All Entries Tagged With: "John Tortorella"
Getting To Know Blue
On November 16th, the New York Rangers held a question-and-answer event for season subscribers as a way to get to know some of their Broadway Blueshirts a little bit better. Fans had an opportunity to get some insights from defensemen Michael Del Zotto and Ryan McDonagh and forwards Brad Richards, Marian Gaborik, Brandon Dubinsky and Andre [...]
Appreciation For The Underappreciated
Thursday afternoon, the NHL released the ballot for the NHL All-Star game, to be played in Ottawa on January 29th. Voting commences November 14th online or by text until January 4th. There are 127 names on the ballot. Each team has at least three players listed. The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins both have six [...]
Rangers Waive “Aves”
To the very end of preseason, it was a battle to be the spare 13th forward on the New York Rangers’ roster between Erik Christensen and Sean Avery. Avery, who had generally been paired with minor league linemates rather than his NHL teammates when he did play this preseason, was a scratch in the final [...]
It’s (Finally) Official: Rangers & Flyers To Meet In The Winter Classic
Last year I called the 2011 Winter Classic the worst-kept secret in hockey. I’d like to correct myself and say that the 2012 Winter Classic is the worst-kept secret in hockey. Back in mid-May, the rumors were floating around that the Philadelphia Flyers will be hosting the New York Rangers on January 2nd at Citizens [...]
Hope For The Best, Brace For The Worst
When the Rangers opened training camp on Friday, it looked like it was going to be relatively drama-free. After all, there were no restricted free agents to hold out. The captain and the alternates were all named beforehand. But it couldn’t all be sunshine and rainbows, could it? Scare number one came right out of [...]
“C” As In Callahan – And Captain
Not long after the New York Rangers prospects completed their 6-2 win over the Dallas Stars prospects Sunday evening to move to 2-0 at the Traverse City Tournament, the club announced that on Monday they would reveal who would be the next captain of the New York Rangers, along with who would be the alternates [...]
Rangers’ Puzzle Falling Into Place
Unlike other teams in the National Hockey League these last few weeks, the New York Rangers have not undergone a radical makeover. They did get the big fish of the free agency pond in Brad Richards and signed Mike Rupp. They also re-signed one of their own UFAs, Ruslan Fedotenko, to a 1-year deal. But besides [...]
On The Second Day, The Rangers Get Their Man
On Friday, Brad Richards informed the hockey world that he would have his decision made by Saturday. He did not disappoint, as word leaked out late Saturday morning that he decided to where most suspected he would, with the New York Rangers. It took a 9-year, $60 million, front-loaded deal to get the top-line center [...]
Jaromír? No, Thanks.
There’s been a lot of rumbling lately that Jaromir Jagr is looking to escape his Siberian exile and make a return to the NHL at the age of 39. If reports are to be believed, two of the NHL teams he’d be interested in are two of his old ones – the Pittsburgh Penguins and [...]
Rangers Keep Getting Defensive
The clock was ticking for the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. If they couldn’t sign defenseman Tim Erixon, their 2009 first round draft pick (23rd overall), to a contract by 5PM, he would’ve become eligible to reenter this year’s draft and the Flames would’ve lost a top prospect with not much to show for it. Calgary’s [...]
Improving On The Cheap Without A Big Trade
Since the Blackhawks’ season ended there have been some very good comments made by fans on this site and also by John Jaeckel’s gang at Hockey Buzz. Most agree the Hawks need to make some changes but the manner GM Stan Bowman goes about his business is up for debate. For a number a reasons [...]
Will This Underdog Have Its Day?
Saturday was a pretty tense day at home watching the last day of the Rangers’ regular season unfold. First sweating through their afternoon finale, then waiting the four hours until the puck dropped in Carolina and then sweating it out until late in that game when Tampa scored 2 empty net goals to seal their [...]
Taking The Bitter With The Sweet
What an unreal last 3 days for the New York Rangers. Coming off a humiliating 6-2 defeat at the hands of the rival New York Islanders, they managed Sunday afternoon to pull out a 3-2 shootout win on the road over the Philadelphia Flyers. Monday night, even before the puck dropped against the Boston Bruins, [...]
About Last Night …
If you took someone who didn’t have a clue when it came to hockey to the Nassau Coliseum on Thursday night, it may have been hard for that person to distinguish whether the New York Rangers or New York Islanders were the home team, based on the fan mix of the crowd. What’s even more [...]
A Visit From St. Glen
‘Twas the night before Christmas and throughout MSG Not a player was skating, not even Chris Drury. The jerseys were hung in their lockers with care, Knowing that soon the Islanders would be there. The Dolans were home fast asleep in their beds, Visions of playoff revenue going “ka-ching” in their heads. And John Tortorella [...]
The Captain’s In, So Who’s Out?
New York Rangers captain Chris Drury got the all clear Sunday on his finger that was re-broken in the October 15th home opener against Toronto. Today he was practicing on the fourth line with Todd White, Erik Christensen and Sean Avery, and it looks like he will be in the lineup when the Rangers take [...]
A Wild Afternoon at MSG
Today’s New York Rangers-Edmonton Oilers game had all the makings of a trap game for the home team. The Rangers could’ve just figured, “Eh, they’re awful. This is the last game of a road trip during which they got pummeled 7-1 by Carolina and 6-2 by Detroit.” They could’ve got caught up in the whole [...]
Rowing In The Same Direction
What a difference a week makes. Following the New York Rangers’ home opener on October 15th, the news was pretty grim. No Vinny Prospal, no Chris Drury, and worst of all, no Marian Gaborik for a few weeks. The Rangers responded last Monday with a lackluster effort against the Colorado Avalanche, losing 3-1 before heading [...]
Let Avery Be Avery (Updated)
The New York Rangers play their 2nd preseason game this evening, playing the back end of a home-and-home with the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center. As I am writing this the Rangers have not yet released the list of the players who will be dressing for the game. One player that has to [...]
The (Not So) Thin Blue Line
When New York Rangers training camp officially opens this Friday, competition for roster spots on the blueline looks like it will be fierce. All six defensemen who began the season with the team last year will be in the mix (though Marc Staal remains unsigned as this is being written). Throw in Steve Eminger, picked [...]
