STEVE EMINGER RUMORS

There is no point in continuing to keep Stu Bickel in the lineup.  I'm not saying that because he is of no use to the team or because he's been a liability out on defense since neither of those, for the most part, are true. I'm saying it because quite simply, the coaching staff does not use him. Last night's 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals fell just five minutes...

Prior to Game Two, coach John Tortorella made a key decision for his lineup just before puck drop. With Brian Boyle able to play, Tortorella had to decide to sit one of Steve Eminger or Stu Bickel. Both played in Game One, and neither hit five minutes of ice time. Bickel has not been seeing anywhere near the ice time he saw in the regular season, and Eminger has only played in one...

During his post practice press conference today John Tortorella reported that Brian Boyle did not make the trip to Ottawa......not a surprise. Never a good idea to put a guy with a concussion on an airplane. Just ask the Mets.Steve Zipay at Newsday has this quote from Ryan Callahan this morning..."We've got to win this game. We don't want this season to end. If we play...

With the news that Carl Hagelin is gone for the next three games, the Rangers have a few decisions they need to make regarding the lineup. The loss of Hagelin is a big loss, as the Rangers lose their fastest skater and a top six forward. That is not easily replaced in the lineup. Rookie Chris Kreider is the best option to fill in for Hagelin, as discussed earlier today, but the coaching...

With a playoff spot clinched, we are running a new series about turning points in the season. These posts will focus on moves the Rangers made that effectively turned their season from mediocre to great. Part one: Calling up Hagelin and Mitchell. The Rangers started the season shorthanded on the blue line. Marc Staal was out indefinitely with a concussion to start the season, so...

Andrew Gross at the Bergen Record reports these lines from practice today...Anisimov-Stepan-GaborikDubinsky-Richards-PrustFedotenko-Boyle-CallahanRupp-Mitchell-Hagelin...absolute waste of Hagelin's speed on a line with Rupp and Mitchell. Although Hags and Mitchell did have some chemistry when they were first called up....also don't like Prust with Richards. Not exactly the...

In some good injury news, Steve Eminger has been activated off injured reserve and is likely to play today, according to Katie Strang. Eminger has been out since December 17 against Phoenix, when he separated his shoulder. Prior to the injury, Eminger had been playing top-four minutes while paired with Michael Del Zotto. Eminger will likely play at the expense of rookie Stu Bickel...

The Rangers twitter account reports that the team took to the ice early this morning to work extensively on the power play....shouldn't that have been done two months ago?The Rangers also report that the training staff has cleared Steve Eminger (shoulder) to play. John Tortorella is unsure whether he will play on Sunday vs. Flyers.Andrew Gross adds that Eminger says his shot...

New York Rangers defenseman Steve Eminger will miss 8-10 weeks of action with a right shoulder injury.

According to Andrew Gross, Rangers defender Steve Eminger suffered a separated shoulder during Saturday night's game against Phoenix. There is no timetable for Eminger's return right now. Gross expects Erixon to be at practice on Monday.