From the NYR:
TICKETS ON SALE FOR NEW YORK RANGERS DOG WALK WITH COACH TORTORELLA TO BENEFIT THE WESTCHESTER HUMANE SOCIETY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
Sunday, September 9 – Riverside Park
New York, August 15, 2012 –The New York Rangers announced today that tickets to John Tortorella’s first NYC Dog Walk are now available. The fundraising event, which will benefit the Westchester Shores Humane Society and other organizations dedicated to the humane treatment of animals, will take place on Sunday, September 9 at Riverside Park and will feature members of the New York Rangers team, coaching staff and select alumni for a one mile walk with fans and their dogs. The walk will culminate with an interactive session, featuring a Q & A with the Rangers Coach, dog adoptions, along with many other contests, games. To purchase tickets visit, http://newyorkrangers.com/rangersdogwalk .
All net proceeds from the event will be donated to the Westchester Humane Society and other organizations for the humane treatment of animals. The Westchester Humane Society is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and adoption of companion animals. WHS is committed to providing a safe environment for homeless pets and finding permanent homes. To achieve its mission, WHS assists families in choosing the right pet through education and screening, promotes spay/neuter to reduce pet overpopulation, and maintains a network of volunteers working in alliance with shelters, rescues, and humane societies. WHS supports the battle to end animal cruelty and embraces the No Kill philosophy seeking to end the euthanasia of healthy and treatable companion animals.
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what kind of a dog does Torts own? Probably a chihuahua… they’re small and bark a lot :)
Silver!!! for walking the dog :)
kausatodayRed Wings have canceled their prospect tournament because of the possible lockout.GREAT
i believe so, Sioux. Ask ilb or one of our CBA experts.
“possible?”
I like Jugaloons, Manny. Good job.
Thanks, Boss. 10-4.
Lev August 16th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Back in eretz Israel!! Petra is nice…. but i wouldnt take a trip to the Middle East to only go and see Petra. A cool 46 celsius in Eilat today btw.
saw that play by Cano. IMO that was all on the 3B coach. He’s usually very aggressive and if he isnt sending him with his arms waving all over the place, Cano did the right thing and played it safe. And i think Robbie Thompson is a great 3B coach. I like his style. But he wasnt sure himself on the play, Cano with his back to the play and already going 1st to 3rd, cannot be blamed. Yanks took 3 of 4. Im pleased. Oh, and if anyone is going to Petra any time soon…..i do suggest taking one of the thousands of donkeys, horses, or camels that the bedouins offer you. I did not.
Well put, Lev. I agree that Robbie is great. Plenty of people were completely fooled today by the sun. Including John Sterling who didn’t know what was happening on each play (as usual).
“Susan I honestly thought that Jones caught that ball…..”
“Score, Score! Oh, Oh, what a goal, Susan! Rupp Erupts! Supper’s on the Rupper.”
“That puck didn’t go in, John.”
“Oh. Sure looked like a goal from up here.”
The player on their Entry level deal would be : Kreider, Hagelin, Stepan, McDonagh.
Would Bickel & Sauer still be able to play for the Whale?
Sauer Bickels don’t go with Beluga.
Cccp, you had the best line of the day with ur Torts and chihuahua.
Manny, i promise u, he doesnt do bat flips. He doesnt show up the opponents,
I wouldnt know how to quantify Thomson’s value as 3B coach, thats up to the stat geeks to figure out. But ive long disliked him for getting runners thrown out at home in stupid situations (like with nobody out) and then getting gunshy the next time and holding Ichiro at 3rd with 2 outs when he would have scored easily.
Wow! That ball is not only gone, it’s in orbit! Waaaay out of here. One of the longest homers we’ve seen so far in this ballpark, Susan. Oh, pardon me. That ball was caught. Jeter makes the play on the outfield grass. What threw me off for a second, Andruw Jones looked like he turned his back on that play and was looking up. Make that 6 unassisted.
Depressing about Traverse City…really sucks…
I bet there’s not one type of mutt or mongrel I haven’t run across. If you ask me they have no business living amongst us. Vile, useless beasts…
soocsooc, er sucksuck,
are you on a parrot’s training Program?
Don’t be bitter; reconsider.
Off-topic but Kovalev says he wants to return to the NHL, imo wouldn’t be a bad depth signing if he can be gotten on the cheap for 1 year deal.
Torts+Kovalev=not happening
bitter my gall,...just asking, more laughing than anything else.
Kovalev actually thrived under coaches who were considered tough on players Mike Keenan, Kevin Constantine, Herb Brooks… I don’t think it would be a problem. Kovalev is the kind of player that likes to be pushed.
Kovalev couldn’t even play in mediocre KHL team, fuggetaboutit.
If anything for cheap rental, I would consider Sykora or Arnott (in this order).
‘92 preseason, the Rangers brought the talented and frisky Kovalev in as the first Russian first rounder. In an early scrimmage, he high sticked and boarded Ranger enforcer Joey Kocur who knew he couldn’t touch the new golden boy. Since Kovalev could barely speak English, and traveled with a translator, Kocur asked to speak to the translator and told him to explain to Kovalev who he was and what his (Kocur’s) job was, and that if he ever so much as skated even close to him again in practice, he would be sent back to the Kremlin in two separate boxes.
This is a “Myths and Legends of ancient Greece”…same probable occurrence. Source, Rod, er coossooc, Source?!
OK, Torts+39-year-old away from the NHL for a year Kovalev=not happening
Did we sign doan yet?
Season cancelled yet?
Source: Famous Russian Quips and Anecdotes. You can find it in the library between “How to Get on a Blog and Bore Even More People than You Ever Thought Possible,” and “Tame Your Anger, Ten Steps to Civility.” These should work for you.
I think are words from the blogcabulary should be immediately replaced with bettman when used in profane context….
What a carcillo head should now be what a bettman head
Wtb is no longer what the byfuglien (sp) but what the bettman
Etc, etc
Now off to take a bettman
Wow, no Traverse City. It’s horrendous that a professional league’s problems are affecting an annual PROSPECT tournament. After last year’s coverage of the tournament by the NHL Network (courtesy of MSG), I was REALLY looking forward to that again. Lame. No NHL hockey down here in South Florida means no hockey at all, anywhere. I’m not driving hours to see the “Florida Everblades”, whatever the hell an Everblade is (Yes I know it’s a play on words).
Unfortunately I’m a NY fan through and through so I have no interest in seeing the (crappy) Marlins or the (crappy) Dolphins. Considering they’re in totally different divisions/conferences/leagues from all of my teams, there’s rarely a reason to see them at all. I wish I was a basketball fan because even while the Knicks flounder at least I could have the possibility of seeing them live (against the (ugh) Heat) and, with the exact same number of games as the NHL, could cover my empty sports nights during the fall and winter seasons. South Florida sports suck. lol
This is a “hangover” from Carp’s last post – I much preferred it when the Ranger radio broadcasts were carried on WFAN – at least we didn’t have Devil fans masquerading as Ranger broadcasters when they were on The Fan.
Hi Jimbo, who’s a Devils fan on the Rangers’ radio … LaGreca?
lmgo, kovalev.
fwiw
here’s a couple of pics of Torts with canine companions.
surprise!!
one of ‘em is a pitbull terrier!
(but i’ve heard from many that they are wonderful pets when not trained to be
aggressive fighters.)
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/john-tororella-dog-lover-argument-nhl-contraction-nhlpa-185226091—nhl.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Take care Boys. Time to go Walk the Dog!!! Head for the Hills. Play the back 9.
Here comes Johnny Yen again
With the liquor and drugs
And the flesh machine
He’s gonna do another striptease
Hey man where’d you get that lotion? I been hurting since I bought the gimmick
about something called love
Yeah something called love
That’s like hypnotizing chickens
Well I am just a modern guy
Of course I have had it in the ear before
‘Cause a lust for life
‘Cause a lust for life
lust for life
yeah a lust for life
yeah a lust for life
I’m worth a million in prizes
with my torture film
Drive a GTO
wer a uniform
All on a government loan
Iggy pop
Iggy do pop, but can he con edison? can he buffalo bill? How do you like your blue-eyed boy, Mister Death?
Hi, Carp! Yes, LaGreca – a lifelong Devils fan.
If you can remove the big fork out of Kovalev’s back then give him a tryout.
lol@Kovalev’s fork
Lev
Go and try ” The Last Refuge” . Great fish and seafood. It is located near thecaquarian in Eilat. It was so good, my wife and kids ate their half the time we spent in Eilat.
Bad link, jpg
Damn iPad! Aquarium
Jimbo – I prefer WNEW 11:30 AM with Marv and red light Messina…kick save and a beauty..
wait, the Rangers used to play in the morning?
carp – just before noon…
They have more juice in the morning. They’re Krispier and their Chex Crunch, all except for the Frosted Flakes who have hangovers, but that’s Life.
So it’s official, my macbook pro is bettman’d. It really sucks!!
H2O and macbook pro are a no go!
Turned the computer into a pile of bettman.
I miss my mac already…
I am really excited about nash though…too bad bettman is a bettmanhead and all about the jagr!
hattie post to correct my call sign
Couscous – Captain crunch cally might miss BRANdon PRUST but he isnt such a fruit loop that he is koo koo for cocoa cocoa puffs if he thinks there will he a season…
Cheerio, mate
Didn’t mean to create a flap, jack. How’s Trix?
Will Torts have christensen and wolski on leashes? Lol…woof woof
>>>Jimbo – I prefer WNEW 11:30 AM with Marv and red light Messina…kick save and a beauty..
TOTALLY, E3! They were the absolute best radio broadcast team!
Ive gotta drop a Bettman for the first time in 5 days. Been holding it in bc i dont want hemorrhoids and cant afford the gastroenterologist!
Could anyone imagine how much money Michael Jordan could have made (and subsequently gambled away) had he played in this era, with less defense and more frequent referee intervention – and if there was no salary cap. There’s no greater competitor than Jordan, nobody wanted to win more than him. He possibly couldve pocketed upwards of $50M annually.
I’m like the fan version of Jordan. Where’s my pay?! ;)
There’s an old joke that went around in his days at North Carolina that the only person alive who could keep him under 20 points was Dean Smith (by sitting him). His pro career (and many others’) was aided immeasurably by the league allowing blatant traveling because of fan interest, just like the juiced baseballs at the time, for homers. Remember the days when you had to plant your pivot foot? Nonetheless, he dominated.