No MSG tonight, so no John Tortorella press conference. So you guys missed the first one this season where he was a little testy: Is this one particularly frustrating, when you get three goals from guys you normally don’t expect goals from, and have three one-goal leads? “Yeah. It is…. Read More →
Half an hour late. I see Versus is actually paying a little attention to the Rangers, actually acknowledging that there is another team playing against Ovechkin, er, I mean, Washington tonight. Though it did have to show us Ovechkin getting dressed. I trust Eddie O to not make this the… Read More →
First the minor news, quotes to follow: Rangers are down to 12 forwards with Boogaard playing sick, so everybody’s in up front, and Gilroy is prucha’d on defense. Gaborik continues to make progress. He thinks he may play by Sunday. Some speculation about Thursday. Tortorella said he’s not sure about… Read More →
And, joy oh joy, it’s a Versus game … so not only do we get the Cliche Machine and the bad broadcast, but we also get a 7:30 p.m. start. I’m planning on being there for your blogging pleasure. Here are tonight’s pre-game notes from the Rangers. To read more,... Read More →
Because, I guess, he was taking up too much ice time from the productive Erik Christensen and Todd White. Seriously, it’s probably best that he goes down and plays a lot of pro minutes instead of rotting on a vine with Boogaard. Here’s the announcement: NEW YORK RANGERS TRANSACTION UPDATE… Read More →
Thoughts on a game that really could have used a little more action: 1) My head nearly exploded over the huge deal that was made of the disallowed goal. The most critical point was not made (on TV) until Dave Maloney left the radio booth and got onto the post-game… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES AND QUOTES November 7, 2010 – New York Rangers 0, St. Louis Blues 2 (Game No. 14, Home No. 7) The Rangers were defeated by the St. Louis Blues, 2-0, tonight at Madison Square Garden, and are now 7-6-1 overall, including a… Read More →
My fingers are so frozen I can barely type this. Martin Biron starts in goal against the Blues tonight, his first since that subpar outing against Atlanta. Ryan Callahan returns after sitting out the game against the Devils with a sore neck. Derek Boogaard and Evgeny Grachev remain in the… Read More →
Did youse gain an hour of sleep? I did, and I needed a few more. Froze my Zuccarello-Aasen off at a football triple-header last night. Going back for two more today, with Josh, 26. —————————————- Here are tonight’s game notes, from the Rangers. Click “more” to read more. NEW YORK ... Read More →
I don’t have a lot to say, or much time to say it. Because, simply, I didn’t see the game last night, and because I couldn’t find a Rangers in 60 (only a Boomer and Carton in 60). 1) If you’re ever in that situation and can’t find a replay… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES November 5, 2010 – New York Rangers 3, New Jersey Devils 0 (Game No. 13, Away No. 7) * The Rangers shutout the New Jersey Devils, 3-0, tonight at the Prudential Center to improve to 7-5-1 overall, including a 5-2-0 mark on… Read More →
Coming off that loss at Philly, the Rangers go right back into the archrival fire at the Rock. As you know by now, Ryan Callahan—the de facto acting captain—will not play after that hit by Timmonen last night. It appeared he hurt his neck or shoulder. Also, Martin Brodeur is… Read More →
1) Bottom line: The Rangers didn’t accomplish anything with their forecheck. Nothing at all. And the Flyers gave them nothing at all. The Rangers had 21 shots, and the post by Brandon Prust. It seemed like they had three until late in the third. 2) Jody Shelley is sure game,... Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES November 4, 2010 – New York Rangers 1, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (Game No. 12, Away No. 6) * The Rangers were defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-1, tonight at Wells Fargo Center, and are now 6-5-1 overall, including a 4-2-0 mark on… Read More →
Rangers-Flys for the first time this season, at the Arena That Changes Names Every Five Minutes (why can’t debris fall on their heads?). Not much more needs to be said. Henrik Lundqvist starts in goal (against Sergei Bobrovsky, 6-2-0, 2.39). Derek Boogaard back in (duh). Todd White and Matt Gilroy… Read More →
So, I’m sure you all saw Martin Brodeur leave the game last night in Chicago with an elbow injury … not sure if it’s serious or if he’ll be back by tomorrow. Tomorrow it’s worth watching if the second of back-to-backs on the road trumps the first-game-back-after-a-road trip. Because the… Read More →
I’m surprised there wasn’t more discussion about this yesterday. The World’s Oldest NHL Arena had to postpone an NBA game because of falling debris and an asbestos scare … and now we’re seeing reports that the Garden has contacted other arenas—Nassau, Prudential—about availability the rest of this week. Yikes! —————————... Read More →
Wow, that was a nice win over the champs. And at this point, any home win is pretty important. Thoughts: 1) I’m sure this has crossed your minds, too. It’s all great and good that the Rangers have become this shot-blocking team. It does, indeed, show a courage, and a… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES AND QUOTES November 1, 2010 – New York Rangers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (Game No. 11, Home No. 6) The Rangers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2, tonight at Madison Square Garden, to improve to 6-4-1 overall, including a 2-3-1 mark at home…. Read More →
To repeat today’s reports from other sites: Mike Sauer goes back into the lineup tonight, as does Todd White. Evgeny Grachev gets another look, too. That means Derek Boogaard and Matt Gilroy are prucha’d. Coach John Tortorella told reporters that the prucha-ing of Gilroy has nothing to do with Gilroy’s… Read More →
