Now We Have Our Own Marty
There’s 43 days until the puck drops on the Rangers regular season, and we’ve still got plenty of time to fill before the Traverse City prospects tournament gets under way next month. In our first profile I looked at the possibility of Artem Anisimov securing the second line center position, and yesterday made the case that Sean Avery could be sitting of the […]
Blue Poppy Syndrome
In Australia – where I lived eight years – there is a phenomenon known as Tall Poppy Syndrome. It refers to the habit of Australians to turn on their own, particularly those who become “too” successful, and leave the rest behind. It’s pretty much limited to those in the business world, but over the years […]
Dubinsky Signed, Rangers Cut 5 More
The Rangers and Brandon Dubinsky have finally ended their contract impasse, with the 23 year old center signing a two year deal late yesterday worth $3.7M. The deal was shortly announced after Phil Kessel was traded to Toronto, which suggests at least to this observer that the Rangers were still considering pursuing that route. For the record, Dubinsky held out for eight days and […]
Camp Opens Today
The Rangers will open up camp today with fifty one players, but one player will be missing. Brandon Dubinsky remains without a contract and is likely to miss today’s first day of camp. Presented with a one year qualifying offer that is less than what he earned last season, Dubinsky will now be forced to train elsewhere while the team moves on without […]
Callahan Agrees To New Contract
Posted by Toby Ivey ≡ 7:48:29 PM – July 13, 2009The NHL announced this morning that the arbitration hearing dates for Ryan Callahan would be July 23rd. As it turns out that date is now free, after the Rangers announced they had come to terms with the 24 year old Callahan this afternoon on a reported two-year […]