Rangers return Grachev to Hartford

Here's a look at the games on Sunday's NHL schedule:   Avery ready to agitate Sean Avery's season is starting a little later than the rest of his New York Rangers teammates because of a knee injury from a collision with Ryan Callahan in practice. But according to Newsday, Avery is healthy and will play against the Anaheim Ducks at Madison Square Garden.  ...

- There is this really cool place called Black-Eyed Sally's in Hartford that has decent food and always have awesome rock/soul/blues musicians. You can get a table, drink, and eat cajun food all night long while listening to sick guitarists and singers. I should email Aaron Voros and tell him. What's his email address? Oh, there it is. AVoros34@hartfordwolfpack.com.- No,...

Paul was kind enough to point out this article on New York Rangers’ young rookie defenseman Michael Del Zotto from Michael Hayakawa of YorkRegion.com: In last Saturday’s home opener against the Ottawa Senators, Del Zotto became a fan favourite when he scored his first NHL goal, a screen shot near the left faceoff circle with 51 seconds remaining in the second period that...

Sean Avery gets more notice for not playing, than most players get for playing.NY Post:Rangers await Avery's return -- Come Sunday, John Tortorella will find himself in an envious situation.That's when he'll have to find someone on his roster to sit in favor of Sean Avery, who has set the home matinee against the Ducks as his anticipated return from a preseason knee sprain...

Washington — Truth be told, it probably was Marian Gaborik's least impressive game as a Ranger, with the winger appearing a half-step behind all night, which is a most dangerous place to be against the Capitals. But then, suddenly, it was the Caps a...

Marian Gaborik scored two goals about 2 1/2 minutes apart in the third period, Henrik Lundqvist held Alex Ovechkin without a point, and the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Thursday night.

from Red Fisher of the Montreal Gazette via Faceoff.com, • Give New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella full marks for doing the right thing during his team’s 4-3 victory in Washington. When veteran defenceman Michal Rozsival struggled during the first half of the game, he found himself on the bench for the final 31:13. Tortorella’s explanation to reporters: “It’s...

It’s only three games into the season, but we’re already seeing differences between last year’s Rangers team and this season’s version. A (relatively) new coach and an overhauled roster will do that...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

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What we have got here is failure to communicate. A day after benching Michal Rozsival for the final 31 minutes of the Rangers' 4-3 victory in Washington, John Tortorella said that he had not talked to the defenseman because, basically, he's done en...

Sean Avery loves fashion as much as the next guy - much, much more, in fact - but he'll be happier than anyone when he gets to ditch the suit tonight. Avery gave the thumbs-up on making his season debut against the Anaheim Ducks today.