April 30th Practice Notes
Per various media reports, the Rangers again hit the ice today for a double-session practice, with Ryane Clowe and Brian Boyle again not in attendance. As with yesterday, Derek Dorsett remains in a non-contact jersey, while Marc Staal did take a few shifts with Dan Girardi. The thought continues that Clowe may actually be suffering a concussion caused by an inadvertant elbow from former […]
Injury Update
The Rangers are holding their first practice following the conclusion of the regular season, and Marc Staal is one of those on the ice. Derek Dorsett, acquired earlier in the month in the Marian Gaborik trade, is also skating, but continues to wear the non-contact jersey. There’s still no word if or when Staal might make a return to […]
Rangers and Caps Schedule set
The NHL did itself no favors tonight in the eyes of the media, first delaying the announcement of the schedule until after 11pm Eastern, and then making some questionable scheduling choices that have many scratching their heads. One of the biggest questions was around the start of the Rangers-Capitals series, scheduled to start Thursday, a […]
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
In past years, a lot has been made of bringing in veterans who have Stanley Cup experience. Chris Drury, Scott Gomez, even lesser lights like Ruslan Fedotenko were referred to as having been there and having the ring to prove it. Brad Richards is the lone representative in terms of Cup winning pedigree…if you exclude John Tortorella of course. […]
Bold Move by Sather
In a bold move signifying New York Rangers management hasn’t given up on the season, Glen Sather acquired Ryane Clowe from the San Jose Sharks. A prototypical hard nosed old school Patrick Division player, Clowe is a welcome addition to a team that saw a lot of heart leave with the unaffordable Brandon Prust. Going the other way a second round pick […]