Gotta go quickly today. Got a football game to cover tonight, so I’m going to attend a meeting with Mr. T at Mr. Green’s office this morning. Thoughts: 1) I’m going to invoke the name Brian Leetch again. Because Leetch always had a clock in his head, and he knew… Read More →
Told ya. This game was exactly what I expected … except that it really wasn’t very nasty. Come to think of it, other than the fights in the stands, it wasn’t nasty at all; and as I recall, last year the Rangers played better and played tougher in games that… Read More →
Live from Nassau Coliseum … no accidents, no tickets, no roadrage incidents … First game in North America, only game in the U.S. until the home opener Oct. 27. Rangers are without Marc Staal and Michael Sauer, so the third D-pair is Steve Eminger and Jeff Woywitka, making his NYR… Read More →
Courtesy of Bodog: Who will win the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player? Alexander Ovechkin (WAS) 4/1 Steven Stamkos (TB) 11/2 Sidney Crosby (PIT) 13/2 Daniel Sedin (VAN) 12/1 Henrik Sedin (VAN) 14/1 Pavel Datsyuk (DET) 14/1 Anze Kopitar (LAK) 18/1 Jonathan Toews (CHI) 18/1 Corey Perry… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) Yay! Skills competition. Pretty serious lack of skills in this one. Brad Richards lost the puck at center ice, and the winning goal was a complete whiff. 2) The Rangers shouldn’t fight the opponent’s goons unless it’s absolutely necessary. So far they have had two staged fights, and… 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 →
(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 →
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 →
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 →
