Rangers Report Blog

I’m kind of suprised about Semenov. I didn’t think he played badly.

Me too, I’m not sure what Eminger has done (aside from having a veteran contract) that warrants him sticking around. I am surprised they’re giving Sauer that much of a look. I like Valentenko’s game, but he needs minutes and not to be a 6th/7th D for the Rangers.

Not surprised on the Hobbit.

Very surprised about Semenov and thought that Zuccarello would eventually go to Hartford but survive today.

Sauer seemed to have a tough game last night. I thought he would have been Hartford bound too.

forwards at this point….dubi, cally, prospal, drury, boogie, prust, gabby, fro, feds, AA, kennedy…........?

oops, avery, not kennedy!

I think Boyle makes the team again. You can’t help but notice the jump in his first step. Its a fight with EC vs Stepan for the last spot IMO.

Thought Sauer booked his ticket to Hartford last night. MZA’s ability to create scoring opportunities by himself with no help from his linemates got management so excited they sent him down to Hartford. I hate our front office.

i was surprised mza was sent down already. i think eminger is the 7th dman cause no one else in that group should be. i would love it if they can move rosie the riveter somehow. have a dmen corps of staal mdz giradri gilroy mcdonugh and tank. everyone would be under 27 i think. i couldnt tell u the last time our d was that young, id be thrilled if that would be the case.

Fedotenko will be signed

AA is not going anywhere. Fedotenko will be signed. I think Stepan is sent down and also Boyle stays.

I don’t think White has been awful, but I like what I have seen from Boyle much more than what I have seen from White. Boyle looks like he spent this summer getting better at things that he knew he needed to get better at.

TR, that is what I think too. Those three will be a dominant line in Hartford. I am sure all three will be called up at different points in the season.

Ohhhhh noooo!!

MZA went to Hartford, as I predicted months ago! I knew I should have made some fuggin bets on that!

Glad to see Exelbaby cut, and Semenmov I can care less aboot. He should play for the Crapitals. They could use more semen :P

This should be good. That 6th spot on defense is up for grabs for three rookies. Eminger obviously will be the 7th.

Grabby, I would add you to Facebox, but I don’t use it anymore. Lol, Haven’t used it in so long that I forgot my password, and deleted my email, so I can’t get the password from that.

i know all you guys were crazy on the MZA bandwagon but after the couple games i saw him play hes not ready for the nhl yet he still needs time to adjust to the rink size and nhl style of play. Grachev didnt show me much to make the team either honestly though i wanted them both to show something.

I like that MZA shows no fear going into the corners for the puck. Grunt work is just as important as goal scoring.

Good afternoon, heads! I’m back. crazy at work. I like what I’ve seen so far.

MZA is a legit NHLer, he needs a little time to adjust, I’m sure he will come up soon.
AA and Boyle have both improved, they are staying. EC might’ve killed Stepan’s chances to stay with the big club with his goal last night. I’m not convinced that Hartford would do any good for Stepan at the moment. They can still use EC as a 3rd line center and slide Prospal on the R wing. Fedotenko did make a good case for himself, and Torts does like him, but he will take someone’s place. And on Dubinsky- he actually looked very strong on the puck, was skating very well during the first game, but totally disappeared last night. I think he will be fine. White should take his $2.5M to Hartford.

Semenov looked better last year. I thought he was slow and out of position often this year. Still thought he would be our 7th. Valentenko and McDonagh are very good ( how does that Gomez deal look now? Aren’t they both from the same trade?). But neither of them should be playing 7th. Tough choices on D position- good thing to have.

I think MZA needs a year in Hartford. Send Stepan down, keep Christensen. Then, when the inevetable injury to a Center somewhere in the NHL occurs, trade him and call Stepan up. A few weeks in Hartford will not hurt Stepan. I have bashed Dubinsky in the past, but I think he will be fine. He must have bombed the last two games, because he looked fine in the first game.

I have said before that the NYR should be thinking 2 years down the road. Drury and Rozi will be gone, and that will be just enough time to watch some serious young talent develop.

I never understood why so many fans were so quick to pencil MZA in just because he played good in a defensive league. He has talent, but he needs time, clearly. He also needs help with interviews, because like I said last night, he had a Norwegian Dreary thing going on. Papa Zucharrello-Assen!

if christen stays and stepan gets sent down….we riot!

Deja, you’re back! How are you?

McDonagh will be on the big club as evidenced by his over 24 minutes of ice time vs Red Wings on Sunday. Put it in the book.

If Stepan gets sent down it is because he does not have to pass through waivers to get sent down/up and he’ll get called up later.

I want McDonagh and Valentenko to make the team as well as Stepan.

Wow maybe Semenov is being punished for last year!!

Semenov doesn’t make the same sense as he would have last year. And this further tells me that MacD is ready to be this years version of DelZotto.

McDonagh AND Stepan are this year’s Del Zottos.

Waive Exelby and White.

There’s lots of Rangers on Waivers today…plus a few ex-Rangers, Montoya, Jessimen, Hollweg.

My biggest concern is what Torts is doing to Dubi. Dubinsky is not a wing and the only position he could be effectively used is center. Moreover, if you look objectively at the current selection of the centers the Rangers have, he is the only one who (remotely but still) has a potential for a first line center. Besides, he’s got grit, passion and a will to stand up for teammates. Hope, these ridiculous experiments with playing him a wing won’t cost us a good player.

Jessiman was put on waivers? Olga will be heartbroken!

What are we going to get for Dubinsky?

Draft picks?

We’re not going to get anything of value. It’s best to trade someone at peak value, not vice versa. And we need Dubinsky for Sally!

staal
no offence my friend, but if semenov reminded you of malik, then you need to sober up because you are in bad shape!

Dublowsky wont get us what we could have gotten two years ago if Slats wasn’t a moron and held on to him.

And if Dublowsky was such a damn good player as every Ranger fan thinks he is, then he wont have any trouble playing the wing. Just excuses! Blame Torts, blah, blah!

It’s only pre-season, so maybe he’s half assing it. He better be, cause he looked lifeless out there. He needs to step it up, cause we need that fuggin secondary scoring, and he needs to be the guy that provides it.

torts is an idiot!! the end!!!

A friendly reminder for those “fans” with short memory:

NY Rangers are a team that was completely destroyed and depleted by MANY years of degenerated management. One of the results is the fact that today we have a bunch of third and forth line centers (EC, Drury, Boyle) + promising rookie with potential to be a first or second line center two-three years from now (best case scenario).
This is a sad reality and we have to deal with it. Dubi is no superstar, Rangers could NOT have a superstar for the reasons stated above, he is just the best choice NOW.

CR9 – 23 spots on the roster, 20 players active every game, so there is the potential for three scratches, not including IR of course, which will have Drury.

opie,

Drury has a full no movement clause. They can’t even waive him to Hartford like Redden. Best case scenario is that he gets moved at the trade deadline next year for a team looking to add a veteran for a playoff run and put Drury in the role he is best suited to fit, PK-specialist/face-off taker/garbage goal scorer on a good PP.

Richards has value if he’s having a good year, which is not completely a given, but the guys you’re proposing sending the other way all have expiring contracts and I’m sure Dallas would at least want someone that can stick around.

opie

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Spiderpig is correct about the 23 players, but I doubt the Rangers will carry that many. Torts does not like to have extra players sitting around – as seen by the fact they carried 21 for the majority of the time last year.

Remember that those extra players count against the salary cap which is why the Rangers spare player(s) won’t big ticket items. That is why Sauer could stick in NY over Eminger (because he makes about half the salary) and why White has to be in the lineup, dealt or sent to Hartford – they can’t afford a player with a $2.4 million hit on the bench.

staal
neither is anything like malik….I mean i guess if you are saying vets not kids well ok they are similar by being vets. That is where the similarity stops. Did you watch the preseason? semenov and valentenko hit everything and played with an edge in front of the net. They both played more physical than mcdonut. I am not anti mcdonut, just saying to this point they both played more physical.

I do not care about anything at this point other than adding physical d men to the blueline. we have more than enough positionally sound puck movers already, so I am only looking for the physical stuff which is what we need. Mcdonut is more physical than what we have to this point (not saying much), but the whole torts line is BS about earning a spot if they think mcdonut has earned one over semenov or valentenko to this point IMHO.

>>Redden assigned to Hartford

Good reddence!
[What?]

There’s a limit (6) to how many experienced players you can have on the AHL roster. Or at least how many can dress for a game. It’s based on a sum of either NHL games played or an aggregate of time in other professional leagues. I don’t know how the roster moves of today affect that number in Hartford, but they can’t keep sending down veteran players unless they’re going to get scratched down there too.

Based on play alone, Semenov should have been given the inside track between him and Eminger/Exelby. From most reports I’ve read, Exelby was a long shot to make it anyway so it’s not a surprise he gets released. Semenov was probably a numbers game since he’s not under contract and the Rangers could ill-afford to have excessive veteran contracts that would either be carried at the NHL level or work against their limit in the AHL.

As for McD, he seems to the player this year that the organization is pushing to play at the NHL level and he’ll be cut a generous amount of slack when he makes mistakes. He’s probably like the Del Zotto of last year and Staal in his rookie year in that respect.

All our favorites are on wavers: Ryan Hollweg (PHX), Hugh Jessiman (CHI), Hugh Jessiman (CHI). Can create a great team out of them! ))))

Ike – You mean there aren’t two Hugh Jessimans on Chicago?? ;)

CR9
Yeah,two of them, and both are great!;)

wicky,
I’ll agree to disagree. Semenov was nothing special in my eyes. Just cause your physical, doesn’t mean you are good or worth keeping

I think McD should get the MDZ treatment this year. I agree with the sentiment that I would love to see both McD and the Tank make the top six with Eminger staying with the big club as a 7th. That would mean at least four of the 7 D have significant NHL experience and that McD and Tank could be given the slack to learn and make mistakes.

is Rozsival next?

I have nothing against McD making the club. He’s definitely not overwhelmed with the game so far. At the same time I think they need a 7th D vet like they did with Eriksson. Someone that jump in a game or two here and there to give the youngsters a breather if they’re getting a little overmatched for a few games. Importantly though, make sure that vet understands that he’s going to be a spot starter and that the commitment to the youth is firmly in place.

McD, Tank and Eminger all can’t make the club unless Gilroy gets demoted or traded.

Semenov was never making the top 6. It was always McDonut, Valentenko, Sauer replacing Dredden. It was Eminger, Semenov, and Exelby for the 7th spot.

Unless we have another Gilroy this year, which I hope is not the case.

“I still believe that the man is under rated, largely because he is not flashy. But he is competent.”

“do not let yourselves become beguiled into thinking that these games were the foreshadowers of what will transpire when the teams really start with everything on the line.”

Agreed fran.

LMAO at sending AA to AHL.

Semenov was physical enough but he looked better last season, he was too slow this year, was caught out of position too often. My only issue that instead of him playing 7th Dman they will give it to a young guy. McD may not be as physical as Valentenko (who actually should make the team way before Eminger and Roszival), but he has much better game awareness and offensive abilities.

one thing to keep in mind about Sauer. he would have to clear waivers to be sent down, I doubt he would clear. so for that reason he probably has an edge on Valentenko.

Florida got something for Nathan Horton and his contract, we can get someone decent (a defenseman?) for Dubinsky.

Bull Dog
Yes ..the very same. And he was mishandled by several of the teams that he was on, due to flashier and their more productive players ( which the Rangers til now have not had ( and may still not). That very one. I,m not saying that he’s the next coming of Stevie wonder, I,m merely pointing out that he has some very good points in his favor, and the Rangers have put up with worse…a LOT worse. He has an opportunity over the first dozen or so games ( if they retain him) to show what he is made of especially when playing on a team that has a reasonable expectation of NHL caliber pay. ( As opposed to the chaotic and mildly manic
depressive style of last year’s contributors.

I think Dubi will have a very good year. 25+ goals at the least. And our upside is never set in stone – i.e the first round – because we have the X factor Henrik.

If we even improve our scoring and our defense by just a little from last year…....

Henrik isn’t an X-factor. You pretty much know what you’re going to get at this point. High 2.20’s-low 2.30’s GAA, a little under a .920% save percentage. Stretches of brilliance, some stretches where he can’t handle bad angle shots, amazing reflexes and lateral movement, vulnerable to high shots through screens and of course the less than stellar glovehand.

Scoring will still be an issue and there will be some expected bumps in the road because of the rawness of the D. Most likely if the Rangers qualify it will be in the 6-8 slots which means you’ll have to face a division winner (presumably a deeper and better team).

not surprised by any of the cuts. they were the right ones. Sauer will not make it either. he looked poor with the puck vs the wings.

would love to see Todd White dumped, he sucks, but I doubt they will have the nerve to do it.

Guess the money wins!

NHL Hockey and Money went head to head.
Redden is taking the money and running(skating) all the way to CT with it!

with redden gone who’s the next doormat ?

with redden gone who’s the next doormat?
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the one that was underneath this one…Rozi lol

Zucarello and Grachev to Hartford ..ugh!!!

With Redden now off to Hartford, I think the most realistic way that Redden ends up back in the NHL is what Eliotte Friedman wrote in his CBC.ca 30 Thoughts column today in which he posits that Redden’s best bet is to get traded to a small-market, low-payroll team that is below the salary cap floor in a trade in which the Rangers agree to pay some of the salary but do not assume any of Redden’s cap space thus allowing the acquiring team to be over the cap floor but save in real dollars. Apparently this is legal (until Bettman says it isn’t)

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/elliottefriedman/2010/09/reddens-exile-unfair-plus-30-thoughts.html

Good article by Lyle Richardson outlining the Redden buyout possibilities after this season: http://bit.ly/aITe1n

Evan – I was under the impression that a Jagr-type deal of that nature is illegal under this CBA.

Spiderpig – In the Jagr deal, the Caps and Rangers split salary AND cap space. I believe the sharing of cap space is illegal, but whose pockets the actual dollars come from to pay a player’s salary is a bit grayer.

bull dog

Clever misdirection of what I said..(mediocre is your word..not mine.) I said that he has been oft underrated, and that he is a better performer than he’s been given credit for. I further intimated that it is difficult to measure just how off beat he was last season, given the overall amateurish play by most of the rest of the team. And I mean some of the so called stars. NOw when I said that he was not Yzerman caliber of play, that doesn’t translate into mediocrity. There are several levels of performance between the two. Do you find Dubinski to be a better centerman for first line wings that he may play with this season,than Ericksen? Perhaps he will so develop..right now he hasn’t proven anything.

If he does become that 1st line center that all have craved since the end of last season, I will be among the first to laud him for it. But to believe that Ericksen need be discarded because he is not, does not mean he cannot be a source of talent to this club that it may not have at the moment. That’s all.

tommy boy…bro move on, its 2010!

ilb – I’m no expert…just after reading Friedman’s column (linked above) he made it appear as it it were a legitimate possibility.

If it is illegal, I agree, I don’t see any other circumstances other than a non-recourse (to the cap) buyout period after the next CBA signing where Redden is bought out or traded.

fran,
Christensen’s career high’s are 18 goals, and 38 pts. Dubi has already surpassed those numbers in his 3 seasons(not by much). so if you are asking me if I think dubi is a better option as the top center, I would have to say yes. he has a much higher ceiling that Christensen, and I think a much tougher player.

We need big guys with big sweaty forearms. Then Joe M would probably talk a lot less.

He’d probably be doing something else. I just hope Sam’s eyes are locked on the ice and not elsewhere.

LOL @ Gilmour. Who’s that guy??

The x Factor is Gaborik .

If Gaborik even comes close to what he did last year …we are in bizness!!!

Other Notables :

Delzotto

Hank

Boogaard

is it the Happy Gilmore?

ilb

welcome back!

Yo CCCP , I did my list a few days before so I have the players I wanted. I know you’ll probally beat me cuz what ever I touch turns to Carp.

Tommorows my birthday Booooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! Sucks , this age thingy!!! Rangers on tv Wednesday!!!!!! Best news Ive heard all day besides REDDEN gone!!! Ive been holding back my excitement but I will not be able to for much longer!!
If everythning goes to plan… we will make the playoffs.

ORR , yeah I maybe-probally-might have made that bet. Zuccarello will be back man , Mouth said so . So eat that!!!

Hugh Jessiman – yes, he is that bad!

Watching Buffalo and Leafs…pretty good game. Buffalo has finally gotten decent looking uniforms…hope they stick with it. ( I was not aware that Armstrong had gone to the Buffs.)

I knew Jessiman was a bust when I heard Sather say “And for our 2003 first round selection, The New York Rangers pick…”

bull dog
I don’t think I overrated semenov at all. I never said he should be our #1 or #4 d man. He would have been a good 6/7 guy. would I take him over staal, no…..mdz, no. rozy, yes. He played a physical game which we are very lacking on the blueline.

#12 The number I wore in little league.

did you guys see kennedy try to jump into the avery clarkson scrum and fall down and take out two devils in the process…awesome!

That’s only one gross. Like you Al….

cccp
whew….thought I had taken lunch too late and was crashing the folkyerself clan party!

It took Chicago 10 days to figure out Jessiman wasn’t any good. It took Sather over 5 years…

Need I say it?

FIRE SATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miked, this is Slats we’re talkin’ ‘boot. He tries to think with his brain, but nothing good comes from it.

#12 if i remember correctly John Stearns wore that number for the Mets

sorry for being late to the festivities

Any chance they can NOT practice their PP this year? ‘Cause it’s been working well so far?

Thanks, Lindzo! Nice to be home.

Sauer and McDonagh will be sent down, not because of playing ability, but because they can without clearing waivers. He wants to keep his scratch and dent pickups up in NY as long as possible.

Sather official comment will be “It was a tough decision, but yadda yadda, more seasoning, more playing time, more experience”

It’s the Sather Way….

Olga – Someone said that Sauer must clear waivers to be sent down. If that is the case….

Is Chicago planning to repeat with Marty Turco in the net this year? Good luck!

Fire Stan Bowman, Olga?

Midas- only during the earthquakes

Linda – Yes. I did for good luck for the Yankees game Sunday night. :)

ZzZz,
Happy tomorrow Birthday! Don’t worry about your age, out of everyone – you’re the most joyful, boyish, ageless optimistic fan character and please, stay this way to our enjoyment and never lower your expectations toward beloved team. Hurray!

I love going on Cap Geek and seeing …

1. Redden off of the Books

2. The Rangers have 3.3 million in Space WITH White on the books (whose 2.375 mill should be gone soon)

At this Rate, maybe we get B.Richards at the Deadline for a Reunion Cup Run??

201

the Hawks have 2 great 19 y.o. kids who are nhl ready and look real good in the preseason. winger Jeremy Morin and dman Nick Leddy. they may not keep them because of experience and cap issues, but they will be regulars for them sometime this year or next for sure.

“I am not anti mcdonut”- quote of the millenium by our resident hugo stiglitz!!!

“Again I ask,

Rawr??

Nothing gets me ready to sleep like a late night viewing of “The Godfather”.

Never heard of Castle before. I was aboot to hit the sack, but I think I’m gonna watch Chuck right now, or Gossip Girl. I can’t decide. I might think aboot it with a late night shower. My insomnia is strong on rainy nights!

Orr – Castle is comedy police show with Nathan Fillion – who is hilarious. The entire cast is excellent, and if you’re a fan of Firefly, you’ll love Fillion in this.

Ive actually met Fillion – he’s an arrogant sob, thinks he’s better than everyone, but i still like him anyways! I guess he has a right to be arrogant!

Blake Lively is in “The Town”. I’ll definitely be seeing that at some point.

Looks like a cool movie. “Inception” was the best movie of the year, in my opinion.

I think Dubinsky has to get some credit, he knows he’s making the team so he’s just got to get through pre-season uninjured (he sensibly turned down a fight against a Debbies minor leaguer at the weekend) and make sure he is fit and ready to go for game 1. I think he’ll fit well at LW this year and can just use his size along the boards, make some hits ont he forecheck and drive to the net. I think Stepan, AA and EC are more creative at C and i think Dubi will reach 25 goals if he can hold a spot on the top 2 lines at LW and on one of the PP units.

I think its Fedotenko or Kennedy for the final spot at LW and given the cuts, someone is moving over to RW, possibly Prospal. I dont think there is a spot for White either if Stepan stays, or maybe he will stick around till Drury is back?

Happy Birthday Greg – tell Chuck I say hi! Enjoy your year and the season LGR!

For Mama

http://www.msg.com/blogs/stan-fischler/the-knack-the-knock-avery-and-the-devils-1.50335

This is going to get Carped for sure, but it’s just too funny:

http://intenttoblow.com/?p=1092

Some morning levity here – I was reading the local paper for the Devils this morning and there’s an article on Brodeur being named by SI as the greatest NHL player in history to wear #30. The picture with the article shows Brodeur watching the Rangers celebrating a goal.

Want more laughs? Aaron Asham is listed by SI as the greatest #45 in NHL history, too. SI writing about hockey is like listening to Mike Francesa talk about hockey.

#11 – Vic Hadfield

#11 – Gilbert Perreault

11 – The Captain

Doodie

that article is pure gold! I’m still laughing!

‘The New York Rangers were placed on waivers by their frustrated fanbase this morning, the culmination of several years of disappointing regular seasons, brief playoff appearances and poor managerial decisions.

“It’s difficult any time you have to make a decision like this, but we just had to do it,” said Frank Peterson, a lifelong blueshirts fan. “At the end of the day it’s not a business though, it’s a game of passion, skill and beauty. And well, they suck at it. Hard.”

sad but rue

LOL 3CP! Then I wont be seeing The Town

Hi BlueBlood!