Rangers pull out last minute victory at MSG finale

OK let me get my bias out of the way first, I am very much a Brandon Dubinsky fan. I am a fan of his because it was Brandon Dubinsky which is why I am here today writing this for you. If that makes you think that my judgment is colored when it comes to telling you about him so be it.It was telling the Brandon Dubinsky story that helped to build my reputation as the prospect writer...

Funny I was not sure if I was going to put this up because I feared sounding like a broken record but it appears others are asking the exact same question: What about Dubinsky?Here we are almost a month after Brandon Dubinsky was qualified by the New York Rangers but there remains no deal in place. It makes one scratch their head because the Rangers themselves are the ones who make...

John Tortorella on Brandon Dubinsky not at training camp:"It is stupid, I am not going to get into negotiations but it is stupid."My favorite (via Steve Zipay):I thought Glen (Sather) was very honest with Dubi a couple days ago---I was privy to that conversation---as a general manager and man-to-man as a friend." Excuse me but Coach while Brandon Dubinsky, his agent...

There is a reason why instead of using a more current picture of Brandon Dubinsky that we used this one from 2005. It is our way of sending a message to anyone who thinks that Dubinsky will:Miss playing with Jagr, have a second year slump, be a one year wonder, or our favorite since it came from the Rangers; be the 3rd line center. We have watched this kid since before he was drafted...

Nothing is more fun than to read the Ranger beat reporters falling all over themselves with words of praise for the New York Ranger prospects. Maybe if they took the time to come here and read what we have been saying about the kids then they would not be so surprised.Start with Evgeny Grachev who everyone keeps harping on his 40 goal, 80 point season with Brampton last season but...

For New York Ranger fans, Traverse City is the kickoff of the 2009-10 hockey season. For 22 young men it is one of the many crossroads they face while chasing the dream of playing in the National Hockey League.When you look at the Ranger's Traverse City roster you see a real assortment of prospects that reflects the challenges of becoming a Ranger let alone a player in the NHL...

I got to meet him a couple of times, he was a shy kid who looked as if he was wondering what the fuss was all about. So much was made about Alexi Cherepanov and when he would join the Rangers but the one thing I had always wondered about was did anyone ever ask Cherepanov what he ever wanted.We will not get a chance to find out as Ranger fans everywhere mourn the loss of Alexi Cherepanov...

It seems like we have to go though this every year now; the Ranger's ownership and management talks about the things they say they are going to do and Ranger fans go "where have we heard this before?"Yet as we enter the 10th season under Glen Sather we find the Ranger franchise is still struggling to put together the right mix of players and even coaches to turn the...

You know it seems like only yesterday Dubi Silverstein talked me into covering New York Ranger prospects but as I get to enter my 6th season of doing this I thought about how cool this really has been. This was supposed to be a "one and done" kind of deal before I started writing about the San Jose Sharks.I was tired of Glen Sather, the Dolans and the nonsense that sadly...

Sometimes I really got to wonder about people mainly Ranger fans and the media covering the team. It seems that nobody is giving John Tortorella the credit for the coaching job he did in game one because his work is the primary reason why the Rangers were able to steal this winTortorella wants the Ranger world to believe that in the playoffs it is about the players not the coach...

Give the New York Rangers and their scouting staff some serious credit as the players who they invited to attend Traverse City were not just bodies but legit players. In fact 2 of the 3 who did not get contracts took our stars tonight.First StarFriendly advice to the Rangers, do not wait too long before promising Luke Pither a shot at Hartford once his season with the Barrie Colts...

Excuse us if we intrude on all of these "gloom and doom", these "maybe if this happens" or the wishful thinking about what is going to happen next season with the Rangers because we want to let you in a tiny little secret.See by the end of the 2008-09 season if the supposed leaders of the Rangers (IE Gomez, Drury or Naslund) are not leading then the new guard...

On paper it is supposed to be the deepest position within the entire Ranger system but if you ask Ranger fans, many are not happy with what they have been seeing out of this position at the top of the depth chart.It starts with the team captain Chris Drury as his signing as a free agent was sparked in part due to the killer playoff goal he scored against the Rangers while with the...

In this morning's papers, Damien Cox questions the Leafs' optimism, Brandon Dubinsky has some pressure put on him, Bob Gainey gets a poor rating in a Quebec survey, JVR makes his case in Philadelphia, word on who may replace Phil Kessel in Boston and much more after the jump.

NEW YORK | Bruce Boudreau hates losing, but this was the type of preseason contest he was happy to see his Washington Capitals be a part of. Christopher Higgins tapped home a loose puck with 70 seconds left as the New York Rangers defeated the Caps 3-2 on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. "I thought it was the closest to a regular-season game that we've had,"...