Life In The Fasth Lane
by Jamy Baron The NHL draft is quite the thing. Based on where you are drafted, the hype either begins very quickly or does not begin at all. In Jesper Fasth’s case, there was absolutely no hype and he was seen as just another tweener. For those of you who look at a late round draft […]
Today Is The King’s Day
by Jamy Baron Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for. Henrik Lundqvist returns home to Sweden to play there for the first time since he left Frolunda to come to New York. Today will be an extremely emotional day for Henrik as he will be squaring off against his old teammates and will have many […]
The Battle For Spots
Captain Chris Drury went and saw a hand specialist yesterday and will likely miss 3-4 weeks as originally reported – four weeks at most according to a quote from this morning’s NY Post. The good news is that he won’t require surgery, nor will he need a cast – unless he manages to damage it further over the […]
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 […]
Dubinsky Lowers His Asking Price
According to the New York Post, Brandon Dubinsky has lowered his asking price to 1 year – $1.1M or 2 years – $2.15M. The Post goes on to report that the Rangers are offering up 700k and $1.8M respectively. It’s the first sign of movement from either side since the hold-out began, but it may not be enough […]
Third Day Sees Gaborik On The Ice
The Rangers used pucks for the first time in camp yesterday, and held two scrimmages during the day’s activities. The first ended 3-2, with camp invitee Matt Maccarone scoring two goals and Matt Gilroy having a stand out game, while the second finished in a 1-1 tie. Gilroy has a good shot to lock down one of the two open defensive spots. […]
Preseason Schedule Announced
The Rangers have announced their preseason schedule one day ahead of the regular season schedule expected out tomorrow. After last year’s marathon effort that included two games in Europe, they will return to a regular seven game set. Things get under way on Tuesday September 15th with a home game against the Boston Bruins. The […]
Rangers Beat Senators
The Rangers evened up their preseason record with a 2-1 win over the Senators last night at MSG. Petr Nedved and Lauri Korpikoski scored the goals, as the Rangers dominated play, but were unable to convert many opportunities. Henrik Lundqvist was perfect through two periods, and played down stories about his knees, saying he’s fine. Matt Zaba came in, in the third period and […]
Preseason Grades Are In
by Mark Owens With the win Saturday, the Rangers wrapped up the preseason. As Ranger fans await confirmation of Tom Renney’s final roster cuts, now is the time to evaluate each player’s – and the team’s – performance. With a record of 3-2-1, I rate the team’s preseason performance a C+. There were blowout losses […]
Preseason Losses Nothing to Worry About – Yet
by Mark Owens The Rangers have looked completely flat in two of their four preseason games. The Flyers shut them out Saturday (5-0), and the Red Wings came within two minutes of shutting them out last night (6-1). Should Ranger fans be concerned? The first thing to remember is that this is the preseason. The […]