Author Archive for Razor
National MLB Writer for The Sports Network, NHL Hockey Blogger, Degenerate Gambler, Father and Husband (except on Sundays) "I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." Email: chris.ruddick44@gmail.com Links: www.sportsnetwork.com
Forget Forsberg
For those of you hoping that Peter Forsberg was going to come in and solve all of the New York Rangers’ problems. Look somewhere else. TSN’s Bob McKenzie is reporting that the Swedish superstar will be staying in his native land and will play the remainder of the 2009-10 season with Modo of the Swedish [...]
Callahan hurt; Grachev recalled
With Sean Avery still sidelined due to a lingering knee injury, the New York Rangers will likely be without another key forward when they take the ice this evening at the Verizon Center against the Washington Capitals. Apparently Ryan Callahan suffered an upper body injury during Thursday’s morning skate. Callahan is listed as questionable for [...]
Rangers, Semenov agree to terms
No real surprise here, but the New York Rangers have signed defenseman Alexei Semenov to a one-year deal, worth a reported $600.000. For whatever reason, Semenov impressed head coach John Tortorella in camp and will start the year as the team’s seventh defenseman. Although, he is likely to assume the role of healthy scratch in [...]
Rangers to present Top-10 on Letterman
David Letterman will have 10 members of the New York Rangers present his nightly Top-10 on Wednesday in an effort to promote the start of the NHL season on Thursday. The Rangers who are scheduled to appear include: Henrik Lundqvist, Marian Gaborik, Sean Avery, Chris Drury, Chirstopher Higgins, Marc Staal, Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky, Dan [...]
Del Zotto makes Rangers
According to Newsday’s Steve Zipay, 19-year-old Michael Del Zotto will be with the New York Rangers when they open their season against the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. Del Zotto, the 20th overall selction in the 2008 draft, still has junior eligibility, so he can play nine NHL games before his entry [...]
Note to Dubinsky: Suck it Up!
I do not want to hear any New York Rangers fans bashing Glen Sather over this whole Brandon Dubinsky mess. That ship has sailed. Training camp has started. Heck, games have already begun. Dubinsky needs to suck it up, take what the Rangers are offering and get back to helping the team. Let me make [...]
Thank you Bobby Nystrom
Well since we are live here I might as well give you a little background on myself and how I became a fan of the New York Rangers. I grew up in Queens, New York, which if you are not from the area is generally considered Islanders country and I was no different. I was [...]
Thank you Bobby Nystrom
Well since we are on the verge of going live here I might as well give you a little background on myself and how I became a fan of the New York Rangers. I grew up in Queens, New York, which if you are not from the area is generally considered Islanders country and I [...]
Dubinsky a no show for start of Rangers camp
No real big news to report from the Rangers Open Skate at Madison Square Garden this morning. The only noteworthy item of any real signicance was, to nobody’s surprise, the absence of Brandon Dubinsky. Dubinsky, of course, remains unsigned and is at a stalemate with the Rangers brass. Unfortunately for Dubi, he has no real [...]
Adam Foote becomes second captain in Avalanche history
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that defenseman Adam Foote has been named team captain for the 2009-10 season. “I’m honored to be named Avalanche captain,” said Foote. “I’ve been with this franchise for the majority of my career and I know what the standards are here. I look forward to the challenge of [...]
Rangers release training camp schedule
The New York Rangers unveiled their schedule for their upcoming Training Camp, which will be held Saturday, September 12 – Monday, September 14 at the Madison Square Garden Training Center. Saturday, September 12 9:15AM – 10:15AM Group 1 On-Ice 10:30AM – 11:30AM Group 2 On-Ice 11:45AM – 12:45PM Group 3 On-Ice 1:00PM – 2:00PM Group [...]
Flyers to wear ’70s Whites at Winter Classic
The fine people over at the Orange and Black have confirmed that the Philadelphia Flyers will indeed be wearing their white jerseys from the Stanley Cup champion teams of ‘74 and ‘75 when they play the Boston Bruins at the Winter Classic at Fenway Park on New Year’s Day. An official announcement is expected to [...]