreciated. I said I wasn’t gonna watch, but eh, here I am. But TV and computer are in different rooms, so I may lag behind.

and thanks to you who posted kind words too.

mike in ia, belated hysterics on the typo
Fly Line June 26th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
I sort of agree with you Staal but Heatly can be a very good player for us, give us a better chance to win next year as well as say in 3 years when hopefully some of the kids can develop. I wouldn’t trade for a 34 year old but Heatley will be good for a while-

Tough spot but the talent level on our forwards are just not up to par. We aren’t going to rebuild, so what do you do? nothing and waste Lunqists prime?
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Nigel Dawes undressed Pronger. lol
Raider June 26th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Anybody else having no signal on VS HD?
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
colin, that’s ridiculous.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
yea this is awesome!!!! draft day!!! love this excitement. oh yea, we pick 19th. damn. ok landon yea we pick ya. ya dad was good. ok, cmon get your rangers jersey that you will never wear besides tonight because we’ll be trading you in 3 years for a 50 year old chelios
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
versus hd is the worst watch regular
Fly Line June 26th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
anyone know what philly gave up for pronger?
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Why does it always take forever for this crap to start. It’s almost 15 after and round 1 takes like 30 minutes per spot!
colin June 26th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
and now from my phone

i cant wait to see the live reaction!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
piles are taking tavares. unless they are planning on trading the 1st pick to us and in exchange, we will let them play their home games at the rangers practice facility when their arena gets demolished

bettmans shakin already orr!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
booooooo lol
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Islanders have always been the top team in NY sinse they came in ..Rangers played second fiddle to them in the 80’s untill the Rangers picked up Messier in 1991 ..we have ruled so far…
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
no sry fly line. all i heard was pronger to philthy
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
How awesome is that? 21 Stanley Cups between those two legends.
Jane McManus June 26th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Wow. Hockey fans really hate the commish.
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Jane, what’s not to hate?
ACDAVIDDC June 26th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
The Question shouldn’t be who the Islanders will take.It should be who the hell wants to go there.
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Tavares is officially the enemy. I hate him. He looks like Redden.
colin June 26th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
wow
no mass suicide this year

great choice
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
were screwed
Cuch June 26th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
And the Isles avert disaster
MunDoNYC13 June 26th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
EFFFFFFFFFF John Tavares
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
damn it wanted to see them riot
MunDoNYC13 June 26th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Michael Jackson used to babysit John Tavares
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I hope he’s the biggest bust since Brendl.. or gets traded like Luongo, Spezza, Chara, Jokinen, etc etc
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
I really thought Snow was going to outthink himself and screw this up.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
grachev is gonna be better than tavares watch!!!
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Tavares must be sick to his stomach.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
at least Dolan doesn’t go up there with his kid.
Adam Z. June 26th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
DarrenDreger: as TSN reported off the top of the show. Pronger traded to Philly. Deal is for Lupul, Sbisa and 2 firsts.
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
He is the enemy. Until he (maybe) joins the Rangers at some point (hello, Jagr, Shanney…). besides, he’s cute.
Fly Line June 26th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
lupul and 2 #1s for pronger
Tony from AZ June 26th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
hope tavares likes Kansas City
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
SO THATS IT! THE MYSTERY IS SOLVED! TAVARES IS THE NEW FISHSTICK!
Fly Line June 26th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Dolan is going to go up with his guitar and sing our selection-
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
like the deal for phil need big d to counter the pens
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
WOW PHILLY OVERPAID!! AHAHAHAHAHAHA
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Hedman is #2 pick

u heard it here first
Raider June 26th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
wow that seems steep for pronger
Fly Line June 26th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
wow, thats pretty much like 4 #1 picks- for pronger

they have to make another move with their cap, right?
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
2 first rounders??? dumb!! and wasnt Lupul aquired from Anaheim before by Philties?
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
my god pierre when he talks and bops and twitches his head i wanna kill somebody!!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
cccp- edmonton. and yea it was dumb
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
wasn’t Brian Lawton one of the all-time first-round busts himself?
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
do they really have to translate all of it to French?
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Hedman will be a bust.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
duchene just gave a little fist pump, like he didn’t want to go to Tampa.
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
anyone see duchesne reaction when hedman got picked pumped his fist wants colorado not tampa
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
tampa looking good

Vinny, st louis, Stamkos, Hedman…

vs

Gomez, Dreary, Betts, Redden

LMAO!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
duchesne wants to go to South Park! lol
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Asslanders—Tavares
Philthy gets Pronger
Tampa gets Headman

Rangers….are screwed!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
stamkos and hedman are gonna make the lightning great for the lightning to compete with the caps down there
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
they said Hedman wanted to be a goalie.. Tampa has a sheet for a goalie so they may as well put Hedman in net! Lol
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
to answer my own question, Lawton was No. 1 overall in 1983 and never scored more than 21 goals in the most offensive era in recent history if not ever.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
pavel- lol only if we had picked him. any other team and hes a star buddy lol
Chris June 26th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
lol you ready for dreary and blowmez getting destroyed by pronger 6 times + a year (if for some reason we make the playoffs by a miracle and play philly)

dont worry though our big stoppers Redden and Rosival will take it to pronger
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
well carp- that explains it. i knew he looked a litle tame to play hockey
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
we all know sather will do something crazy. lets hope we all like it.

drury gomez 07
redden rozival 08 no jagr

09 dont screw up again
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
sather aint doin jack eric. we have no real asets that were willing to part with anyway
TooBooCoo June 26th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Pronger went to Philthy for Lukas Sbisa, Joffrey Lupul and two first-round picks
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Nawww we got Gravchev and seeing this Drat , I like Staalsie even more…no wait..I love Staasie!!!
roc June 26th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I think Heatley is getting traded by July 1
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
damn philly got screwed!!! all those picks!!
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Rangerss!!!!!!!!!!! Load up on Crosby for all we care asslanders….Rangers will always be above you clowns!!!!
Chris June 26th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
the buzzing on VS HD is really annoying the shit out of me
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
come on , come on , show the Rangers pick!!!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
chris- defensman dont usually try to shutdown other defenseman. usually they stop the forwards lol
JBytes June 26th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Philly gave up quite a bit for Pronger. Yikes!
Stuart June 26th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
philthy gave up a ton for a guy I think is a FA after next year…

2 first, lupul and spiza…

philthy always goes for it that is for sure…anaheim has neidermayer coming back 1 more year and they will be good for a long long time with all these picks….
Matt K June 26th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Guaranteed Sather says the “thank you” in English not french.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Pierre just said he’s a Bryan Trottier type player. Wonder if he has excellent penmanship.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
ok. the big 3 are gone. is this almost over yet??? no big trades with this weak draft class
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
In April, 2010:

THE NEW YORK RANGERS HAVE WON THE DRAFT LOTTERY!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
someone plz throw a brick at Buttmans face!
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Ha! Carp, had to chime in on that. When I heard that I thought, he is the enemy now. Trots. Eesh.
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
agree flyers gave up tons but i think they want to win now and need to shut down crosby and malkin and ovechkin so i see there point if thats it
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
If anyone of you like shoutcast and use winamp, this station goes along well with the draft:

http://streamsrus.com/listen/1CFM15410.pls
AO's agent June 26th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Trade rumor, Dolan and sather to siberia for a bucket of snow!!
roc June 26th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
I think there is more to that Flyers/Ducks trade.
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
It’s a shame for Philly that we have Redden! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA
Jane McManus June 26th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
AO I LOLed. And some fish heads.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
man i really like duchene. i wish we couldve got him. damnit drury its all your fault
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
“I think there is more to that Flyers/Ducks trade.”

yeah, they forgot to mention a Philly Cheesesteak with onions!
Chris June 26th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
how about our worthless 1st and dreary for heatly
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
look how big Pete Mahovlich is next to all those other Atlanta execs and Bettman.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
man the thrashers should be more popular now in atl with that pick lol
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Oy. Does everyone have to thank Montreal and congratulate the Pens….by the time we get to 19 it will be tomorrow.
roc June 26th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Philly is over the cap now right.
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
rozi zherdev sags and 19th for dany please murray cave in
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
hey chris- that pick is gonna land us ferraro baby!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
lol eric- no chance murray does that!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
wiz break!
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
So how long until Tavares has hip or knee surgery?
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
mike
can only hope. getting married in 6 days the rangers owe me a gift for being a season tix holder
roc June 26th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
What is taking so long for them to make these picks
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
This is painful. Can’t they speed it up? We get presidential election results faster.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
so, what type of a contract Snow is going to offer to Tavares? I bet it wont be less than 9 years at 7 mil per.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
tavares is gonna be doin the kansas city shuffle with wang and snow in a few months. wang and snow. i like that. kinda like hall and oates
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I’m going for Dunkin. Anybody want anything?
PuxInOz June 26th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
If we’re lucky it’ll be tomorrow. Someone needs to make a sign and hold it up every time “We’d like to thank the city of montreal and congratulate the Pens”.

much faster that way.
BANJ June 26th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Snow just gave Tavares a 40 year deal.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
eric

my condolences!

im going under the “knife” aka marriage next month

SIGH!
Tyree June 26th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Hey guys and gals
Possting live from islanders draft party. Quite afew Rangers jerseys. I’m telling you that there would be a riot if the pick was anyone else. It’s gonna be great to hate him in the coming years. 4 1st round picks for pronger. We are screwed but so are the Pens so I’m not so upset LOL
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
congrats eric. when i got married in 03- the rangers repayed me with the best pick ever!!! huge specimen!!! so youre sure to bein for another treat good buddy
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Schenn has a brother?
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
when i got divorced, that year they picked del zotto!!! burkey is pissed!!!!! awwww no schenn bros for burke
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
brayden dont look happy either. he wanted to play with big bro
Tyree June 26th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Haha no Schenn for Darth Burke LMAO!!!!!!!!!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
thanks for the condolences. prediction rangers take landon ferraro
Chris June 26th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Isles swapped up for 16th… their 23rd and something else yet to be named
roc June 26th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Eric-

I agree
TooBooCoo June 26th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I can bear Burke’s distress with a certain amount of equinimity
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
yea by the time they get to us, i’ll be passed out drunk.
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Eric, congrats! and CCCP too. You’re making Shibby’s mama legal…didn’t tell me that :)

Tyree, you are brave.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
you guys who are getting married … we need to have lunch together.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
eric- i already predicted ferraro!!! u stole my pick!!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
isles 3 spots before rangers dont like that
TooBooCoo June 26th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Better to warn them off – n’est ce pas?
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
WOW… Snow must know something…
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
there’s the guy who should have been the rangers GM back in 2000.
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
i told you guys the Isles were looking to move up and we should have traded our picks to gain more picks in order to sweeten some possible future trades !!!!
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
“In April, 2010:

THE NEW YORK RANGERS HAVE WON THE DRAFT LOTTERY!”

We don’t have that kind of luck.
Jane McManus June 26th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Man, the action here is happening WAY too fast! Can we slow this down a little so I can think of some memory device to get all the picks in order? Tavares, Hedman, Duchene, Kane…
Two Happy Dorks Keep Smiling… etc…
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Here’s a question. TSN is part owned by ESPN. Isn’t it strange that they allow TSN’s coverage to be broadcasted on Versus, considering how ESPN didn’t want to cover the NHL in America?

Doesn’t that just strengthen their rival?
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
I’m watching this power painter commercial, and I have some painting to do. Just wondering, have any of you guys ever used a power painter?
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Jane, really….this is a TV show not a draft.
Jane McManus June 26th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Another broadcast oddity, “AbRocket” can afford to buy add space during the first round telecast.
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Jane, compared to how slowly the last couple of weeks have gone, this is an unbelievably fast pace.
Blueshirt in Paris June 26th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
As much as I cant stand him they should play more of him with the mic.
eric June 26th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
i would kill for brian burke to run our team
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
why does this guy who does the interviews ask the gm’s hoe ffrustrated are you that didnt get so and so player right in front of the guy who they did pick??? thats freakin rude man id smack him in his head if i was the kid sittin there
Peter June 26th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Rick – no way can that be a good idea. Buy a roller and a nice, wide tray, get some killer tunes on the box, start early in the AM and paint like a professional.
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
mike in ia…was just thinking the same thing!
Jane McManus June 26th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
And after the wall is dry, the Rangers will pick!
schneeee June 26th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
ricky, the power painter sucks, really, dont even bother, just paint the old fashioned way, the power painter always gets clogged, and youre constantly having to refill it
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Laurel

Yes, July 31st Shibby will no longer be a bastard child!

Carp

I’ll lunch with you any time man!
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Will Josh still be 26 by the time the Rangers pick?
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
laurel- we must have some sort of special mental connection goin on.lol
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
josh actually is now 24. the pace of the draft has slowed time so much that we actually are all a year younger
eric June 26th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
i want some trades to happen this sucks
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
CCCP, if the wedding’s anywhere near I want an invite!

Josh will always be 26….we’ll all be 100 by the time 19 comes around.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
the eartn has been knocked off its axis as a result.
schneeee June 26th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
if we have to give up cally staal doobie del zotto or grachev for heatley i say no effin way!
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
WOW … Glennie went high
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
eric- i told ya we arent gettin heatley. not today anyway. there wont be much trades. i dont want one. i wanna see who we will pick
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
mike in ia….eesh. scary. Josh is now 10.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
and plus i wanna see if slats is still alive. thats another reason i wanna see us pick
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
whooohoo Saskatoon conection , Bob Mckensies says!!!! Great Saskatoon players…maybe thats why im so good!!! hahaha
Craig June 26th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
http://www.snyrangersblog.com/ has been doing a good job on coverage so far
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
My city with no NHL franchise , not even in my province (Sask.)Gets some talk at the Draft …sweet.

Rangerssss come on …who do we get!!!??????
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
greg- youre so good because youre a ranger fan!!!! and youre a zherdev fan too!!! go zherdev!!!! i wanna se him dangle next year like a man possessed with finnesse!!!
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
anybody notice how bitter Bryan murray looked making that pick?? is kadri that good, he;s still upset he didnt get him
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Zherdev was ruined by Torts to make ANY trade…his Value went down after the playoff , but he’ll be cheap and alot better ..fur shirley!!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Laurel

Ever been to Odessa, Ukraine? :)
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
im possessed with finnesse myself actually. murray just said he aint budgin. we aint gettin him eric. sry bud
colin June 26th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
that website is ugly lookin kid
change that template
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
greg, dont u mean renny messed him up?? how did torts? he benched him just like renny did and he deserved it
ORR WHAT ?!?! June 26th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
What a boring draft this is, nothing good going on. Unfortunately we’re going to have to deal with Prongers elbow’s to the heads to everyone on Nyr. And nobody will step up to fight the guy. Forcing Dubi, or Staal to take an ass kicking. Ugh.

Holmgrn is an idiot, he gave TWO 1ST ROUND PICKS, AND Lupul, & Luca Spisa, for this aging lunatic, cry baby. Are you kidding me, all the Ducks gave them was Pronger, and some Dingle-berry kid. Wow, what a horrible job.

There better be some trades, cause this is boring me.

And im guessing that East team that turned down Murray’s offer, was Nyr. It has to be.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
laurel- ever been to bumsquat iowa??
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
im in des moines.
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
used one once on one outside wall. had a nice smoother finish
but used a lot of paint.

you’ll probably do just as well using the old roller or paintbrush.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
can we get kassian?
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
orr- you’ll get to keep your name now. orr is gonna be resigned now that pronger is in philthy!!! and greg you can kep yours too cuz nobody wants him!!!
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Carry on fans….I’m out of here. 19 is faaaarrrr away. I let you and the blog pros take ever. Catch you lateeeer….(Orr that was you right? If not, sorry. I was Dazed and Confused.”)
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
yea orr. murray turned down the offer. not the other team.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
watch Sather gamble again by selecting the Russian kid Kulikov
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
cccp- we can get ferraro!! lol. laurel- take care blog princess!!
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Been to Odessa, no. Bumwherever, no. Send me postcards. Bye!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
murray wants dubi or cally sather not budging YET. staal dubi cally need to stay
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
No , i don’t believe Renney did , Renny only scratched Prucha,Dawes and Korpi alot. Zherdev could have been scatched maybe once by Renney …but Renney put up with his bad givaways cuz he was still producing. Like one blog poster here once said…I’d rather see a young guy screw up and learn from it than some old vet screwing up .

Torts came in and Zherdev was playing alot , then not at all..Torts screwed up by Not playing Avery in the series clinching game while we had momentum , and then got himself tossed. Torts is what we need and I’ll just follow what our coach wants.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
wow an hour and 40 minutes to make 10 picks!!!!!!!
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Laterrrr , Laurel!!! Pros? WOW were blog pros.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
greg- u confusin me on that last sentence. torts is a good coach man. he sucked in the playoffs though. but hes just gettin used to the team. i believe after he watches drury for a few more months he’ll get sick of him and strip the c and put it on doobs. watch. dru is gonna have another bad year. hes gettin old
Laurel Babcock June 26th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
mike in ia…i love the princess!

ZzZz..sorry, you’re right.

See, this is how boring this draft is…See ya later! Really…
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
If Slats picks Kulikov, he BETTER trade someone. Too many defensemen, not any offense.
alex b (the poster formely known as czechthemout!!!!) June 26th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I like Kulikov alot but I think it might be time to stop with the gambling on russians if someone else is there at forward. That being said, Kulikov is great and is ready to play now!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
greg- were blog masters!!!! me, you, cccp, orr, tyree, eric, colin, pavel, kaspar, nasty, jpg, no country, staal wart, chris, somerset, and last but not least, mikeA, are all the assistant blog gms . the rest are blog scouts and consultants
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
alex b and doodie are blog gm’s too
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
laurel- marry me?
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
damn mike in ia

“blog princess”
Jane may be watching
or she your “blog queen”
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
im into kitty cats and stuff
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
have they showed Slats at all? is he even there?
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
you think since Pronger is a Flyer now, we RESIGN ORR???
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
were not gettin any of the remaining top picks. were gettin tim erixon lol
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Mike in ia , Don’t be confused . I know Torts screwed up but I have faith in him. I can’t bail on my coach and GM.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
somerset- i said that before. we def are signin orr again.

jpg- theyre blog royalty man. were just peasants. lol. no, ive been promoted to esquire of lohudland
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
isles move from from 26th to 12th?? and get Taveres … sick !!!!
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Watch the Piles take Kassian. Bastards.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
damn the piles!!!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
good. they pick a lower tier guy
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
mike in ia

see…...i stay away from here for awhile and
not only find out that there is a
lohudland
but now that there was an opening for esquire of lohudland

shouldn’t that make you
sir mike in ia now??
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
No clue who DeHann is. He’ll be a bust.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
eh? who si that kid? isles are tooling up lol
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Kassian to NYR

you heard it here first!
Dr. Ogrodnick June 26th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
lol, the Isles move up to take a guy who would have been there at 16, and might have even been there at their original 26th pick.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
haha jpg. im now sir mike in ia, knight and esquire of lohudland.
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
i said this days ago … it could have been us inheriting the 4-5 picks columbus got!!!

somerset June 25th, 2009 at 8:24 pm

The first thing i would do if i were GM

TRADE DOWN to the New York Islanders, they have 5 picks in the first 2 rounds and im sure will be looking to package some picks to move up a little more in the late 1st round.

Then i trade Sjostrom to Atlanta or Toronto since they had the worst PK’s last year for a 3rd round pick

So I trade our 19th to NYI for their 26th and 31st

Then i trade Rozsival, our new 1st rounder (26th), and our original 2nd round pick (47th)to Ottawa for Heatley.

That does leave us w/o a first rounder but we have the first pick in round 2 and an additional pick in round 3
Lowly Consultant June 26th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Wangs!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
lol good point Dr. Ogrodnick!

Snow had a brain fart!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
isles give up lots of picks to move up to 12 to take a guy ranked 23rd on tsn they may have gotten him at 26. pierre was surprised
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
breaking news- im drunk
the C from drury's shirt June 26th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
i hope we get kulikov, anyone else?
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
mike in IA …

i appreciate being included in the co-online Gm Spot since im a first year blogger on here !! putting some faith in a rookie !!! i’ll do my best to not dissappoint you !! ha
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
somerset- youre a good gm girl!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
my god landon sounds just like his pappy. i hope we get him!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
crap!!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
damn no kassian
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Rangers are getting Kulikhov and including Sangs in a trade for Kaberle or Heatley!!! MARK IT DOWN !! ha
Nasty 1 June 26th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Damn, I want to see another trade or signing. Preferably someone for us.

Hi Jane :)
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Kassian sounds very Armenian
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Why did Michael Jackson die at 3:15?
..
...
Because that’s when the big hand touches the little hand.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
thanks for the power painter comments. I love painting with the iPod blasting. As long as I don’t have to climb ladders. And it will be dry before the first round is over.

If this is this bad, imagine what tomorrow will be like. Fortunately it won’t be on TV.

Seriously, you guys who are getting married: Congratulations! It’s a great institution. And I would still like to have lunch with you. We can talk Rangers instead of advice.
Dr. Ogrodnick June 26th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
uhg. this is playing out with the Rangers drafting Kulikov simply because he falls to them, despite being already overly strong with defensive prospects and desperately needing potential top 6 talent in their system. Not to mention a bad experience with our last Russian prospect.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
you better not dissappoint or i’ll demote you to blog janitor!!!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
rick any time u want to have lunch let me know. i live in the city upper east
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
no kulikov for you!
Dr. Ogrodnick June 26th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Thank you Florida for taking Kulikov off of the board.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
kassian is armenian. kinda like kardashian. hey, guys, and gals, were getting landon!!!!!!
Peter June 26th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Nope.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
kulikov gone! now what?
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
lol jpg. i want ashton!!!! i want bobkov!!!! i want heat… i mean i wanna keep dubinsky. yea!!!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
does this mean jaybo is a goner?
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
damn !!!! im heading to the janitorial closet as we speak mike in IA.

thats the 2nd time i named a player and then he was picked !! i suck
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
breaking news- i am no longer drunk. i am full out kulikoved!!!!!!!
DORE33 June 26th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
FROM MR ZIPAY:
The President and GM has slipped off to the side for a one-on-one with the Sens GM…He’s leaning against the sideboards, they’ve been talking for several minutes. Might they be discussing the 19th pick?
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
somer- i was writing a rersponse about us gettin kulikov and then they said his name. we must have some sort of special connection
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
speaking of Jay Bo
since just about every player moving is
supposedly on Sather’s radar

i’m curious what others have heard about him because
i could have sworn that near the trade deadline some
were saying that he’s overrated, possibly not as good defensively in his end or not as big or something.

am i imagining things here?
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
i hope so dore!!!!!!! please sather get heatley!!!!! lol my true feelings come out when im kulikoved
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
yo check out zipay notes sather been huddling with murray
Cuch June 26th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
I spent a lot of time watching Schroeder in the World Juniors and he played on a line with Van Riemsdyk (Drafted 2 overall by Philly in ‘07) and Wilson (Drafted 10 overall by Nashviller on ‘08). He outplayed both of them in that tournament and was DOMINANT at times. It is time for Sather to move up a few spots and take this kid. He has already spent a year playing college hockey.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
what would have to happen for me to watch Fanarchy on Versus?
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
there he is. there he is. there he is.
DORE33 June 26th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
I with ya Mike! 28 year old 40 goal scorer…VS just reported the same thing Mr. Zipay reported.
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
murray talking with sather.
think it’s just a “how’s it going’?”
or…
Tyler June 26th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
sather is alive thank god cause if he wasn’t we wouldn’t be happy
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
look at cigar puss!!!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
did you guys see that?? Slats is ALIVE!
Tyler June 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
nice cigar slats
Jane McManus June 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Nice cigar butt.
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Brian Murry turning down Rangers offer!!???
DORE33 June 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
murray shook his head no! Damn!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
murray wont bite on sathers crappy deal
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
LOL everyone is so excited to see our beloved GM!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
dubi or cally or no deal murray is saying
DORE33 June 26th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Sather went back to bed!
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Boooooooo!! But wait!!..this cat will have his day!!! Sather will feast!!! Attack Glen!! Attack!!! Jump on that Ottawa table and growl at Brian!!! Seek him Sather ..be like Tyson and DON’T take your eyes off him!!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
rozy and zherdev must be kulikoved right now worrying about getting traded. lol naaa theyre playin peanuckle. its a new game where you pee on your nuckle
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
deep down ottawa wants to move him by wed to avoid the 4 mill. sather play his cards right
DORE33 June 26th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Mr Zipay note:
..with both nodding. Something could be up on the Heatley front. Sather discussing with the table…Then again, it may be that they’ll talk again tomorrow.
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I just got that feeling in my stomach that Dubi is gone. :(
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
sathers not gonna get out gmed by murray. he’ll sign heatley in 2018 dont worry guys
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Pavel . NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
bye doobs!!! lol for heatley. sry dooby, i love ya, but sheeeeettt man
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
It could also be the rum and buffalo chicken pizza I’ve been devouring. lol
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
S-A-T-H-E-R !!!!! Fire….ooops I mean Go SATHER!!! GO GO GO!!!
No Country For Old Rangers June 26th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
send dubi to ott
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
i agree i think dubi is leaving
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Whewwww!! Pavel..hope so!! no offece , it him or you andddddd I have to take my good buddy Dubi!!
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
I’ll still proudly wear my Dubi jersey (WITH THE C!) to the Garden!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
now that 19th pick is lookin more appealing to murray perhaps
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Look at what Philly had to give up for Pronger, who’s under contract for ONE more year!??!?... Murray got a stiffy while he talked to Slats.
Dr. Ogrodnick June 26th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Rangers source says Sens still asking too much, per Zipay
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
zipay asking price too much
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
im 2 for 2 with naming names so im afraid to say i think we have a shot at John Moore.

Then we trade Sangs in a package for Heatley
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
NOOOOOOOOO Not Dubi!!!! We grew this kid up , all of us..he like are own son!!!! We raised him through Hartford and Blogged him to death to be a Ranger full time!!! NO TO GIVING UP ON DUBI!!! ....ahh Fu** it ..we lost Jagr..i dont care anymore….wait!! I do!!..too many emotions..goto be cool!!!
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
if dubi leaves
well, Sather has to shave $$ somewhere….
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
pavel- ive been getting kulikoved on seagrams 102 proof gin!!! hey, its cheap. ok!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
greg, relax. doobs aint goin nowhere. i will bet you right now
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
JD!!! PLEASE COME BACK TO NEW YORK!!
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
john moore is ours cause Montreal is taking Louie Leblanc
Dr. Ogrodnick June 26th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
This run on defensemen is excellent for the Rangers
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Ohhhh, baby!
MunDoNYC13 June 26th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Lots of swedes being picked
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
JD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
two and a half hours for 17 picks! wow
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
it takes so long because those damn kids have
to hug and shake hands with a couple dozen well-wishers.
ugh!!
just
ugh!!!
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Bye Dubi…Bye youth …bye hope …
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
MTL is going to take Leblanc. They love getting those Frenchies, but they won’t be getting a Cup in another decade! ahhaahaha
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
i hope we get jeb jessiman and his other brother jethro
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
we have a trade!

I just traded a plate of humus for a plate of baba ganoush!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
greg, were not trading doobs. calm down
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
You gotta take the best player available in the 1st round no matter the position and John Moore is the best player

Goodbye Sangs

My pick is Kyle Palmieri
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Ok , almost time for our pick…it is very interesting .
Blueshirt in Paris June 26th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
my guess is Small Schroder
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Carp I’m getting married too, and I honestly can’t wait.

We have a shot at Carter Ashton. I hope we get him.

Provided there is no Heatley trade. I was so happy when I saw Slats talking to Murray. Looks like it ain’t happenin though.

I would’ve dumped Dubinsky, even though he’s my fiancee’s favorite player.
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
im calmmmm :|
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
leblanc!!!!!!!!!!!
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
so how many of the players on our draft radar
are available right now?
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
wow there is a shocker! Canadians selected a CANADIAN!

its like if i would got o Bright Beach and go to a Russian store!
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
here we go
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Ranger pick: John Moore

My pick: Kyle Palmieri

MAKE IT HAPPEN !!!!
Cuch June 26th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Schroeder is the best offensive player left.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
told ya greg. between now and the next 5 minutes, our chances of gettin heater is greatly diminished cuz of the pick
Raider June 26th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
So whos it gonna be??
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
If they get Ashton, I will be thoroughly happy.

It’s not best player available when your system has a CLEAR hole. We have no goal-scoring wings in our entire system. We are also very small on the wing. Ashton addresses all of those issues.

Let’s see how Slats manages to screw this up. I bet he drafts someone ranked outside of the first round.
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
DON’T DRAFT A DEFENSEMAN!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
1 jpg. heatley!! lol
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
drum roll please
sec308 June 26th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
ashton ashton
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
OK, draftniks … who do they pick?
Lowly Consultant June 26th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Trade down so we can wait longer.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
watch them go to a commercial for the next 10 minutes! lol
downeaster June 26th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Carl Klingberg
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
doodie- no sathers been good last few yars. have faith man
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
I’d also consider Chris Kreider, even though he is a natural center.

Not small Schroeder, and NO MORE GOD DAMN DEFENSEMEN!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Ferraro
PJ June 26th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
I say go after the kid from Dartmouth…what’s his name again? Jessi-something.
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
will take ferraro kid my call
Tyler June 26th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
there is still ashton carter and jacob josefson
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
This year I didnt do any window shopping …I’m happy with whom ever we get!!...well not that jed jesseman , mike was saying about.
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Ferraro = bust.
Ryan June 26th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
I’m hoping they pick Schroder.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
morin thats my pick!!! or ashton. or dingleberry. or pigvomit. or smegma mc heatley
Dr. Ogrodnick June 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Jesus, somebody get that Leblanc kid some eyebrow tweezers.
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Love that Ranger Jersey!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
gravey!!!
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
SATHER IS GOING TO BLOW THIS BY PICKING A DEFENSEMAN. AGAIN.

OR ANOTHER CENTER.
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
SATHER IS GOING TO BLOW THIS BY PICKING A DEFENSEMAN. AGAIN.

OR ANOTHER CENTER.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
no way!! do they really have to???
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
GOD REST CHERRY’s SOUL
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
awww man. why??? im cryin
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
sorry for the double.
PJ June 26th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
WHO IS IT?
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
cool cat slats…
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
no Heatley. :(
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
who wants to bet they don’t congratulate Leetch?
UESBlueshirt June 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Bettman and Sather, who are two people that I’d like to see get struck by lightning.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
krieder1!!!
UESBlueshirt June 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Kreider
Raider June 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Who the hell is that??
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
let the comments begin!
Dr. Ogrodnick June 26th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Kreider it is.
Peter June 26th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Nice, doodie
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
HA, no Leetch congratulations, and they continue to ignore their glaring need on the wing.

At least he’s got good size, and he is a good skater.
Tyler June 26th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
he is 6-2 201 lbs lw yayyyyyyyyy
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
YEA WHAT ABOUT LEETCH?? GOOD CALL DOO
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
great point, Doodie. They completely ignored Leetch.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
there you have it… another center
JBytes June 26th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Another high school player? Wasn’t Jessiman from some unknown high school?
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I don’t know who it is, but he’s fast. woohoo!
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
good luck to the kid and all
but
HOLY CRAP
did you see his photo
his neck looks as if it was photoshopped!
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
wow , Kreider is fast!!! the fastest of all scouted..nice. Best sinse Brian Leetch!??? sweeet!!
tim June 26th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Great,the next Rico Fata.
Lowly Consultant June 26th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Look at that neck!
Tyler June 26th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
cccp he is a lw
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
he looks like dooby kinda. uh oh greg. doobys gone!! lol
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
They blew it.

Oh well.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
M’KAY! He’ll be a great replacement for Jessiman!
the C from drury's shirt June 26th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
THERE MAY BE A TRADE!
MunDoNYC13 June 26th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
was that the first american drafted?
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
hes a cener it said
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
TSN compares him to Mogilny.. :D
Chris June 26th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
another center?
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
has anybody seen Torts?
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
i wonder the deal was
that they didn’t take Ashton
(looked over Zipay’s list of Ranger possibilities)
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
another center doesnt bode well for the doobster greg
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I did not see Torts and I was looking for him.
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
no Torts! Torts got eaten!
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Why would Gravy be there and not Torts? Strange.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
mike, this kid won’t play an NHL game until 2012-13 at the earliest. it means squat for Dubinsky.
Dr. Ogrodnick June 26th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Jessiman was from Dartmouth, not a very good program and they play in a relatively crappy conference. Kreider is headed to Boston College, which is a very good program in a very tough conference. He is being touted as the best incoming freshman college player in the nation. For those complaining about him being a center I think his skill set transfers better to a wing in the NHL so I wouldn’t worry.
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
who was that standing next to Graves?
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
why a high schooler dont like the pick at all
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
torts is chillin wit me carp. were drinkin and playin nhl 09. he just laughed when we picked krieder and said, bye doobs. oh crap. i just beat him in 09 and now hes tryin to throw beer bottles at me!!! brb
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
kind of upset … taking the fast skater out of high school doesnt impress me.

the last time we drafted with SIZE being top priority we drafted Jessiman, so im glad Slats was thinking size, size, size
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
maybe Tortorella is on the phone talking to St. Louis or Lecavlier.
jpg June 26th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
sheesh! are we going to see the devs pick the next zach parise??
Blueshirt in Paris June 26th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/hockey/other_nhl/view.bg?articleid=1180212&srvc=sports&position=1
Lowly Consultant June 26th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
payback for Sutter
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Dubi’s not a center too is he!?!! GuLp!!!..but ..but ..this kids fast!!! Rica Fata yeah yeah was fast but this kids looks tough and NJ wanted him!! HAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAHAHAHaa NJ ya losers , we got speedy!! you didnt!!!!!
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
the Devils want this pick badly, which means they didn’t want Kreider. They wanted this next guy.
Adam Z. June 26th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Doodie proclaiming that the Rangers “blew it” is as commonplace as Slats chomping a cigar.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
i know carp. im just messin with greg
little green men June 26th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Torts is busy signin autographs.(they thought he was Fonzie from Happy Days).
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Biggest winnner in the Draft so far : New York Rangers

why? Beacause all the other teams suck!!!
alex b (the poster formely known as czechthemout!!!!) June 26th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
I am not at all upset with the pick. At least unlike Jessiman, he can really skate. I still think there is alot of really good talent out there.
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
LGR!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m ready for the season to start.
eric June 26th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
so good or bad rate it take a poll
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
I guess it’s not the worst pick we could have made. I still would’ve preferred Ashton. But Kreider was my 2nd pick from who was left on the board.

Also, did anyone notice when they interviewed Ray Ferraro that the guy called him the Little Ball of Hate, when that was actually Pat Verbeek?
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
maybe Torts threw a water bottle at somebody and got ejected.
Tyler June 26th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
According to the hockey news he is a lw he is 6-2 201 lbs shoots L
“Scouting is an inexact science, but any scout will tell you the most difficult part of the job is evaluating players in high school or prep school. Such is the case with chris kreider a boffo skater and an absolutely dominant player with andover academy. “Sometimes it’s like watching wayne Gretzky in a pick-up game,” You’re trying to decide whether those five goals he just scored were good or where they because of the competition?” That being said one thing for sure is that kreider’s skating is off the charts good. “He’s not just the best skater in the draft,” a scout said “but i’m not sure there are many guys in the nhl that skate better than this guy. “He gets out of the blocks as fast as anyone i’ve seen.” Kreider also still has a year left at Andover. The team taking him will almost certainly steer him to the USHL or Quebec League next season.” from the hockey news
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
we didnt want Carter Ashton?
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
“Doodie proclaiming that the Rangers “blew it” is as commonplace as Slats chomping a cigar”

The sad fact is, I’m usually right.

The one move he made in the past 3 years I was all about was the Cherepanov pick, and the guy went and died on us.
Fly Line June 26th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Carp, wouldn’t the Devils trading up there mean that they most likely had 2 guys that they liked- the rangers took one of the 2 and they wanted to make sure they got the other? That’s usually how trading up comes about, when your options are limited due to someone taking who is on your list-
THE PUCK DROPS HERE June 26th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Maybe Torts is talking to Lecavalier.
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
HaHA Yeah Carp ..Torts was seen tossing it at the Senators table just missing Brian Murray. I geuss Sather was also seen giggling and hunched over covering his mouth!!
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
flyline, that’s a possibility. but i think they saw the guy they wanted was still there after the rangers picked and decided to jump in and get him.

Maybe Torts is guarding the logo in the Canadiens lockerroom.
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Maybe Avery will come out in a suede pink suit with a flared up colar and brimming high boots doing the cat-walk up to the podium for our pick tommorow?
Pavel June 26th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Iight im gonna play some NHL 09 OTP! “tehpraxis” on the 360.
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
is it possible they thought Carter Ashton was Anson Carter?
ZzZz 13 ZzZz saga continues... says Greg L. June 26th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
ZzZz GL is my gamertag Pavel!! on da xbox
somerset June 26th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
DID YOU GUYS KNOW THIS ???

Andy Bathgate
Center
Possible Pick in Rounds 4-7

Bathgate
His grandfather, Andy Bathgate, was one of the greatest Rangers and NHL wingers of all time, with his No. 9 in the rafters at MSG, but 18-year-old Andy Bathgate, a center with the OHL’s Belleville Bulls, is hardly a sure-fire draft pick this year.

Bathgate isn’t ranked by NHL Central Scouting due to a mid-season shoulder injury, but places 167th on the International Scouting Service report, which could land him in one of the last two rounds of the draft. He scored four goals and 16 points in 44 games with Belleville this season—stats that aren’t eye-popping even for someone with a Hall of Fame name.
Adam Z. June 26th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Avery is at Citi Field tonight for Mets-Yankes, they showed him on TV and the scoreboard
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I’d take Anson Carter over Wade Redden. On defense.
Leetchhalloffame June 26th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Move up now for either Ashton or Ferraro
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
burp…. giggle. we got rico fata 1.5!!! no really though he looks like hes gonna be a good player for us sometime in the next few years. hey, we got artie and grachev and del zotto that are gonna be closer to joining the team. and stepan looks good too. sather did good imo. at 19, he got a very fast forward who will probably take awhile, but lets not start getting leary about it and think hes a jessiman or fata yet. looks like a solid pick to me. id give sather a 7.5-8. id rather ashton or palmeiri. but this kid has some good qualities
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Ashton was available, I thought we should’ve grabbed him. Kreider was 2nd on my list, narrowly ahead of Caron.

I’ll give Sather a 7.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Maybe Torts is guarding the logo in the Canadiens lockerroom.

lmfao!!!!! carp ur a comedian.
schneeee June 26th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
i dont get why wed take a high school player who is 4 or more years from being NHL ready when we couldve taken someone whod be closer to the NHL

we took a guy whos a physical specimen who is also one of the best skaters in the draft, big deal!!

choose a guy who has the hockey IQ and who is responsible in his own end every time and you will never be let down

i hope sather chokes on his cigar
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
leetchhalloffame- you do know we already picked right?
Sal June 26th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
this is off topic but does anyone else think Torts has the shiniest forehead out there? Something I couldn’t help but notice the whole second part of the season
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
damnit. i wanted erixon. hes gonna be good
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
sal- hes italian man. were shiny ok!!! cant help it. we consume more olive oil than most other people
sec308 June 26th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
good 1 mike in ia lol
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
sutter looks like a parrot or a toucan.
JJP June 26th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Draft picks don’t mean sh*t for years, hope for the best. Complain all you want but no one knows (including team execs) whether the pick is any good. For every bust (Jessiman) there’s always late round picks that turn into legitimate NHL players (Lundqvist Rd7, Prucha Rd8).

I personally hate the idea of drafting a high schooler because you know he hasn’t played against real competition and the pick is purely based on athleticism but we’ll see.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
wow. ashton isnt as coveted as we all thought huh.

thanks sec308. im happy the draft is about done. took forever to watch us pick a guy who is pretty decent but i thought for sure wed trade up and get kassian. o well. see ya in 3 years kreider
Jane McManus June 26th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Rangers rep said Torts isn’t there but will be up here Monday for the development camp.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
hey. why didnt we pick caron? thats ok. kreiders a roadrunner!!!
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
thanks queen mac
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Mike, if we wanted Caron, we should’ve taken Ashton. Caron was my fallback choice.
eric June 26th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
this draft has been brutal to watch. the pronger trade was only excitement. garth snow ruined our fun
Adam Z. June 26th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
In 2011, will the Rangers draft pick have a number 11 on his jersey? That would look very weird, considering Messier and all. Cool to see Graves hand out an 09 jersey, though.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
eric- its ok. we got kreider man!!!! and we still have doobs. and most importantly. the big 4!!! you know who they are. they need no introduction.
eric June 26th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
great redden rozi gomez and drury still here
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Hey guys. I’m posting the Rangers release on their first-rounder, then I’m out. I might stop back in tomorrow.
Dennis June 26th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Do you guys think we moved Rosi, Dubi and next years one for heatley tomorrow..I really think we are gonna give up Dubi and Anisimov is gonna be the third line center next year.
Dane June 26th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
oh man what an awesome draft…wait this just in: WE STILL DON’T HAVE ANYBODY TO PUT THE PUCK IN THE NET!!!!!
CCCP June 26th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
30 min ago i called Dominos and ordered a pizza pie…

Guess who delivered it… Torts!!
colin June 26th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
http://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUSN2634669120090627

just to show how dumb the nhl is

you have someone who is willing to pay you DOUBLE this and you tell him no

ugh
Rick Carpiniello June 26th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
New post.
colin June 26th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
and we have forgot leetch was nominated?
for shame!
Dr. Ogrodnick June 26th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
wow, Bowman congratulates everybody but Leetch on the hall of fame.
Doodie Machetto June 26th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
The three Bowman congratulated were players he coached.
mike in ia June 26th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
does bettman have some sort of parkinson syndrome. or is he just really nervous?
TooBooCoo June 26th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Ashton went 29th – a fairly large number of NHL GMs weren’t sold on him.

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