Brandon Dubinsky: I asked him if he’s getting closer, for openers: “Honestly, I can’t answer that truthfully right now because I don’t really know. I felt pretty good out there today, I’ll tell you that. I’ll come here in the morning and see how it feels and try and create… Read More →
Brandon Dubinsky said he felt good after his first skate, and it was a hard skate, and said he’s not ruling out anything as far as when he might come back. John Tortorella said he’s been cleared to play, and they just have to see how he feels tomorrow, and… Read More →
More from practice in a while. But the big news is that Brandon Dubinsky, along with Vinny Prospal and Erik Christensen, are all out there practicing in orange no-contact jerseys, and Dubinsky doesn’t look hampered at all. Maybe his return will be sooner than expected. Also, Dan Girardi is practicing,... Read More →
I started thinking about this a little while back. I don’t remember seeing many Rangers teams like the current one, a team that has earned the hearts of its fans by the way it carries itself on the ice. Oh, there have been good teams, probably better teams than this…. Read More →
No real surprises there. Still awaiting the official announcement from the Rangers. But they will need bodies from among the five they sent to Connecticut before the break, so it’s not shocking that it’s these three. Don’t know yet if Del Zotto is in the lineup Tuesday if Dan Girardi… Read More →
The game’s at 4 on Versus, which means it will probably start closer to 4:30. (I apologize for assuming earlier that the game is on NBC. It’s not). I don’t know. I seem to have lost interest. I mean, I have no idea who is on what team now. I… Read More →
NHL Network will cover the red-carpet arrivals at 4 p.m. The SuperSkills starts at 7 p.m. on Versus … here are some details. NHL.com has some video of Kevin Weekes and Jeremy Roenick discussing and attempting some of the skills competitions, with a cameo from Henrik Lundqvist. ————————— EVENING UPDATE:... Read More →
“How do I approach a long layoff? That’s just a dumb question.” I approach it by getting some odds and ends out of the way. Later on we’ll have a new “Go Time” post for the skills competition, and by skills competition I mean the skills competition, not a shootout…. Read More →
Here’s your blank canvas for discussing the all-star fantasy draft tonight (8 p.m. on Versus). The NHL Network will do a pre-draft show starting right now (6 p.m.). The NHL announced this afternoon that the coaches have been designated teams. Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks and his assistant, Mike… Read More →
So what happens when the injured heal? One hundred and ninety three man-games lost to injury this year. By the end of the year, that number will likely climb high enough that it will be more than the past three seasons combined. My wife (whose fandom is more than casual but… Read More →
Here’s my column from The Journal News and LoHud.com today: NEW YORK — It is the quote of the season for the Rangers, because it is everything they are about. Brandon Prust, the tough-as-shoe-leather winger, had been playing with at least two bad injuries — a bum shoulder and a… Read More →
Here’s the announcement from the Rangers: START TIME CHANGED FOR FEBRUARY 20 GAME VS. PHILADELPHIA Contest Set for 12:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden New York, January 26, 2011 – The New York Rangers announced today that the start time for their game on Sunday, February 20 vs. Philadelphia has… Read More →
Ah, what a nice way to start the all-star break. A fluky loss by your boys, and then another snow storm. I remember being on a road trip in Houston with the Mets in 1986, and they were on a roll when the all-star break hit, and they didn’t want… Read More →
John Tortorella: “We did a lot of good things. Fluky goals and we weren’t able to overcome it. I thought we were, even when we were down 4-3. I still thought we were going to come back, but we weren’t able to get it done tonight. As I said, I… Read More →
Courtesy of the New York Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES AND QUOTES January 25, 2011 – New York Rangers 3, Florida Panthers 4 (Game No. 52, Home No. 25) •The Rangers were defeated by the Florida Panthers, 4-3, tonight at Madison Square Garden, and are now 29-20-3 overall with… Read More →
First the news: Del Zotto, Grachev, Newbury, Dupont and Kolarik are all going to Connecticut to play two AHL games this weekend. Most of them will be back for the first game after the break, as only Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi are expected to return from injuries. Back with… Read More →
Last game for a week, so enjoy it. We’ll have to fill the six off days with some jibberish and stuff here. Same lineup, with Lundqvist in goal. And yours truly (which means me) will be on the radio (1050-AM and newyorkrangers.com) with Kenny Albert during the first intermission. Could… Read More →
First the news. Girardi still out. Same lineup as last night, only with Lundqvist in goal. Just saw one of the good guys in the game, Radek Dvorak. Back with Tortorella quotes soon. ———————— John Tortorella: On Girardi (who showed no improvement and is out tonight). “He’ll be ready to… Read More →
I’m out plowing the five inches of snow that was supposed to be less than one inch. Then I’m headed to MSG. Review of Rangers-Caps is in the post below. For those who missed them, here are two sick shootout goals, by Wojtek Wolski and Mats Zuccarello. Here are tonight’s… Read More →
Six days ago, we were sitting in the press conference room and John Tortorella was talking about losing Brandon Dubinsky, on top of losing all these other players including Ryan Callahan, and during the game that night the Rangers would also lose Ruslan Fedotenko. And that was the first game… Read More →
