Or not? The Monday trade deadline is coming fast, and a lot of teams have jumped out ahead of the parade and made big deals. I still suspect there will be a massive number of trades Monday. And we will be here, at Blog HQ with youse, from breakfast, through… Read More →
Was at a hoops game (really, really good game) so I heard the first two periods on radio, came home, watched the third period, then watched the first two periods. Odd way to watch a game. That said, Rangers-Canes was a pretty entertaining one, wasn’t it? Pretty big win for… Read More →
Courtesy of the New York Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES February 22, 2011 – New York Rangers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 SO (Game No. 62, Away No. 32) * The Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-3, in the shootout tonight at RBC Center to improve to 32-26-4 overall, including… Read More →
This isn’t a must-game yet, but it’s close. As I said yesterday, stay ahead of Carolina and you make the playoffs, in my humble opinion. Probable lines: Prospal-Boyle-Christensen Avery-Newbury-Prust Wolski-Stepan-Zuccarello Dubinsky-Anisimov-Callahan Eminger is expected to be prucha’d.
First the news, and it’s not much. Marian Gaborik is going to see a neurologist today. ANOTHER GABORIK UPDATE: According to Larry Brooks on twitter, Gaborik believes concussion came from Brooks Orpik hit (Feb. 13 game). GABORIK UPDATE: This from Andrew Gross’ Ranger Rants blog: “The timeline, per coach John… Read More →
Expecting some of the beat guys to have some info on Marian Gaborik’s concussion following the morning skate in Raleigh today. If you guys find it before I do, please share. Here are the pre-game notes, courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. CAROLINA HURRICANES Tuesday, Feb. 22, 7:00… Read More →
So two buddies are on a fishing trip, when they come across a grizzly bear. One of them says, “Run!” The other says, “You can’t outrun a grizzly bear.” And the first guy says, “I don’t have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you.” That’s the way… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES AND QUOTES February 20, 2011 – New York Rangers 2, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (Game No. 61, Home No. 30) * The Rangers were defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2, today at Madison Square Garden, and are now 31-26-4 overall with a 14-13-3… Read More →
Brandon Dubinsky: “We kept pressing. I thought, even though we were down two going into the third period we kept trying to play our game—strong D and try to be oportunistic, try to make some plays. We had some chances. The puck goes through the back door there, a couple… Read More →
Will update here shortly, and have more later. But first is the news that Marian Gaborik has a concussion, and that it did not happen today. And for that the player has to take resposibility. “He’s concussed,” John Tortorella said. “It didn’t happen in this game. I don’t know when… Read More →
Don’t have any lineup news now. But, really, not expecting any changes … unless John Tortorella has decided to go with Martin Biron today. Will update if any news before the game. For those who are outside the metropolitan area and are getting one of NBC’s regional games, you might… Read More →
Because of the early start, and because there couldn’t possibly be anything John Tortorella could say at this hour that will still be relevant after the game, or question that couldn’t be asked after the game, there won’t be a pre-game press conference today. Fine by me. More time for… Read More →
I’m headed down to MSG at the crack of dawn, almost, for a 12:30 game. It’s an NBC game, too. Here are today’s pre-game notes, courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Sunday, Feb. 20, 12:30 p.m. Madison Square Garden • New York, NY Rangers: 31-25-4 (66… Read More →
I’m not going to fake it, as if I saw the whole game. Because I didn’t. I could have watched the whole replay, but, geez, the Devils sure make it difficult to do that. But they sure are effective playing that way. So I caught the first period of the… Read More →
Courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES February 18, 2011 – New York Rangers 0, New Jersey Devils 1 (Game No. 60, Away No. 31) * The Rangers were defeated by the New Jersey Devils, 1-0, tonight at Prudential Center, and are now 31-25-4 overall with a 17-13-1… Read More →
Lundqvist back in goal, looking to pass John Vanbiesbrouck on the Rangers’ wins list. Kris Newbury was returned to Connecticut this morning, meaning the Rangers have one extra player around. So Steve Eminger is expected to be prucha’d as the Rangers go with the same lineup tonight. You all know… Read More →
Here are the pre-game notes, courtesy of the New York Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS at NEW JERSEY DEVILS Friday, Feb. 18, 7:00 p.m. Prudential Center • Newark, NJ Rangers: 31-24-4 (66 pts) Devils: 23-30-4 (50 pts) All information through NHL games on Feb. 17 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off… Read More →
Just when I start to think the East is closing the gap on the West, another Western team on the bubble comes along and pops my eyes wide open. L.A. is a pretty solid team, big and fast and talented, and was only ninth in the West coming into the… Read More →
John Tortorella: “We make it exciting, don’t we?” “I just think we’ve got some balls. We’ve been like that all year long. I like that about our club. Are we playing our best hockey now? No. Did we make some mistakes? Yes. But we do. We’ve got some balls. I… Read More →
Henrik Lundqvist: “They needed some luck to get back in the game there. It felt like we were really on them, especially in the third. But they kept working hard and got the bounces. So there’s not much to say. We responded in a good way, though. “You score that… Read More →
