Staal Sent Home
The biggest news out of Day 4 of Training Camp was that defenseman Marc Staal has been sent home as a precaution after he reportedly wasn’t feeling well. The Rangers’ #1 defender is being treated cautiously following off-season post-concussion like symptoms, but this is certainly not a welcome development for the team. Already to be limited to […]
Staal and Prust Sit Out Scrimmages
Larry Brooks of the NY Post has tweeted that the Rangers are holding out Marc Staal from contact drills, and the first three preseason games as a precaution against recurrence of post-concussion symptoms he experienced over the summer. Staal has been cleared to play, but the Rangers are being very cautious with their leading defenseman, who traces the symptoms […]
Day 1 Summary
Day one of Rangers Training Camp started with 63 players on deck, but notably excluded from the list was veteran Wade Redden and prospects Randy McNaught and Chris Chappell. Redden will report directly to the Whale when they open up camp, while McNaught will return to the WHL. Chappell was not invited to camp last year either, and would seemingly […]
Rangers To Announce Captains
The Rangers have announced that they will release the names of the next captain and alternates tomorrow, through press release. No word on when the announcement might be made. Ryan Callahan is thought to be a leading contender, as is free agent signing Brad Richards. Marc Staal wore an A last season, and would seemingly be a good […]
Boudreau Bashes Blueshirts
As you can imagine there’s plenty of excitement in Rangerland today following yesterday’s 3-2 win over the Capitals, not so much on the Capitals side. Head Coach Bruce Boudreau went on the attack, calling out the officiating, MSG and Marc Staal among others. Staal in particular got attention for his hit on Mike Green moments before Alexander Ovechkin scored […]
Inexperienced Rangers Head Into Playoffs
The Rangers head into their Wednesday night series opener with the Washington Capitals with a big hill to climb. Of the 20 man roster that played in the final game of the season, only thirteen have played in the post season before. Of those thirteen players, only four have played more than forty post season […]
Just One Minor Deal
The 2011 Trade Deadline has passed, and the Rangers limited their dealings with just the addition of 26 year old center John Mitchell from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2012 seventh round pick. Going into the day, there was plenty of press about the possibility of Brad Richards joining the team from Dallas. As it turned […]
Banged Up Rangers Take On Caps
The Rangers are in D.C. tonight to play the fifth placed Washington Capitals. Neither team has been terribly consistent this season, though both are coming off wins. The Blueshirts for their part took care of the Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 in a shootout Saturday night, battling back from a late 2-1 deficit with both Brandon Prust and Dan Girardi injured […]
Room For Optimism – Part III
For those who’ve been following, I’ve been responding to a post on the OTG message boards that asked why we should be optimistic. In Part I of my response, I focused on what other teams have done in the Eastern Conference, and how many of those teams have questions two. In Part II I turned my attention back to the Rangers […]
Camp Fire Stories
Traditionally Rangers training camp has been more about getting veterans into shape, than any real competition for spots. Not so in 2010, when the Rangers entered the preseason preparations with an abundance of players looking to rebound, along with several good rookies looking to make their mark. Certainly not all questions have been resolved, but […]