A half a dozen games remain, and with Boston and Atlanta winning last night (thank the Devils again, gang), time might be running short for your heroes. This was a good win, considering from where they had to come, down 0-2. But it’s really disturbing, isn’t it, that at this… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 30, 2010 – New York Rangers 4, New York Islanders 3 (Game #76, Road #37) • The Blueshirts defeated the New York Islanders, 4-3, tonight at Nassau Coliseum, to close out their season series against the Islanders with a 3-2-1 record…. Read More →
Nothing much needed to be said. They’re talking about the “easy” schedule the Rangers have on TV. Well, they lost to Toronto. Tonight it’s the Islanders. It doesn’t get easier than those two teams. The Rangers better get two points tonight. As expected, Gilroy and Lisin are prucha’d, Callahan, Avery… Read More →
The race is still sitting there … thanks to the Bruins loss to Buffalo last night. But the Rangers have to get points to stay in it. Four behind eighth-place Boston, with seven games left. Beware, though. You can’t possibly expect the Islanders to mail it in the way they… Read More →
How could we possibly be having more rain? Good morning, class. And Happy Passover. As you know, the Devils rolled over for the Flyers last night, further lengthening your playoff chances, and forcing me to the realization that the second annual Boneheads “Paul Mara” Playoff Beard contest is probably not… Read More →
Well, I thought the effort was OK last night, but the execution stunk, the D-zone coverage was awful again, the goalie—yeesh. Marian Gaborik was benched, Sean Avery joined Ryan Callahan and Brian Boyle on the lower-body injury list, Wade Redden continued to get a jersey while Matt Gilroy got a… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 27, 2010 – New York Rangers 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 OT (Game #75, Road #36) • The Blueshirts were defeated by the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, in overtime tonight at Air Canada Centre, in an Original Six matchup. • New… Read More →
The Maple Leaves are making their own push, so I expect this game will be entertaining, intense, and probably nasty. Which is probably part of the reason Aaron Voros is being de-prucha’d. I suspect that Jokinen might have been prucha’d if Callahan hadn’t been hurt. Instead it looks as if… Read More →
I used this quote from Tortorella the other night, and in my column: “There’s no sense of feeling the pressure here,” he said. “You lose a couple of games here with so few games left, you’re done. So you just go out and play, and we’ve talked as a group…. Read More →
The Rangers just announced that P.A. Parenteau (Mr. Shootout) and defenseman Anders Eriksson have been recalled from Hartford. Hmmm. I know Callahan’s hurt and Brian Boyle’s dinged up, but I am wondering if Mr. Jokinen and/or Mr. Lisin, and/or one of the defensemen (Redden) might be taking a seat tomorrow… Read More →
I don’t know if you saw this story about Ron Low, who is an absolutely wonderful person, a guy you all would personally love, despite his troubles coaching a dreadful Rangers team once upon a time. Anyway, he was mugged in Calgary and in pretty bad shape. Our best wishes… Read More →
I mean that in the nicest way possible. But I found out tonight what you guys have asked all along, and what I’ve suspected all along. They read the Bonehead blog! OK, John Tortorella launched me a bit tonight. No big deal. No hard feelings. I’m a big boy. I… Read More →
Henrik Lundqvist goes for win No. 30 tonight (or any night hereafter), which would make him the first goalie in NHL history to win 30 in each of his first five seasons. Of course that includes skills competitions. And it doesn’t quite compare to Martin Brodeur’s eight 40-win seasons, and… Read More →
Or step down? It’s always confusing when you play a great game against a bad opponent that plays horribly. It’s is also confusing if you beat a good team, which is what the Rangers need to do tonight … unless they are tanking, which apparently they aren’t doing. Or at… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 24, 2010 – New York Rangers 5, New York Islanders 0 (Game #73, Home #39) · The Rangers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-0, tonight at Madison Square Garden, in the first network hockey telecast ever produced in 3D and the… Read More →
Or “go down” time, like when a fighter takes a dive. Looks like Ryan Callahan’s injury wasn’t too terribly bad. He’s a game-time decision. I noted the extremely low number of manpower games lost in the previous thread and somebody reminded me that trainer Jim Ramsay deserves more than a… Read More →
I don’t think they will tank, but they might not have to. If they’re beaten by the Islanders tonight, then start the six-game trip, they might not be able to avoid a lottery pick. And there’s no reason to think they couldn’t go as low as fourth or third. ————————————-... Read More →
Here’s the info, and since I don’t know anybody who has a 3D television, and before as few days ago I didn’t even know there were 3D televisions, I figure the only way to see it is to buy tickets on the web site for the viewing at the WaMu… Read More →
Heard this last night, checked around a little, didn’t find any evidence that it’s true: Glen Sather will retire after this season. The source claims to have knowledge of this, from a better source. I’m not sure if I believe it, and I’m certainly not sure Sather would be sharing… Read More →
Two days off, a game in which they didn’t expend too much energy, and then two more days off. Not bad work if you can get it. Of course, this R&R (rest and relaxation, not to be confused with Redden and Rozsival) leads into the death march of the season… Read More →
