There are going to be days like this. Momma said, momma said. I got nothin’. Except this. Somebody suggested the other night that we do some guest reviews of playoff games. I’m up for that, I guess. I can’t do reviews every night, but might be able to do a… Read More →
The Block Ness Monster, Girardi, said on break-up day that he would not need any surgery. Ooops. From the Rangers: DAN GIRARDI AND BRANDON PRUST INJURY UPDATE New York, April 29, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that Dan Girardi underwent successful surgery… Read More →
Some first-round highlights, from the NHL: WILD COMEBACKS, OVERTIMES, GAME 7 DRAMA HIGHLIGHT EXCITING AND UNPREDICTABLE OPENING ROUND NEW YORK (April 28, 2011)— Fifteen days, 14 overtimes and several dramatic comebacks and nail-biting finishes later, the 16 teams that began the post-season quest for the Stanley Cup have been narrowed… Read More →
OK, kids, I just finished tabulating the results of our first-round predictions contest. I will wait to make it official in case anybody thinks I made an error in my calculations. If so, please let me know by midnight tonight. I will double-check if you think I made a mistake…. Read More →
For those who still haven’t shaved, or want to give the stubble another go … from the players’ union: NHLPA BEARD-A-THON RAISES OVER $50,000 IN FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS To start up second round, NHLPA will be matching fan pledges …Proceeds go towards Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada purchasing… Read More →
First, the finalists for the Hart Trophy: Corey Perry, Daniel Sedin, Martin St. Louis. ————————— Got this from the NHL this morning: NEW YORK RANGERS TO PLAY EXHIBITION GAME IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, SEPT. 29 AS PART OF 2011 COMPUWARE NHL PREMIERE CHALLENGE New York/Toronto (April 28, 2011)—The New York… Read More →
Just felt like doing this. I was going to weigh in on the pros and cons of Brad Richards, but we have two months and a week to do that ad infinitum. So on this night of Game 7s—neither of which was as sick as the Chicago-Vancouver Game 7, but… Read More →
From the NHL: 2011 STANLEY CUP CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL SCHEDULE NEW YORK (April 27, 2011) – The National Hockey League today announced the dates, starting times and national broadcast coverage for the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoff Conference Semifinal round, which begins Thursday, April 28, when the Vancouver Canucks host the Nashville… Read More →
Hi kids. We’re not going to one of those dumb-as-dirt Keep ‘Em/Dump ‘Em polls as one NYC paper does every season in every sport. Why is that dumb? Because there’s no room to explain how you are going to dump so-and-so, or how you are going to replace him, etc…. Read More →
Got a big, big meeting this morning, with you know who … So, didn’t want the actual first day of the off-season to go without a post … plus I had some player quotes to transcribe from yesterday. Here is my column from The Journal News and LoHud.com today. Fore,... Read More →
Chris Drury: “I think (the young guys) got a ton of experience, guys that’d never done it before, guys who it was their first year in the league and guys who have played a little bit but not gotten in the playoffs. So I’m sure they all got a lot… Read More →
First, I think youse all saw that Chara, Lidstrom (does he ever stop?) and Weber were named finalists for the Norris Trophy. —————————- More John Tortorella: I asked him about the “identity” he’s so often spoken about, and if that’s something that is now in place, and if the team… Read More →
The coach came in and, this time didn’t sit down. He said he’s not going to give us 45 minutes like he did last year because he said too much and got into trouble for saying it last year. Then he went nearly 40 minutes again, and pretty much answered… Read More →
Marian Gaborik: On whether he’s had a season like this: “Yeah, I think there has been one or two back in Minny. So, it happened. So, over the summer obviously I’m just going to address things and train hard and come back in great shape and bring it to another… Read More →
Won’t have time to start transcribing for a while … so just a few things. Marian Gaborik will play in the World Championships, and promised to take his game up to the next level next season … and when it was mentioned that he had scored 42 playing in this… Read More →
So your heroes get together for the final time this season, and for several, if not many, this will be their last time together. Today, break-up day, is normally one of those long, terribly dull days where we stand around and sit around and wait for players to waltz in… Read More →
Happy Easter. Before we look back at Game 5 and the series, we’ll look ahead. The Rangers will probably have their break-up day meetings on Monday. We plan on being there (instead of Game 6) for coverage. And we’ll wrap up the season in the next few days. Thoughts: 1)... Read More →
Marian Gaborik: On the difference in the series: “It’s hard to say. That fourth game, we had them, you know, that 3-0 lead. Definitely I think that as a point that maybe it went another way. But we came here (thinking) we can do it, with confidence, and we didn’t… Read More →
Courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Game Five New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, April 23, 2011 Team Notes: - The Rangers were defeated by the Washington Capitals, 3-1, today at Verizon Center, in Game Five of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal match-up. The… Read More →
John Tortorella: About not being disappointed in this team, this season, regardless of the outcome: “We’re still in a process. So we just keep on going. We try to get better. I think there’s areas on our team where we need to get better. So we continue to build.” On… Read More →
