Henrik Lundqvist: On playing against and with the cops and firemen: “It was fun. They’re not bad. Some guys are pretty skilled. It was a great practice.” That Torts took such pleasure in seeing some of them score on him: “Yeah (laughs). “The thing when you play guys, you never… Read More →
John Tortorella: On the post-practice event in which members of the FDNY and NYPD hockey teams were interspersed with Rangers players for a scrimmage game and a shootout. Tortorella, by the way, was the happiest guy on the ice when some of the firemen and cops scored on Henrik Lundqvist…. Read More →
Will have the Rangers’ roster for tomorrow’s game in Newark shortly. Will also have some reaction from a special thing the Rangers did with the FDNY and NYPD hockey teams today, inviting them to come on and skate with the regular lineup in a game and then a shootout. They… Read More →
Our tech guys are doing some testing of the blog in some sort of iPad mode or something … not sure exactly what. Anyway, we wanted to get his out of the way on a non-game day and well before the season. So if anything odd happens during the day… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) Right off the hop, Sean Avery drew a penalty. This is a huge camp and preseason for Avery, assuming he wants to play beyond this season, because his contract’s up and he’s never going to see another contract like the last one. And he might not get any… Read More →
First of many Go Times, and first game of the preseason for your heroes. Here’s John Tortorella’s morning skate press conference, courtesy of Blueshirt United.
Got this from MSG: MSG NETWORKS announces New York Rangers 2011-2012 telecast schedule Slate Includes First Preseason Game Tonight from Albany and Three Preseason Games from Europe Starting Friday, September 30 Sam Rosen and Joe Micheletti Return to the Booth New York – September 21, 2010 – MSG Networks is… Read More →
Better late than never. This is yesterday’s presser. I won’t be around the team today as it skates in the morning and then flies—that’s right, flies—to Albany for the preseason opener. I’ll be back this evening for a Go Time thread. Tortorella noted that there’s a rookie game at 1… Read More →
Before I drive headlong into rush-hour traffic … The Rangers will announce their roster for tomorrow’s game in Albany later on. I’ll put it up as soon as I get it. Chad Kolarik tweaked a knee today and is going to be checked out. Michael Sauer did his fitness (torture… Read More →
Marc Staal skated in practice today, but again did not participate in scrimmages. He spoke to the media afterwards. Marc Staal: “Depends on the length and the hardness of the workout. Some days I’ll get a headache late in the day that will last sometimes four or five hours, or… Read More →
Headed to training camp scrimmages today. Hope to have some stuff for youse later on. Was watching a bit of the Senators and Leaves last night. I’m still flabbergasted that in these new arenas they don’t have a center-ice camera position that isn’t blocked by fans who put their hands… Read More →
Here we go. NHL Network has its first of 19 preseason games tonight. Your heroes play Wednesday against the Devils in Albany. NHL NETWORK-U.S. PRESEASON SCHEDULE (All times ET) Sept. 19 Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 p.m. Sept…. Read More →
I’m not sure what to make of it all. First, I appreciate the Rangers being cautious with Marc Staal, especially, but also with Brandon Prust and Michael Sauer and Artem Anisimov. Again, especially Staal. Concussions are the scourge of sports—I’m actually working on a story with former Giants footballer Dorsey… Read More →
Larry Brooks is reporting that Marc Staal developed post-concussion symptoms over the summer … from the hit he took from his brother in Carolina last February. And that Marc Staal will be held out of the scrimmages and three North American preseason games as a precaution, even though he has… Read More →
The Rangers play hockey for the first time this training camp. We’re going to have to count on our Twitter widget———> for live updates, etc. In the meantime, here are some leftover interviews from the weekend: Wojtek Wolski: Talked about getting past the old “garbage” and starting over. “I started… Read More →
Marian Gaborik returned Friday afternoon from Slovakia, where he spoke at a memorial for his close friend Pavol Demitra, and others. It’s been an especially difficult off-season for Gaborik, who was very close with Derek Boogaard from their days in Minnesota, and extremely close with Demitra, who perished in a… Read More →
UPDATE: Artem Anisimov is on the ice with the third group. No sign of Marian Gaborik, who is supposed to be in this group as well. UPDATE: Marian Gaborik is in the building, plans to skate with the fourth group and get his physical tests done later. Spoke about the… Read More →
UPDATE: Here is my story on Brandon Prust from The Journal News and LoHud.com today. Sorry this is so late … had some major car snafu Friday. Hope to be able to get to camp for most of the session, if not all, Saturday. We’ll see. No promises. Here is… Read More →
First the news. Marian Gaborik is not on the ice. He attended the funeral service for his friend Pavol Demitra yesterday. Wade Redden is not here; he was assigned to attend Connecticut’s training camp right from the start. And Michael Sauer did not skate today with a tweaked knee. UPDATE:... Read More →
… So I’m headed over to the practice rink this morning. Will have some stuff from there today and tomorrow, and hopefully during next week, too. Just so youse know … since we have that Twitter widget over there———> and every reporter standing by the glass is tweeting every thought… Read More →
