All Entries Tagged With: "New York Rangers"
Another Week, Some More Positives
The Rangers have shown this past week that they are indeed headed for some postseason hockey for the first time since 08-09 by getting points in trap games against Florida and Ottawa and then beating NE division leading Boston today. They managed to do this despite only scoring 3 goals in the games by relying [...]
10 Tidbits on former Kings captain Mattias Norstrom
Defenseman Mattias Norstrom played 780 regular season games for the Kings, second most in L.A. history. He was also the team’s first and only European born captain, serving from 2001-07. As part of this weekend’s celebration of his career we look at 10 Tidbits on the man nearly everybody refers to as a warrior – including several links to Wayne Gretzky and Rob Blake.
Is Hockey Getting Wimpy?
The “Gesture” incident with James Wisniewski and Sean Avery, resulting in a 2-game ban for Wisniewski makes me wonder how far the NHL is going to go with taking the toughness out of the game. Hockey is one of the toughest games. James Wisniewski is simply letting Avery know what he thinks of him! Right [...]
10 Tidbits on the Hockey-n-Wrestling Connection
The ties that bind us…linking NHL teams like the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and LA Kings (among others) with legends of the ring, like Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Curt Henning and several others. Even a Stanley Cup connection!
ISLES MOVE PROSPECT FOR PICK: 6th Rounder As Neimi Traded To Rangers
The New York Islanders have traded defenseman Jyri Niemi to the New York Rangers in exchange for a sixth round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Niemi, a native of Hameenkyro, Finland, was drafted by the Islanders in the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The 62, 192 pound defenseman has spent [...]
Jokinen/Valiquette to KHL?
It was reported yesterday that former New York Rangers back up goaltender, Steve Valiquette, will be heading to the KHL next season. Today, it appears more movement will be taking place from the Rangers organization as newly acquired Olli Jokinen is currently in discussions with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL. "Sportsdaily.ru is reporting that New [...]
Habs vs. Leafs Gameday: Last Chance
For this entire, final week of the regular season, the Montreal Canadiens have been sitting but two points or less away from a clinched playoff spot. Through the luck of the draw, if you want to call it lucky, they were handed the 11th, 12th and 15th place teams in the Eastern Conference to close [...]
Rangers Drop out of Kovalchuk Sweeps
The New York Rangers are believed to be officially out of the Kovalchuk sweepstakes, or at least until the asking price on the rental drops. According to NY Post reporter Larry Brooks, posting via his Twitter account, the Thrashers are looking for a combination of packages that include: defenseman Marc Staal; defenseman Michael Del Zotto [...]
How Many is Too Many?
It turns out that Friday was an even worse day for New York Ranger prospects than it was for the team itself. In case you missed it 3 prospects missed their team’s game with an injury and now we find out that a 4th was injured during a game. It turns out that during the [...]
I Should Write Bitter, Angry Blogs More Often
I’m a lifelong Habs fan. I’ve followed this team religiously for years, and have never wavered in my support. So when I write a blog about the team that may come off as angry or bitter, it’s not because my support for the team is teetering off the bandwagon. And the same applies to what I’m about to say today.
Habs Weekend Of Fun: Much Bigger Fish To Fry
DISCLAIMER:Today’s blog will be fairly angry and ranty. Reader beware.
A Zenith and Two Nadirs
If you graphed the last 10 days’ worth of Rangers goal scoring activity, you’d get something resembling the EKG of a man who’s suddenly roused from his vegetative state when nurse Va-Va-Voom enters his room and performs the Dance of the Seven Veils. She leaves the room, and the patient goes to Philadelphia and gets [...]
RUMOR BOARD: HOCKEYLEAKS Weighs In On Phaneuf for Lecavalier?
Corey Johnson of HockeyLeaks.com dropped us a blog from his site, Hockeyleaks.com. He’s submitted it over to us on the HockeyIndependent rumor board to some discussion on some of those issues. So, without further adieu…. Phaneuf for Lecavalier? What a blockbuster that would be, right? I brought it up a few weeks ago, though I [...]
John Tortorella = Johnny Hotcakes
If you haven’t figured out John Tortorella is an angry dude, clearly you aren’t a Tampa Bay fan. When he was a free agent, it was clear he was going to go to a top contender to be the difference. Lo and behold, he’s stuck with Glen Sather’s hapless Rangers, and those who are making [...]
Nothing Like a Little Drama
by Brenna Solop I guess if you’re from somewhere that only has one NHL team, you wouldn’t understand the rivalry. Oh wait, that’s all other places – you know, the kind with one hockey team. Sure, there are states that have more than one team. Sure, there are famous rivalries that history has given birth [...]
Sabres Extend Win Streak to 3: Down Rangers, 3-2
Holding off a late-game surge by the Rangers, the Buffalo Sabres were able to extend their winning streak to 3 and capture sole possession of the Northeast Division lead. The Sabres now have 40 points, Boston has 38, Ottawa 36, Montreal 34, and Toronto is bringing up the rear with 27 points. Scoring at Madison [...]
ISLES BEAT RANGERS: No Gabby, No Dice As Isles Work Harder
Islanders Coach Scott Gordon looked a bit more comfortable under the TV light. A win will do that. Especially one where they held off a rival in the 3rd period. They haven’t been able to hold anyone off since the start of the season. However he threw it to the media wanting a win more [...]
New Life on Broadway
After the 7-2 shellacking of the Toronto Maple Leafs last night and utter dominance over the Mighty Ducks on Sunday; most of us our wondering to ourselves are these really the NY Rangers… our Rangers??
Leafs and Rangers Preview
The Rangers are riding a 4 game win streak, the Leafs are not. The Rangers have a goal differencial of +8 in their last 4 games, the Leafs have a goal differencial of -6 in their last 3 games. The Rangers are 5th in the league on the PK (88%), while the Leafs are last [...]
Gaborik is the new Jagr
Through three games, the Rangers are currently sitting at 2-1, and Marian Gaborik is largely to thank for that. Gaborik has two goals and two assists, and he is on a ridiculous pace. I said it to my father and I will say it again. I really believe this guy is the most skilled player [...]