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Scuderi's steady method worthy of duplication
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Wakiji: Saint Nick fits Lidstrom

Rangers-Coyotes in review

Found December 18, 2011 on Rangers Report:
PLAYERS: Tony Amonte,  Mark Messier,  Sergei Zubov,  Brandon Dubinsky,  Martin Biron,  Ryan McDonagh,  Brad Richards,  Keith Yandle,  Marian Gaborik,  Michael Strahan,  Brett Favre,  Steve Eminger,  Sean Avery,  Artem Anisimov,  Erik Christensen,  Ruslan Fedotenko,  John Tortorella,  Scott Gomez,  Michael Del Zotto
TEAMS: Dallas Stars,  New York Rangers,  Phoenix Coyotes,  Minnesota Vikings,  Montreal Canadiens

Well, that was about as wild as it gets. Not one for the archives in terms of how to play, or how to win. But, wow, was that a finish. I am racking the rusty rolodex between my ears trying to remember a similar game, and I’m sure there was one. I thought a game in L.A. in 1993-94 was similar, but I went back and looked. In that one, Kelly Hrudey stopped Tony Amonte on a penalty shot (!!!!!) with 10.7 seconds left in overtime, and Mark Messier put in a Sergei Zubov rebound with 1.5 seconds left to win it. I’ll keep looking. Thoughts: 1) Two thoughts on the game-winning goal with 00:00.1 left. One was, as the Rangers lost the puck, and the game seemed headed to OT, Brandon Dubinsky seemed to stop in the offensive zone. So he couldn’t change, then he was able to make a good play in the offensive zone when Martin Biron moved the puck quickly up ice. The other was Ryan McDonagh, who has done this before, understood what was left on the clock and so he went in de...
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