The Eric Era?
by Timmy Corbett There are several things professional athletes would not like to be called, “fragile” is certainly one. Eric Lindros has a long list of detractors who slam him gleefully at every chance. He made no friends by refusing to play for the financially strapped small market team, the Quebec Nordiques, when they drafted […]
Training Camp – Day 2
The buzz around this year’s training camp is that things are a little different this year. The roster is just two thirds the size of last year’s total of eighty, and the consensus is that camp under Glen Sather is more about work and skills and less about meaningless scrimmages. That’s not to say that […]
Back To The Future
New York Rangers General Manager Glen Sather once again took a step back into the Rangers past to try and fix the future with the announcement that free agent left wings, and former Blueshirts Jan Hlavac and Martin Rucinsky had both agreed to terms with the team. Terms of both contracts were not disclosed, but […]
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 […]
Lyashenko Found Dead
A Russian newspaper is reporting that New York Rangers centerman, Roman Lyashenko has been found dead in a Turkish hotel. Details are not clear on how the 24 year old died, but the New York Rangers public relations department has confirmed the story. Lyashenko was apparently in Turkey on vacation and police were called to […]
Kick The Tires And Light The Fires
by Charles Solomon The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and hockey is beginning to consume our brains. We are now merely days away from the start of the season. Our beloved Blueshirts are set to open the season this Wednesday in Raleigh, against last year’s Eastern Conference champions. As anticipation builds, many people […]
Rangers Turn To Youth To Help Wing It
by Dave Gokhstein As the season sets to begin in less than 3 weeks, there are questions yet to be answered about the depth the Rangers have at the Wing position. Rucinsky, who fit in well playing on the top line with Lindros and Bure at the end of last season, is still seeking a […]
Winging It
Training camp is over, the first cuts have been made to the Rangers roster, and perhaps Sather is just a little closer to deciding what to do with the lack of depth on the wing. Several players have put their bids in for what could very well be some of the best jobs in the […]
No Stones Left Unturned
by Gary Pino Terry O’Reilly and Jim Schoenfeld, both former NHL head coaches, were hired Wednesday by the New York Rangers to be assistants under new coach Bryan Trottier. Ted Green, who served under fired head coach Ron Low, was the only assistant retained from the previous staff. “I am extremely excited that Terry and […]
Manny To Star In Dallas
Rangers General Manager Glen Sather has done it again…he’s upset many fans by trading two of the best young forwards in the system for a dubious return. After alienating many over the summer when he acquired Eric Lindros, Sather today sent Manny Malhotra and Barrett Heisten to Dallas for Roman Lyashenko and Martin Rucinsky. For […]