From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 31, 2011 – New York Rangers 2, New York Islanders 6 (Game No. 78, Away No. 40) * The Rangers were defeated by the New York Islanders, 6-2, tonight at Nassau Coliseum, and are now 41-32-5 overall with a 23-16-1 mark… Read More →
Ryan Callahan: “We need to battle this team and we didn’t do it.” “I thought we had to capitalize on our power play, which we didn’t do. We got out worked. We got out-executed, and it’s just an unacceptable game at this time of year. It’s an unacceptable game at… Read More →
We’ll start with the coach, because as you all know by now, his presser was the shortest. Though it did appear he was angry at the Islanders coaches, probably for the way they deployed their muscle late in the game. You know what? Too bad. John Tortorella: One of those… Read More →
Could be interesting tonight. I forgot that Village People Gillies is back from his perpetual suspension. Maybe he goes back out after his meeting with NHL HQ tomorrow. But Haley, the mini-brawler, is in the lineup, and Avery already had pleasantries with Konopka during warmups. Then there’s Matt Martin, who’s… Read More →
You got the news already, but to repeat: Henrik Lundqvist will play tonight, his 22nd straight start, despite a bruise around his right knee. Goalie Cam Talbot had been recalled from Connecticut as a precautionary measure. Wojtek Wolski will be prucha’d and Mats Zuccarello goes back into the lineup. Everything… Read More →
According to the NHL transaction wire, the Rangers have recalled goalie Cam Talbot from Connecticut. Which probably means that Henrik Lundqvist might not be able to play tonight after, apparently, being hit around the kneecap by a shot last night. Presumably, Talbot would back up Chad Johnson if Lundqvist can’t… Read More →
No other teams in the race playing today. As you know, the Rangers are 4-1 vs. the Isles this season. How they got there is a different story. When the Rangers have matched the Isles’ intensity and played their grinding game, they have handled the Islanders. When they have allowed… Read More →
John Tortorella was not happy after this one, and who could blame him? Because while the effort wasn’t good enough, as he put it, for Game 77, neither was the concentration. I mean, there’s a kid goalie thrown in under emergency circumstances, and yet the Rangers insisted on passing up… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 30, 2011 – New York Rangers 0, Buffalo Sabres 1 (Game No. 77, Away No. 39) * The Rangers were defeated by the Buffalo Sabres, 1-0, tonight at HSBC Arena, and are now 41-31-5 overall with a 23-15-1 mark on the… Read More →
For those just joining the party, Ryan Miller is injured and will not play for the Baby Buffaloes tonight. Jhonas Enroth gets the assignment. Here’s the Rangers’ projected lineup, per Zip: Dubinsky-Anisimov-Callahan Prospal-Stepan-Gaborik Prust-Boyle-Fedotenko Wolski-Christensen-Avery Staal-Girardi McDonagh-Sauer McCabe-Eminger Lundqvist starts his career-high 21st in a row, rested after three non-game… Read More →
Well, two of the three games that affected your boys went the wrong way last night. One of the two most important games worked out great, when the Buffalo Baby Buffaloes lost to the Leaves and snapped their three-game winning streak. Carolina’s win, though, kept the Rangers’ playoff berth in… Read More →
I must admit, I know nothing about this kid. Here’s the announcement from the Rangers: RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FREE AGENT FORWARD TOMMY GRANT New York, March 29, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with… Read More →
1) As much as youse probably, ahem, dislike the filthy cooke-riddled Penguins, you have to be impressed that here they are battling not only for the Patrick Division crown but also for the conference title and home-ice (for what that’s worth, which isn’t much) in the final weeks of the… Read More →
This is really the homestretch, but if your interest is in the Leastern Conference, you have to wait for tomorrow. Tonight there are only two Bestern Conference games—one of them should be pretty good—Chicago-Detroit. Then tomorrow the fun begins. Your boys are off, but a good scoreboard-watching night: Buffalo-Toronto (great… Read More →
What a difference a year makes. A season ago, 87 points meant failure. Today, by contrast, 87 points means the following: One regulation loss in our last 10 games. Tied points-wise with Montreal for sixth. Seven points clear of Carolina. The magic number down to eight. And three days off… Read More →
Courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 26, 2011 – New York Rangers 1, Boston Bruins 0 (Game No. 76, Away No. 38) * The Rangers defeated the Boston Bruins, 1-0, today at TD Garden to improve to 41-30-5 overall, including a 23-14-1 on the road. It… Read More →
I have nothing to add. So I wanted to just make sure you guys got a blank slate for your usual game-day hilarity. If I do get a few moments to check on any new info, I’ll update here. My guess: Sean Avery goes back in. Not sure for whom…. Read More →
Was a rough night off for the Rangers, as both Carolina and Buffalo won, tightening the race once again. The magic number remains 12, and that point the Rangers got in the god-awful skills competition loss to Ottawa looks pretty big right now. So does the point they didn’t get…. Read More →
Awful. Just awful. Maybe you could have seen this coming. Maybe. But, really, the Rangers have given us reason to think they won’t succumb to the set-up, to playing down to the opponent. They did, although I’m giving Ottawa a little bit of credit for lulling them to sleep, and… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES AND QUOTES March 24, 2011 – New York Rangers 1, Ottawa Senators 2 SO (Game No. 75, Home No. 38) •The Rangers were defeated by the Ottawa Senators, 2-1, in a shootout tonight at Madison Square Garden, and are now 40-30-5 overall… Read More →
