Post-game interviews
Here are the interviews from the lockerroom, and from the coach’s press conference. John Tortorella: Brad Richards: Henrik Lundqvist: Derek Stepan:
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Game 27. Rangers close a back-to-back for the fourth time this season. They haven’t lost in regulation in any of the seven games in that situation this year (3-0-1 in the first; 2-0-1 in the second). They are 23-8-3 in the second game of back-to-backs since 2009-10. Erik Christensen goes… Read More →
Tortorella pre-game
John Tortorella spoke at his pre-game presser about subbing Erik Christensen for Sean Avery tonight, about how hard it is to get something out of guys playing five minutes a game, about the importance of getting Brandon Dubinsky going, and about having the HBO cameras and microphones in the lockerrooms…. Read More →
Cats at Rangers tonight
Pre-game notes from the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS Sunday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, NY Rangers: 16-6-4 (36 pts) Panthers: 16-8-5 (37 pts) All information through NHL games on Dec. 10 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Florida Panthers at… Read More →
Rangers-Baby Buffaloes in review; Panthers in town tonight
Very nice way to end a two-game losing streak and a very complete win over the Baby Buffaloes for No. 2,500 in franchise history, for No. 4 in a row on the road, No. 13 in the last 17 games overall. Right back at it tonight against the Cats (7:30… Read More →
Post-game notes
Courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES December 10, 2011 (Game 26, Away Game 15) First Niagara Center – Buffalo, NY 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final New York Rangers 0 2 2 ... Read More →
It’s Go Time!
Game 26. The ticket contest is now closed. No more entries. The Rangers have lost two in a row (technically 0-1-1). They haven’t gone three without a victory since the first three games of the season (0-1-2). Or, you could say they haven’t gone three without a win on this… Read More →
Rangers at Sabres; and a ticket contest tonight
Entries for our ticket contest begin now, and are open (one entry per person) until the “It’s Go Time!” post appears shortly after 6:30 p.m. tonight. Scroll down to the previous thread for all the rules. Only entries included in this thread will count. ——————————— Pre-game notes courtesy of the… Read More →
Ticket contest rules and regulations
OK, tomorrow we will do a predict-the-score contest, the winner getting two tickets to the Ottawa-Rangers game at MSG Jan. 12, courtesy of our Bonehead donor. So let’s review the rules, shall we? (answer: yes). 1) This is the easy part. You pick the score, then a bunch of tiebreakers:... Read More →
HBO’s Rangers-Flyers “24/7″ schedule
The ticket contest info comes out later tonight. ——————————— Got this from the NHL regarding the schedule for “24/7”: Episode #1—Debut: Wednesday, Dec. 14 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) Other HBO playdates: Dec. 14 (11:00 p.m.) Dec. 15 (5:45 p.m., midnight) Dec. 16 (11:30 a.m., 8:00 p.m.) Dec. 17 (10:00 a.m., 10:45… Read More →
Another ticket contest tomorrow
Our gracious donor has given us some more tickets to give away for games in January. The first is Jan. 12 against Ottawa. We will do a contest involving predictions for tomorrow night’s game in Buffalo. Details will follow tonight, and the contest entries will begin tomorrow morning and last… Read More →
Rangers-Lightnings in review
I do not condone what Artem Anisimov did after that beauty of a short-handed goal put the Rangers up 2-1. You know by now that he went down to a knee, aimed his stick like a rifle toward goalie Mathieu Garon and pumped a few shots. Certainly not the end… Read More →
Post-game notes, quotes
First, here’s Guy Boucher’s take on the Anisimov/Lecavalier incident: “It was a good rallying moment for us. Definitely, we wanted to stick together tonight. We know we weren’t going to win it individually. We were going to win it as a team and I think that was a gesture that… Read More →
Tortorella post-game
Had some technical/deadline issues thanks to the shootout, earlier deadlines and a brand new computer system. So I never made it to the lockerroom. I did get to John Tortorella’s presser. The coach did not allow Artem Anisimov to address the media regarding his rifle-shot celebration that touched off a… Read More →
It’s Go Time!
Game 25. First of three in four nights, and four in six. Rangers still one away from 2,500 all-time wins. Anton Stralman makes his second start as a Ranger, in place of injured Michael Sauer (concussion). Steve Eminger moves up to the second pair with Michael Del Zotto. Erik Christensen… Read More →
Tortorella pre-game presser
John Tortorella spoke about Michael Del Zotto’s progress, about what he expects from Anton Stralman tonight, and how his team has, for two seasons, dealt with injuries without being affected. Here is the pre-game press conference: John Tortorella:
Lightnings at Rangers tonight; NYR go for win No. 2,500 again
Pre-game notes courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Thursday, Dec. 8, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, NY Rangers: 15-6-3 (33 pts) Lightning: 11-14-2 (24 pts) * All information through NHL games on Dec. 6 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the… Read More →
Michael Sauer has a concussion
John Tortorella today confirmed to reporters that Michael Sauer did suffer a concussion on that clean hit by Toronto’s Dion Phaneuf Monday night. Tortorella said Sauer is “day to day” and added he doesn’t know the grade of the concussion. Don’t get fooled by the “day to day” designation. I’m… Read More →
Rangers Report Live Chat starts at noon
Rangers Report Chat
We Chat, Live, at noon … so bring your questions and comments
So, instead of working today between noon and 1, or so, act busy, look annoyed, and join us for a Live Chat right here. Again, please bring questions/comments early, and don’t get annoyed if I can’t retort to each one because last time I was overwhelmed by the response. But… Read More →
