Torts Takes Aim At Shootouts
While shootouts appear to be here to stay – thankfully for the Rangers as evidenced last night – there’s still a few holdouts – aside from Sammye that is. Coach John Tortorella still doesn’t like the format according to Newsday and Bergen Record. Torts told Steve Zipay of Newsday “I’ve never liked it. It’s a team sport for 65 minutes, […]
Rangers In 6th – Isles No Longer A Threat
Even before Chris Drury‘s game winner tonight, the Rangers reached their first playoff milestone of sorts. With the one point for getting to OT, the Blueshirts made it mathematically impossible for the Rangers to reach 7th spot and thus the Rangers have officially “eliminated” their first team on the way to reaching a playoff spot. The […]
One For The Road
The Rangers are in Montreal tonight to face the Canadiens (7:30pm – MSG). Both teams are tied for sixth in the East with 80 points, though the Canadiens have a game in hand. Another thing the two teams share is a recent coaching change, Montreal firing Guy Carbonneau exactly two weeks after the Rangers let […]
Meeting The Deadline
This year promises to be quieter than most for many teams, but despite the Rangers seemingly impossible position with the Salary Cap, there’s still some room to maneuver. Glen Sather made his first move yesterday by reacquiring Sean Avery off of re-entry waivers, something that is almost certainly going to have some impact on the team. He also cleared […]
Searching For A Win
The Rangers continue to search for their first win under John Tortorella (0-1-1 since he returned, and 0-4-1-1 including the last stint) tonight against the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs are outside the playoff picture and were shutout by Martin Brodeur in his come back game Thursday. If they are going to win…they’ll need to score more than […]
Tortorella Loses First Game In Shootout
Welcome back to the NHL “Torts”. The Rangers looked better at times last night, and Wade Redden even scored his first goal since October…on the power play no less, but the result was the same. A 2-1 Shootout loss to the Maple Leafs makes John Tortorella the fourth replacement coach this year to lose his debut in a shootout. He was the sixth one replaced so far this […]
Pluses and Minuses
With the Rangers just a couple of weeks away from the NHL trade deadline (March 4th), the players in the organization no longer just have to worry whether they’ll be dressing in Broadway Blue, but whether the new man behind the bench will make them be successful, or perhaps send their careers the wrong way. […]
Tortorella Runs First Practice
Some interesting news and notes in the papers and media blogs today, as John Tortorella ran his first practice. Mike Pelino, who was not given a pink slip, has however been relegated to the video room by Tortorella. The new coach told Pelino he wanted a new start and asked him to help Jerry Dineen […]
Renney Out, Tortorella In
It’s official. The Rangers have hired former Rangers Assistant Coach and Stanley Cup winning Head Coach John Tortorella as head coach of the Rangers. Perry Pearn was also given a pink slip, and the Rangers will go into tomorrow’s practice with Torotorella providing direction and Jim Schoenfeld and Mike Pelino offering assistance. Schoenfeld reportedly was […]
Win Gives Short Reprieve
Well, looks like Tom Renney keeps his job at least a little bit longer thanks to a 3-1 win over the league’s worst team in the New York Islanders. It took a lucky goal by Scott Gomez (one that Yann Danis really should’ve had), that broke a long stretch of futility on the power play and put the Rangers ahead for good. Other […]