Popal: Derick Brassard Could Be The X Factor the Rangers Need to Keep
When rumors were swirling that Marian Gaborik and then New York Rangers coach John Tortorella had a strained relationship Gaborik was shipped to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Derek Dorsett, John Moore and Derick Brassard. Not much was known about the three, but one of them sure wanted to stand out and that player was [...]
2013 Rangers draft pick breakdown
The Rangers have just five picks in this very deep 2013 draft, a product of trades to help build the current team. They will have three picks in the third round, one in the fourth, and one in the sixth. Here is the breakdown of how the picks were acquired/traded:
1st – traded to Columbus for Rick Nash
2nd – traded to San Jose for Ryane Clowe
3rd:
1st pick: Acquired from Florida...
Marian Gaborik reacts to the Rangers firing Tortorella
It's no mystery that numerous players have had a difficult time playing under John Tortorella. The former head coach of the New York Rangers can be a difficult man to speak with, a lesson the media has learned several times over. His aggressive style might have led to his demise as fans and analysts speculate that Henrik Lundqvist's future with the Rangers might have been...
Marian Gaborik reacts to the Rangers firing Tortorella
It's no mystery that numerous players have had a difficult time playing under John Tortorella. The former head coach of the New York Rangers can be a difficult man to speak with, a lesson the media has learned several times over. His aggressive style might have led to his demise as fans and analysts speculate that Henrik Lundqvist's future with the Rangers might have been...
Abdominal Surgery For Gaborik
via the Columbus Blue Jackets website,
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Marian Gaborik has an abdominal injury that will require surgery and a recovery period of three to four weeks, the club announced today. Due to the injury, Gaborik will be unable to represent Slovakia at the upcoming IIHF World Championships.
“Marian experienced some soreness towards the end of the season...
New York Rangers Playoff Preview Q & A
Thursday night the #6 seeded New York Rangers head to the nation’s capital to take on the #3 seeded Washington Capitals. To get some insight on the Rangers and what we can expect in the playoffs, Joe Fortunato of BlueShirtBanter.com is giving us a look at the series from a Rangers point of view. Make sure to follow Joe on Twitter at @BlueShirtBanter.
1. The New York Rangers...
Tortorella In Playoff Mode Today
from Andrew Gross of Rangers Rants,
With a team meeting looming at 12:45, he came into the interview room right from the ice around 12:30 and said to the media horde, “Notice I have my skates on because I’m not staying here that long. I don’t know what you’re going to ask me today that you didn’t ask me yesterday but go ahead and try.”
Tortorella, after shooting...
Marian Gaborik Could Need Surgery; Was He Injured With The Rangers?
Many players eliminated from playoff contention will head to Europe in order to compete in the World Championships, which begin May 3rd. Former Ranger and current Columbus Blue Jackets forward, Marian Gaborik, will not be one of them.
Gaborik did not pass his end-of-the-year medical examination with the Blue Jackets and therefore will not compete for Slovakia, according to Slovakia...
Matthew Barry: Be Scared. Be Very Scared. The Blue Jackets Won Again
Ever since Marian Gaborik was paroled from Rikers Island, he's been happier than a sailor in Thailand.
3 goals and 4 assists in 8 games. In those 8 games, the Blue Jackets are 6-2 including a 5 game winning streak and 3 straight on the road.
The most shocking stat of all? Jack Johnson is ONLY minus 5 this season.
The Kings have been hitting the snooze button too many...
Gaborik Lighting It Up for Columbus
Whether you liked Marian Gaborik or not, there's no denying the guy knew how to find the back of the net (minus this year with the Rangers) and he's proving that once again since the Blueshirts traded him to Columbus.
In the four games since the Blue Jackets acquired Gaborik for Derick Brassard, John Moore and Derek Dorsett, he has 2g, 3a, is a +3 and has 12 shots on...
Official: Gaborik Traded to Columbus
We all knew that there has been trade speculation surrounding the Rangers’ Marian Gaborik for the past couple of months. Today the organization decided to take the next step and go in a different direction by dealing Gaborik to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Derick Brassard, John Moore, Derek Dorsett & a 6th Round Draft Pick. Since joining the New York Rangers as a free...
Quick thinking (and decision making) lands Gaborik in Columbus
You think Marian Gaborik is fast? Well, actually youre right, he is. But you want to know whats really fast, as in Mach V fast? That would be the amount of time Gaborik had to research his potential new franchise and decide whether or not to waive his no-trade clause. It was like 45 minutes or so, with a guy literally camped outside his door with the official waiver, awaiting his...
DBJ - Buying time with Marian Gaborik
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Grading Gaborik’s career as a Ranger
Throughout the course of his career as a Ranger, I was always pretty supportive of Marian Gaborik. While I understand some fans appreciate powerforwards more so than pure snipers, I try not to weigh one skill set vs. the other. At the end of the day, teams need skill and will players to create offensive balance.
Indeed, Gaborik wasn’t one who created offense by lugging the puck...
Whats in a number?
Im going so far out on a limb here, I believe you can hear it cracking from Columbus up to Cleveland and down to Cincinnati. Im saying no one in the history of the NHL has ever completed the trifecta that Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu did last week: In the same week, Letestu scored a huge OT goal to beat the Anaheim Ducks at Nationwide Arena, he signed a two-year contract extension...
Renee & Sheri: NYR – It’s Alive!
NYR: It’s Alive! Muahhaha Questionable right? We thought the New York Rangers had died too. But some life has been revived in the boys in blue! Since trading Marian Gaborik this past Wednesday, the Rangers are 2-0-1 as they vie feverishly for a playoff position. With Gaborik’s exit, cue Brassard, Zuccarello & Clowe’s entrance to [...]
Was Gaborik a Locker Room Cancer?
I've received a ton of e-mail and tweets lately regarding why the Rangers turnaround has been so dramatic since the Marian Gaborik trade. I've been asked if I thought Gaborik was possibly a cancer in the locker room and there was even a great conversation in the comments section of the Rangers/Hurricanes recap on this subject in response to Henrik Lundqvist's comments...
Blue Jackets Make a Major Statement at the Trade Deadline
The Columbus Blue Jackets began their season as many of the pundits expected, starting their National Hockey League (NHL) lockout-shortened season by posting a record of 5-12-2 and seemed slated to grab one of the upcoming NHL Entry Draft’s lottery picks in June. However, ignited by the seismic shakeup at the top of the organization in firing former General Manager (GM) Scott...
Gaborik Scores in Columbus Debut
So it looks like the Marian Gaborik trade is paying off for both teams as a night after Derick Brassard and John Moore scored in their Rangers debut, Gaborik had the game winning goal and an assist in his frst game with the Blue Jackets...
...I said yesterday, don't be surprised if Gaborik re-discovers his scoring touch in Columbus. I mean, did you really think a player...
Marian Gaborik Finds Instant Success With Columbus
Acquired by the Columbus at the trade deadline on Wednesday, Marian Gaborik suited up with his new team for the very first time on Thursday night as the Blue Jackets downed the Nashville Predators 3-1 at Bridgestone Arena.
After surviving a first period in which Nashville peppered Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky with 13 shots, Columbus held a 0-0 tie until James Wisniewski unleashed...
Jackets beat, leapfrog Preds in West standings
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Marian Gaborik scored the go-ahead goal at 4:16 of the third period and added an assist in his debut Thursday night with Columbus, helping the Blue Jackets beat the Predators 3-1 for a rare win in Nashville.
The Blue Jackets won for just the seventh time in Nashville and the second time this season in this series between Central Division rivals. Matt Calvert...
Blue Jackets 3, Predators 1
Marian Gaborik scored the go-ahead goal at 4:16 of the third period and added an assist in his debut Thursday night with Columbus, helping the Blue Jackets beat the Predators 3-1 for a rare win in Nashville.
The Blue Jackets won for just the seventh time in Nashville and the second time this season in this series between Central Division rivals. Matt Calvert also had a goal and...
Blue Jackets beat Predators 3-1 in Gaborik's debut
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Marian Gaborik scored the go-ahead goal at 4:16 of the third period and added an assist in his debut Thursday night with Columbus, helping the Blue Jackets beat the Predators 3-1 for a rare win in Nashville.
The Blue Jackets won for just the seventh time in Nashville and the second time this season in this series between Central Division rivals. Matt Calvert...
First Look: Jagr in Bruins Jersey, Gaborik in Blue Jackets Jersey
Jaromir Jagr scored the game winning goal in his first game as a Bruin tonight in Boston's 1-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. Jagr was traded to the Bruins from the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Marian Gaborik is also currently making his debut as a Columbus Blue Jacket tonight since being traded from the New York Rangers. He currently has one goal and one assist after...
Gaborik boosts Jackets' playoff odds over Preds
NASHVILLE Once the jolly ambassador for hockey on television, John Davidson has transformed himself into something of a renovator of moribund NHL franchises.
He arrived in St. Louis after the 2005-06 season, when the Blues finished dead last in the NHL. Last season, the Blues posted the third-best overall record in the league.
Then he took his tool bag to Columbus last October...
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