Jan Levine: Game 4: NYR-BOS, In Case You Forgot, There is A Game Today...
Has anyone remembered there is a game today? With the off-ice news, which eventually will impact the on-ice product, it appears as if that almost every writer, commentator, blogger etc. have forgotten there is a pretty important contest at MSG tonight.
Obviously, the big news is that Brad Richards will be scratched and not play in Game 4. What I find most interesting is how this...
ECSF Game 4 preview: One game at a time
COREY SIPKIN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
The Rangers are facing a steep climb to get back into this series, but it all starts with one game. As Kevin said yesterday, one shift at a time. If you win each shift, you’ll win the game, and that should be the priority for the Rangers. The biggest news is that Brad Richards is a healthy scratch and Anton Stralman is out tonight with an undisclosed...
Healthy Scratch Of Richards Latest Sign That Torts Needs To Go
With the New York Rangers’ season on the line tonight, their alternate captain will not be in the lineup to do battle with them. No, I’m not talking about Marc Staal, who is sidelined indefinitely with an eye injury. I’m talking about Brad Richards. You know – the guy who signed a mega contract two [...]
Report: Rangers may buy out Richards
From ESPN InsiderAs soon as the news broke that forward Brad Richards was pegged to be a healthy scratch for Game 4, talk of pending compliance buyout resumed with fresh energy. And not without reasonable justification. If the 33-year-old center isn't going to be part of the New York Rangers' long-term plans, he very well may be bought out this summer. Carrying an annual...
Rangers scratch Richards for Game 4
Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards said he will be a healthy scratch when New York faces elimination in Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
Richards, a star player earning $12 million this season, stayed on the ice with the extras Thursday during the morning skate. He then confirmed that Rangers coach John Tortorella had called to tell him he would be sitting...
Eklund: Brad Richards Benched for Game 4. Buyout coming?
In a shocking move today, coach John Tortorella has benched the player who once won him a Stanley Cup in Tampa. Brad Richards was told this morning he will not be in the lineup for the pivotal game 4 tonight. Is Torts doing this to shock his team into a victory or to keep Richards from injury so the Rangers, who are in well known cap trouble for this coming season, can exercise...
Rangers bench veteran Brad Richards for Game Four
(Photo credit: Jim McIsaac) NEW YORK— It appears that the Boston Bruins will have one less player to deal with during the game tonight. According to a report from DJ Bean of the Big Bad blog on WEEI.com, New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella has sat veteran center Brad Richards for tonight’s game after he played poorly on Tuesday. Richards himself revealed this fact after...
From Rags to Richards: Brad Richards Healthy Scratch Tonight for NY
On an elimination game when you want your best players and your captains to lead the way, John Tortorella scratched alternative-captain and $60M man Brad Richards for tonight's game. Yowzer. From the Rangers Rants:
“I’m surprised, I guess,” said Richards, who turned 33 on May 2 and is still owed $36 million through 2020. “I’m disappointed.”
… Richards...
Brad Richards a Healthy Scratch for Rangers in Game 4 Against Bruins
Brad Richards won a Conn Smythe under John Tortorella in 2004 when the two were teaming up to win a Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning. That now seems like a very, very long time ago.
The two are now in New York, of course, and Tortorella will go into Thursday’s do-or-die Game 4 against the Bruins without Richards. The head coach has decided to make Richards a healthy scratch...
Brad Richards Scratched for Game 4, Roman Hamrlik Will Play
New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella announced that Brad Richards will be a healthy scratch for tonight's Game 4 against the Boston Bruins.
The Rangers will also play defenseman Roman Hamrlik in place of the injured Anton Stralman.
Richards has been struggling throughout the playoffs and has been playing on the fourth line. Richards played a postseason-low 8:10 in Game...
Breaking: Brad Richards a healthy scratch tonight
Per Andrew Gross, Brad Richards will be a healthy scratch tonight. Richards was on the ice with the extra skaters following today’s optional skate. For those saying players are never held accountable, here’s your proof that they ARE held accountable.
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Brad Richards benched for Game 4
Reports out of the New York Rangers morning skate indicate a big lineup shakeup before tonight's pivotal Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brad Richards, New York's $58 million man, appears to be headed to the bench in a game that the Rangers must win to extend their series with the Boston Bruins.
Richards isn't the only one out. He was demoted to the fourth...
Hockeybuzz Hot Topic: Brad Richards a Healthy Scratch for Tonight
per Dan Rosen Twitter:
Brad Richards says he is not playing tonight. He said Tortorella called him this morning to tell him.
Richards, Asham Out; Haley, Newbury, Hamrlik In
While it's really not all that surprising considering his performance and lack of ice time in the playoffs, I'm still in shock to read that Brad Richards will be a healthy scratch in Game 4 tonight.
According to Katie Strang at ESPN.com, John Tortorella called Richards at home this morning to break the news to him.
Richards admitted he was surprised and disappointed...
Brad Richards A Healthy Scratch Tonight
Brad Richards says he is not playing tonight. He said Tortorella called him this morning to tell him.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) May 23, 2013
Jeff Gorton, Bruins Give Hope For The Future
Suffice to say that a 3-0 series deficit was not the plan. The powerplay is more miserable than it has ever been, and that is saying a lot. Brad Richards has, in one season, gone from playoff hero to playoff zero. Injuries are affecting important players. The Rangers look like a team with no confidence.
That being said, at some point we have to acknowledge that the Bruins...
One shift at a time
Can the Rangers duplicate what the Flyers did to the Bruins in 2010?
Only three teams in Stanley Cup Playoff history have climbed back from a 3-0 deficit to win their series. That’s the tall task that now faces the Rangers after they fell to the Bruins on home ice in Game Three, the team’s first loss at Madison Square Garden since March 24th. Things are looking awfully bleak...
The Rangers are closer to the Cup than you think
Big picture outlook > lockout shortened season.
After the Rangers loss against Boston Sunday night, much of the Rangers fan base went into panic mode. The usual suspects came out and called for Tortorella’s head, Michael Del Zotto’s and to some extent Brad Richards, as if the loss was solely on them. We’ve been down this road before, and quite frankly, I wasn’t surprised...
Despite playoff struggles, Brad Richards won’t be bought out until next summer
New York’s fourth line center would cost an extra $6 million to buy out this summer
It’s growing increasingly difficult to believe that this is just an off year for Brad Richards, that the 33-year-old will bounce back with the benefit of a summer to clear his head and a full John Tortorella training camp in the fall. There are just too many signs that the former star center...
Bruins 5, Rangers 2
The best thing we can say about the ugly game we just witnessed is that it's over. Going back to New York down 2-0 in the series is not shocking or even completely unacceptable. What is shocking and unacceptable is how the Rangers, a few select players notwithstanding, completely failed to show up in an absolutely crucial game. The Bruins are a very good team, but the Rangers...
Brad Richards, The High Priced 4th-Liner
from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
So when Tortorella begins an answer to a question about Richards’ status as the club’s fourth-line center with the words, “Sometimes it’s not about Brad,” as he did yesterday on the first of two days between Game 1 of the conference semis and Game 2 against the Bruins here tomorrow, it’s kind of a whoa moment.
As much of...
NHL Playoff Observations -- Friday (Thursday, too)
Just a few things that caught my eye:
Four shots, three goals ... and his second career hat playoff hat trick. The third goal was Sidney Crosby's 100th playoff point, a feat accomplished in merely 75 games. Plus he's the fifth fastest to hit that 100-point mark. Who was faster? Just Wayne Gretzky (46 games), Mario Lemieux (50), Jari Kurri (67) and Mike Bossy (74)....
2 For Eff'n 31
If someone tells me that there's a 6.5% chance that it's going to rain today, guess what? I ain't bringing an umbrella to work. Which is why I don't even get remotely excited when the Rangers go on the power play because right now, 6.5% is their success rate with the man advantage in the playoffs.
After going 0-for-3 against a Bruins penalty kill that allowed...
Alex Ovechkin, Corey Perry Among NHL Scorers Whose Presence Was Missing in Round 1 of Playoffs
The first round of the playoffs has come and gone, but a number of big-time stars forgot to show up. Some teams were able to survive despite the minimal contributions from their offensive stars, while others suffered because of it. Here’s a look at the top five scorers who were missing in action in Round 1.
5. Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks
If I told you the Anaheim Ducks would score...
Dorsett: It'll Be A War
After yesterday's practice the Rangers discussed what they expect from the Bruins in this series (via ESPN.com)...
Derek Dorsett...
“They’re a big, physical team. A heavy team. It’ll be a war.”
Brad Richards...
“That team has been the same type of team for three, four years. I don’t think much has changed there, even their lines. There’s a little...
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