Lundmark In The Shadow Of Malhotra?
by Timmy Corbett The time is closing fast for Ranger fans to continue calling Jamie Lundmark a prospect. Men his age are quickly becoming cornerstones on lesser teams, others his age are becoming stars in their own right in the AHL. As far as Lundmark, he may be becoming the next Manny Malhotra. Manny Malhotra […]
Injury Gets On Blackburn’s Nerves
by Timmy Corbett Dan Blackburn, the Rangers goalie slated to play in the number one position in Hartford this season, has suffered a pinched nerve in his arm. The arm was bruised in prospects camp in Calgary and has now been aggravated in a routine scrimmage. The injury appears something Blackburn can overcome, but there […]
Rumors…
by Timmy Corbett Despite having injured his ankle and being on the shelf for a bare minimum of six weeks, rumors will not go away about Curtis Joseph coming to New York. Joseph is a talented goalie, but it appears his best days may be behind him (particularly after the injury, which he may never […]
By The Numbers
by Timmy Corbett The Rangers have many problems going into this season, the high-flying goal scorers should be exempt of scrutiny, but not so. The ” Edmonton ” Rangers last year scored 210 goals, add to this, Anson Carter’s 25 goals he scored for the Oilers and Alexei Kovalev’s 27 he netted while on the […]
Rangers Sign Simon
by Timmy Corbett The rangers have signed the mammoth 6′ 4″, 236 pound left winger, Chris Simon, and at age 31, his size is still a viable weapon. He also fills a huge hole the rangers have on the left wing. The Rangers are at risk of losing their top left wing prospect in John […]
Filling In The Blanks
by Jess Rubenstein It is a pretty sad offseason when Ranger fans find themselves cheering when players they feared Slats might want to sign choose to go elsewhere instead of the Rangers. Something is wrong when the fans of the team have such little faith in their GM to make the right moves so they […]
An Important Addition
by Timmy Corbett Jussi Markkanen could currently be the most important ranger on the roster. “Bull!”, or something harsher, you say? Seriously. Any fan of hockey can agree that a goalie will always have a harder time adjusting to the big leagues than any other position, defensemen need to adapt to forwards, likewise forwards to […]
Behind The Line
by Timmy Corbett The Rangers announced today they signed Greg de Vries. Greg is a good skater with good passing and shooting ability. He is good on the penalty kill and likewise on 5-on-5 action. He can score goals and gets good numbers on assists. Not once did I say great, not once will anyone […]
A Summer Of Many Things
by Jess Rubenstein The Summer of 2003 will most likely become one of the most frustrating summers that Ranger fans will have had in years. Sadly but perhaps rightfully it looks like the apparent suicide of Ranger farmhand Roman Lyashenko is going to the biggest news to come out of it. For most of July […]
A Death In The Family
by Timmy Corbett The ranger organization learned today as we all did, that Roman Lyashenko’s death was indeed a suicide. Very hard to understand, the hard working center had shown he could work through most obstacles on the ice, in the end he couldn’t overcome his humanity. The why’s and how’s of suicide are often […]