Quotes Of The Week: October 5th
by Alec Brownscombe Entering week one of regular season action, these four quotes sum up accurately the current state of the NHL. “I think it was typical of most French guys in our league with a visor on, running around and playing tough and not back anything up.” -Sean Avery There are some things you […]
Captain Crunching
by Mike Aker With the preseason ending, the Rangers still have a plethora of questions left to answer beginning with final roster spots, forward/defensive pairings, and ending with the inauguration of their new captain, most likely at the home opener on Thursday night. Many non-hockey fans and casual observers question the importance of having a […]
Prospect Review: 9-24 to 10-1
Week two saw the start of the AHL and NCAA seasons for several Rangers prospects. Johan Asplund, Goaltender – Timrå IK (SWE)STATISTICS: 2GP 0-2-0 44/50 117Mins .880 3.08Asplund briefly won the starting job from Oksa at Timra, but was let down by the offense who provided no support in a 3-0 loss to Mora on Monday, and […]
Prospect Review: 9-24 to 10-1
Last season we covered the Rangers prospects with a monthly recap of their performances, including statistics, notes and comments on their performances. This year we’re going to change the format up a little and provide weekly recaps of the best and worst from the Rangers prospect pool. This week we start that effort with a […]
Who Pays For New NHL Rules?
by Alec Brownscombe It seems everyone is excited about a new-look NHL. The strong and skilled players are looking forward to establishing dominance over obstruction. Players like Jagr, and Allison are certainly going to thrive with this new crackdown. If the NHL is serious about the new rules, players that use their sticks for water-skiing […]
Progressive Penalty System
by Alex Brownscombe Many hockey fans, including myself, are sickened by the number of penalties called so far this pre-season. The NHL is introducing this “no tolerance” policy to crack down on obstruction, that so far has proven to create 35, 40, 45 minutes of power plays in a single 60 minute game. The logic […]
Steroid Rage
by Thomas McPherson John Kordic. It isn’t a name that will ring a bell in the memory of the average hockey fan. Kordic was known more for his fisticuffs than anything else he did on the ice in a professional career that spanned six years and four NHL teams. He was nothing more than a […]
Chuk Mate?
by Eric Vecchione The New York Rangers will announce the signing of 22 year-old Russian sniper Ilya Kovalchuk to a six-year, $7.8 million dollar contract on Thursday. Sound unbelievable? Not as much as you may think. As GMs around the league are in the process of putting together their rosters, Atlanta’s Kovalchuk remains the premier […]
Ranger Danger
by Eric Vecchione When Glen Slather unloaded many of the Ranger’s oldest and highest salaried players last spring, many fans thought they had seen the end of the longstanding ineffective strategy of importing and overpaying old players past their primes. However, many of Sather’s moves in the new NHL are raising eyebrows and making Ranger […]
Rangers Buy Out Holik, Jessiman and Lundqvist signed
Rangers Buy Out HolikThe much speculated buy-out of the remainder of Bobby Holik’s contract is now official. The New York Rangers announced today that they have elected to pay approximately 8.9 million dollars to buy out the remainder of his contract, which had him scheduled to make 6.726 million for each of the next two […]