I don’t have anything to add except this: Wimpy, wimpy, wimpy. The NHL should just shut up when it starts talking about player safety and eliminating dangerous, reckless plays. This was textbook, reckless boarding, and McDonagh could have broken his neck, and we still don’t know what his injuries are,... Read More →
Hockey Gods. John Tortorella referenced the Hockey Gods the one night this week, when Marian Gaborik was incorrectly called for a double-minor penalty when one opponent’s stick. and not Gaborik’s, hit the face of another opponent. And the Rangers, rightly, killed the penalties. Tortorella said the Hockey Gods have a… Read More →
Courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES January 21, 2012 (Game 46, Away Game 25) TD Garden – Boston, MA 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final New York Rangers 0 2 0 ... Read More →
Game 46. Battle of the Beasts of the East. Ya boys have lost three of their last five. The Big Bad Bears are a point back with a game in hand, and have won six of their last seven at home. This is the first of four meetings that promise… Read More →
I know, I know. It’s a pet peeve of mine. The actual word is alternate captain. But in this case, the assistants will assist the captains in selecting the all-star rosters. Henrik Lundqvist was assigned to countryman Daniel Alfredsson’s team, which means he will play for co-coach John Tortorella. Here’s… Read More →
Pre-game notes from the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. BOSTON BRUINS Saturday, Jan. 21, 1:00 p.m. TD Garden – Boston, MA Rangers: 29-12-4 (62 pts) Bruins: 30-13-1 (61 pts) * All information through NHL games on Jan. 19 TODAY’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Boston Bruins at TD… Read More →
Was busy at post-practice today, working on Ryan Callahan story for the weekend. But did have time to get Brad Richards’ angry reaction to that pile of carcillo Matt Cooke’s slew foot, and John Tortorella talking about Boston tomorrow. Richards missed practice with a neck that “locked up” after the… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) I said it before and I’ll say it again (though I’m sure it won’t placate any of the NNs, or Chicken Littles, the “fire Torts” gang or plain old trolls. If losing three out of five is as bad as it gets, or even four out of six,... Read More →
Courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES January 19, 2012 (Game 45, Home Game 21) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Team Notes: - The Rangers were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1, tonight at Madison Square Garden, and are now 12-4-0 in their last 16… Read More →
Had some technical difficulties with my story, and with my recorder. So all I’ve got in the way of post-game audio is a short Dan Girardi/Henrik Lundqvist interview and the John Tortorella presser. John Tortorella: Dan Girardi/Henrik Lundqvist:
Game 45. Ya boys are 9-1, and on a nine-game winning streak, against the Patrick Division. They have split their last four games and are 12-3 in their last 15. The Skating Birds have won three in a row. They are expected to get Kris Letang back. He’s been out… Read More →
The pre-game presser started off slowly, as many do, but it picked up … John Tortorella ended up talking about Brandon Prust (he’s had to ask him not to fight some players because Prust is too good a player), and about the power play. You might hear at one point… Read More →
We had a major outage of all of our LoHud blogs last night, as I’m sure you are all aware. So apologies all around. Just glad it wasn’t my fault. I worried that maybe I pushed a wrong button or something, you know, being the techno wizard that I am…. Read More →
Some good stuff from John Tortorella after practice today, including his picks for this weekend’s NFL games, his reaction to Jim Dolan’s visit in the coach’s press conference last night, some comments for a story I’m doing on Ryan Callahan, and about Carl Hagelin and what he’s done and what… Read More →
Bizarre night topped by Jim Dolan, all smiles and giggles, popping into John Tortorella’s press conference. I think what happened is that Dolan was in Tortorella’s office and the coach asked him if he wanted to do the press conference instead of Torts. And Dolan took the dare and went… Read More →
Courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES January 17, 2012 (Game 44, Home Game 20) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Team Notes: - The Rangers defeated the Nashville Predators, 3-0, tonight at Madison Square Garden, and are now 12-3-0 in their last 15 games. - ... Read More →
… though not nearly as entertaining: Ryan Callahan: Dan Girardi: Henrik Lundqvist:
Some weird happenings after the game … First, because somebody asked, Dan Girardi got the hat. Then Jim Dolan—who hadn’t spoken to the hockey writers since 2005-06—walked into the press conference with John Tortorella, and talked about the direction of the team, and when he started talking about the Stanley… Read More →
Game 44. Ya boys have lost two of their last three. Crisis! … as they begin a big week that includes the Penguins Thursday and the Boston matinee Saturday. The Rangers play the Predators, who have won five in a row, eight of nine, and who play pretty much the… Read More →
Pre-game notes courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS Tuesday, Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Rangers: 28-11-4 (60 pts) Predators: 26-15-4 (56 pts) All information through NHL games on Jan. 15 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Nashville… Read More →
