Opening Day! That off-season only felt like a couple of years. Will add lineup info as we get it. The guess is that Erik Christensen will be prucha’d. Not sure where Wojtek Wolski plays, or Tim Erixon, for that matter, even with his parents at the game. The King of… Read More →
First, best wishes to our Jewish friends on Yom Kippur. Happy fasting. Here is a photo of a Rangers T-shirt sent to us a few weeks ago from Israel by our friend and captain ilb (apologize for forgetting to post it earlier). The inscription is “New York Rangers” according to… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS Ericsson Globe Arena – Stockholm, Sweden October 7, 2011 – 1:00 p.m. EST TOMORROW’S GAME The Rangers will begin their 2011-12 regular season tomorrow against the Los Angeles Kings at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden (1:00 p.m. EST), as… Read More →
Renovation. Transportation. Visitation. Commercialization. … Ball of Confusion. That’s what the Rangers’ season is destined to be. (Apologies to the Temptations). The 2011-12 season is going to be a challenge, for sure, for a Rangers team looking to jump out of that perennial 7-8-9 seed dogfight in the East, a… Read More →
From the NYR: RANGERS CLAIM DEFENSEMAN JEFF WOYWITKA Defenseman Stu Bickel Assigned to Connecticut New York, October 6, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the team has claimed defenseman Jeff Woywitka off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens. In addition, defenseman Stu Bickel… Read More →
Forwards The look all changed when Brad Richards signed for $60 million over nine, years. Throw a legit No. 1 center onto any roster and it trickles down mightily. Now the Rangers have an elite playmaking center to play with Marian Gaborik, who had a terrible second season (22 goals,... Read More →
According to Katie Strang of ESPN-NY, and via Adam Rotter’s SNY blog, the Rangers claimed D Jeff Woywitka off waivers from Montreal, according to a source, Woywitka is a big 6-2, 6-3, 227 pounder, who played last season for Dallas and is a former first-rounder of the Flys.
Keys to the Rangers season 1) Marian Gaborik. He has one of the top playmaking centers in the NHL now, with Brad Richards. The Rangers must get around 40 goals, or more, from Gaborik, who would also then make a previously pathetic power play go if he’s back on his… Read More →
From the Rangers: TIM ERIXON RECALLED FROM CONNECTICUT Sean Avery Assigned to Connecticut; Marc Staal Placed on IR New York, October 5, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that defenseman Tim Erixon has been recalled from the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey… Read More →
Gotta give Sean Avery credit for one thing that is absolutely for certain. He drives traffic on this blog. Holy smokes was this place buzzin’ for an off-day, preseason day, yesterday. Over 9,000 visits, probably the most since the Brad Richards signing, about 700 comments on two threads. Shut the… Read More →
Regarding Sean Avery … I don’t think he was/is going to play much at all this season if he stayed/stays. Mike Rupp, for one, completely takes away his position in the lineup, and is a much, much better and more versatile player. Mats Zuccarello had a great camp. You could… Read More →
(Editor’s note: Is it really 20 years since this? October 4, 1991: Mark Messier, traded to NY Rangers by Edmonton with future considerations (Jeff Beukeboom for David Shaw, November 12, 1991) for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice and Louie DeBrusk and a big, giant bag of cash, October 4, 1991.) —————-... Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES New York Rangers 4, EV Zug 8 (Preseason Game No. 7, Away No. 6) -The Rangers were defeated by EV Zug, 8-4, tonight at Bossard Arena, to complete their preseason schedule with a 4-2-1 record. -The Blueshirts out-shot EV Zug, 45-28, in… Read More →
Rangers at EV Sug in Switzerland, 2 p.m., on MSG Network. After today’s preseason finale, the boys get a few days of practices in and then, as you know, it all starts for real against the Kings Friday. ————————————- From the Rangers: RANGERS INDIVIDUAL TICKETS FOR 2011-12 REGULAR SEASON TO… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) The Rangers were totally outplayed by an adrenalized Slovakian team until midway in the second period when the Rangers received a 5 on 3 for a full two minutes. The Rangers scored twice on beautiful passing and from then on dominated the game. The capacity crowd of 10,000… Read More →
Next to last game of the preseason, in Marian Gaborik’s homeland. ————————— Still looking for somebody to volunteer to review tomorrow’s game (Monday in Switzerland, 2 p.m.). If you are interested, please e-mail me at rcarpini@lohud.com.
Now that the cuts have been pretty much made, and most of the decisions, too, there’s one thing still to ponder. We kind of started the discussion last night. Who is going to end up the first-line left wing on Opening Night? Guess the next two preseason games are worth… Read More →
from the Rangers: RANGERS TRIM ROSTER BY EIGHT 25 Active Players Remain with the Club New York, October 1, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has assigned forwards Ryan Bourque, Carl Hagelin, John Mitchell, Kris Newbury and Dale Weise, and… Read More →
(Editor’s note: Anybody interested in doing reviews of the Sunday or Monday games? If so, e-mail me at rcarpini@lohud.com) Another round of cuts coming today for John Tortorella. As I’ve said all along, there really aren’t a lot of spots available for new guys. The Rangers still need to keep… Read More →
