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Left Wing:
Locks:
Martin Rucinsky, Ville Nieminen
Bubble:
Alexandre Giroux, Hugh Jessiman, Garth Murray, Petr
Prucha, Ryan Hollweg
Minors:
Ryan Callahan, Nigel Dawes, Steven MacIntyre, Tom
Pyatt, Craig Weller, Chad
Wiseman
Skinny: Rucinsky will likely play
on one of the top two lines, while Nieminen is
penciled in for the third line. The most
likely scenario at this point looks to be one of the
veteran centermen moving to left wing.
One player who may surprise is Hugh Jessiman, who
has been shifted to left wing in rookie camp and may
have an outside shot to make the roster out of camp.
Prucha is a longer shot, but could perhaps put some
pressure on the Rangers front office while Giroux
may get a look if there are injuries in the
preseason.
Garth Murray and Ryan Hollweg will get long look for
the 4th line spot, with perhaps Hollweg moving to
center or right wing. Dawes, Grenier, Weller
and Wiseman appear to have too many players in front
of them at this stage.
Pyatt will almost certainly return to Saginaw
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Center:
Locks:
Jamie Lundmark, Michael Nylander, Steve Rucchin,
Martin Straka
Bubble:
Blair Betts, Jarkko Immonen, Dominic Moore
Minors:
Dan Cavanaugh, Lee Falardeau, Bruce Graham, Dwight Helminen
Skinny:
The first line center spot appears to be going to one
of either Martin Straka or Michael Nylander with the
"loser" liable to be shifted to wing on the first
line or second line. If they do go with the
three veterans down the middle, then Rucchin will
shift to third line center and it will be Lundmark
who is forced to the wing spot.
Blair Betts would seemingly have the inside track on
the fourth line center spot if he can stay healthy,
otherwise the spot could go to Moore, Immonen or
perhaps even Ryan Hollweg who played center in the
WHL.
Dwight Helminen and Lee Falardeau are expected to start the year in Hartford, but one or both might get pushed down
depending on how the players in front of them perform. Graham is playing for a pro contract, but could also end up
being sent back to Moncton.
Cavanaugh, the former captain of the Houston Aeros (AHL)
is looking to try and hook up with the Pack.
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Right Wing:
Locks:
Jaromir Jagr
Bubble:
Jozef Balej, Jed Ortmeyer, Jason Ward
Minors:
Colby Genoway, Rick Kozak
Skinny: There are few players battling on the right wing for a spot behind Jaromir
Jagr, but there are several left wingers/centers who would be happy to play on the right. It's possible that Balej,
Ortmeyer and Ward all make the roster, with Ward also potentially ending up on the bench to start the season. Kozak
and Genoway will be sent to the minors to get some pro experience.
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Defense:
Locks:
Darius Kasparaitis, Marik Malik, Tom Poti, Dale Purinton, Jason Strudwick, Fedor Tyutin
Bubble: Maxim
Kondratiev, Bryce Lampman, Michal Rozsival, Joe Rullier
Minors: Ivan Baranka, Martin Grenier, David
Liffiton, Jonathan Paiement, Thomas Pöck, Jake Taylor
Other: Hannu Pikkarainen
Skinny: Kasparaitis, Malik, Poti and Tyutin figure to be four of the starter in
the NHL, with Purinton and Strudwick likely to be on the bench or 4th line forwards. Michal Rozsival and Maxim
Kondratiev are likely to have the inside track on the final two NHL roster spots, but Kondratiev in particular could
potentially lose his sport to Bryce Lampman if he does not impress in camp.
Joe Rullier may find himself on the bench to begin the season, but likely only if Strudwick moves up to the forward and the
Rangers decide to go with two defensemen on the bench.
Paiement is playing for a pro contract, but is expected to return to Lewiston for his final junior year. Pikkarainen
will return to Finland to play for HIFK this season.
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Goaltender:
Locks:
Kevin Weekes
Bubble: Henrik Lundqvist, Al
Montoya, Chris Holt
Minors: -
Other: Dan Blackburn
Skinny: It's clear that Weekes is the starter, after that it's a three way
battle for the NHL backup spot, though it's expected to go to Henrik Lundqvist. Montoya and Holt will go to the AHL
and battle for playing time while Blackburn is looking simply to make a decision about whether to take his insurance money
or continue with his comeback.
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Strengths:
Going into camp, there doesn't appear to be any obvious strengths.
Perhaps the fact that there will be plenty of competition for some of the open roster spots is to some extent a strength in
and of itself.
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Weaknesses:
The Rangers don't have a lot of scoring on this roster outside of Jagr.
If they are to remain at least competitive a number of players, both veterans and rookies will need to step it up.
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Opportunities:
There remains at least one forward spot open on the top two lines, and perhaps two
if Rucchin is moved to third line center. Balej, Immonen and Jessiman all could have shots at those spots, as will
Lundmark once again.
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Threats:
The two newly signed Europeans (Prucha and Immonen) along with Hugh Jessiman are
probably the most likely rookie forwards to win a spot on the roster. Ryan Hollweg is another who has a shot at making
his NHL debut out of camp.
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| INJURIES |
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Dan Blackburn - Strained MCL will miss 2 weeks
Jaromir Jagr - Missed Saturday night scrimmage with a slight groin strain, has returned
Michal Roszival - Strained ankle, could play tomorrow night's preseason opener
Steve Rucchin - Groin strain, could play in tomorrow night's preseason opener
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| Camp Information |
Location
MSG
Taining Center
Tarrytown, NY
(not open to the public)
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Calendar
| September 7th |
- |
Rookies report to camp |
| September 11th |
- |
Players
report |
| September 12th |
- |
Player physicals |
| September 13th |
- |
Players hit the ice |
| September 20th |
- |
1st preseason game |
| October 2nd |
- |
Preseason finale |
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Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
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9/20 |
at NYI |
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1-5 |
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9/25 |
v BOS |
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4-2 |
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9/27 |
v NJD |
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1-3 |
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9/29 |
v NYI |
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2-3 |
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10/1 |
at BOS |
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2-5 |
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10/2 |
at NJD |
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3-2 |
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| Cut Counter (23 roster spots) |
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| Players Remaining |
Cuts Remaining |
| 24 |
1 |
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x |
Zdenek Bahensky ● |
L |
|
x |
Jozef Balej |
R |
|
x |
Ivan Baranka |
D |
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- |
Blair Betts |
C |
|
x |
Dan Blackburn ‡ |
G |
|
x |
Dane Byers
● |
F |
|
x |
Ryan Callahan ● |
L |
|
x |
Dan Cavanaugh ‡ |
C |
|
x |
Nigel Dawes |
L |
|
x |
Brandon Dubinsky ● |
F |
|
x |
Anders Eriksson
‡ |
D |
|
x |
Lee Falardeau |
C |
|
x |
Dalyn Flatt ● |
D |
|
x |
Colby Genoway |
R |
|
x |
Robert Gherson ‡ |
G |
|
x |
Alexandre Giroux |
L |
|
x |
Bruce Graham ● |
C |
|
x |
Martin Grenier |
D |
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x |
Dwight Helminen |
C |
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- |
Ryan Hollweg |
L |
|
x |
Chris Holt |
G |
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- |
Marian Hossa |
R |
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x |
Jarkko Immonen |
C |
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- |
Jaromir Jagr |
R |
|
x |
Hugh Jessiman |
L |
|
- |
Darius Kasparaitis |
D |
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- |
Maxim Kondratiev |
D |
|
x |
Rick Kozak |
R |
|
x |
Bryce Lampman |
D |
|
x |
David Liffiton |
D |
|
- |
Jamie Lundmark |
C |
|
- |
Henrik Lundqvist |
G |
|
x |
Steve MacIntyre |
L |
|
- |
Marek Malik |
D |
|
x |
Tommy Maxwell ‡ |
F |
|
x |
Al Montoya |
G |
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- |
Dominic Moore |
C |
|
x |
Garth Murray |
L |
|
- |
Ville Nieminen |
L |
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- |
Michael Nylander |
C |
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- |
Jed Ortmeyer |
R |
|
x |
Jonathan Paiement ● |
D |
|
x |
Jakub Petruzalek ● |
F |
|
x |
Hannu Pikkarainen |
D |
|
x |
Thomas Pöck |
D |
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- |
Tom Poti |
D |
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- |
Petr Prucha |
L |
|
x |
Roman Psurny ● |
F |
|
- |
Dale Purinton |
D |
|
x |
Tom Pyatt ● |
L |
|
x |
Rory Rawlyk |
D |
|
x |
Bryan Rodney ● |
D |
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- |
Michal Roszival |
D |
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- |
Steve Rucchin |
C |
|
- |
Martin Rucinsky |
L |
|
x |
Joe Rullier |
D |
|
x |
Michael Sauer ● |
D |
|
x |
Daniel Sparre ‡ |
F |
|
x |
Marc Staal ● |
D |
|
- |
Martin Straka |
C |
|
- |
Jason Strudwick |
D |
|
x |
Jake Taylor |
D |
|
x |
Dmitri Tarasov |
F |
|
- |
Fedor Tyutin |
D |
|
- |
Jason Ward |
R |
|
- |
Kevin Weekes |
G |
|
x |
Craig Weller |
L |
|
x |
Chad Wiseman |
L |
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‡ tryout
● unsigned
x cut
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| May 1st, 2023 |
| PRUDENTIAL CENTER |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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| ► NEXT GAMES
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Sunday Sep 24th
5:00pm - Road
PRESEASON
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Tuesday Sep 26th
7:00pm - Home
PRESEASON
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Thursday Sep 28th
7:00pm - Home
PRESEASON
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Friday Sep 29th
7:00pm - Road
PRESEASON
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Wednesday Oct 4th
7:00pm - Road
PRESEASON
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Thursday Oct 5th
7:00pm - Home
PRESEASON
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Thursday Oct 12th
7:00pm - Road
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Complete Schedule
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August 19th, 2021
Earlier this year the Rangers won by a margin of nine goals as they beat the Flyers 9-0. How many times has the margin been bigger?
Answer...
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| ► METRO STANDINGS
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Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
Pts |
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Hurricanes |
82 |
52 |
21 |
9 |
113 |
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Devils |
82 |
52 |
22 |
8 |
112 |
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Rangers |
82 |
47 |
22 |
13 |
107 |
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Islanders |
82 |
42 |
31 |
9 |
93 |
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Penguins |
82 |
40 |
31 |
11 |
91 |
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Capitals |
82 |
35 |
37 |
10 |
80 |
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Flyers |
82 |
31 |
38 |
13 |
75 |
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Blue Jackets |
82 |
25 |
48 |
9 |
59 |
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| FULL STANDINGS |
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| ► RANDOM RANGER |
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JED ORTMEYER
(2003-2007)
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Born: |
Sep 3 - 1978 |
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Position: |
Left Wing |
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Games Played: |
177 |
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Goals: |
9 |
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Assists: |
15 |
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Points: |
24 |
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Penalty Minutes: |
76 |
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