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Rangers take on Avs tonight at 9
January 12, 2008 by
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In just under an hour from now, the Rangers will look to rebound from last night's debacle against the Colorado Avalanche. The game can be seen on MSG2 for anyone in the New York area.I've been holding off on putting out a pregame to try and get a lineup, but I haven't...
Rangers v. Islanders tonight
January 11, 2008 by
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Good preview by Derek, so not much is needed from me, but I wanted to add in the starting lineup for the Rangers.Straka - Dubinsky - JagrShanahan - Gomez - HossaPrucha - Drury - CallahanOrr- Betts - HollwegStaal - RozsivalTyutin - GirardiMara - StrudwickLundqvistMarek Malik is cleared...
Isle be seeing you tonight at The Garden
January 11, 2008 by
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Tonight, for the fourth time this season, one of the most exciting and bitter rivalries will be renewed when the New York Rangers play host to the New York Islanders at what should be a packed electric house at Madison Square Garden on Seventh and 33rd. As almost everyone who has followed...
Rangers v. Hurricanes
January 10, 2008 by
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Sorry the late post but the Rangers take on the Hurricanes in a few minutes. Matt Cullen makes his return to face the team he played for last season. Cullen is enjoying a fine season so far, and should challenge the Rangers for most of the night. Marc Staal also faces brother Eric...
Rangers demote Dawes. Huh?
January 10, 2008 by
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In what can only be described as a head-scratcher of a move, the Rangers demoted Nigel Dawes to Hartford today. Tom Renney issued a statement saying, for the most part, that Dawes needed to be more of a two way player. Renney said he was looking for consistency from the second highest...
A busy Saturday
January 10, 2008 by
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It's a very busy schedule today as usual on a hockey Saturday. Already one game of impact in the Atlantic Division went final as the Flyers got a goal and two assists from the red hot Joffrey Lupul in a 4-2 road victory over slumping Tampa Bay.They moved temporarily into a second...
All-Star starters announced, Brodeur gets nod in goal for East
January 10, 2008 by
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Earlier today, the league announced the starters for the upcoming All-Star Game.Here's who that elite list of stars will include:2008 Eastern Conference All-Star Team Starting LineupGoal: Martin Brodeur, New JerseyDefense: Andrei Markov, Montreal Defense: Zdeno Chara, BostonForward...
Rangers win with defense, who provide offense
January 09, 2008 by
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Confused? Let me clear it up. Michael Roszival, Dan Girardi and Jason Strudwick (!) scored for the Rangers tonight to give them a 4-3 win in overtime against the Penguins. Roszival had a pair, including a short handed goal, and Strudwick's was the game winner in overtime (!!) off...
Rangers fall short at Coliseum
January 09, 2008 by
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As a couple of my fellow bloggers already posted in previous entries, for the second time this season, the Islanders got the better of the Rangers posting another one-goal victory at the Coliseum in what was a very entertaining game last night.The difference was the third period where...
Islanders snap five-game winless skid
January 09, 2008 by
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Mike Sillinger's two-man advantage goal in overtime with just over 27 ticks left was the difference as the Islanders snapped their five-game winless skid (0-4-1) with a 3-2 win in Tampa Saturday night.There was a Bill Guerin sighting as the Fishstick team captain finally scored...
BONY Christmas Report Part II: Rangers
January 08, 2008 by
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RANGERS (17-15-4, 38 pts)Scott Gomez (36 GP, 9-22-31): After slow start, the former Devil has been the team's best offensive player. If not for his production, this offensively challenged team would be in huge trouble.Grade: B+Jaromir Jagr (36 GP, 7-20-27): The most talented player...
Rangers and Islanders have big nights
January 07, 2008 by
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A couple of statements were made by the two New York teams on this big Saturday night. Both posted impressive wins to keep pace with the Flyers and Penguins (both winners as well) and gain valuable ground on first place New Jersey.For the Rangers, the road treated them extremely well...
Zero heart, effort, determination and passion
January 07, 2008 by
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"Tonight we play with honor, passion. Tonight we play with heart, effort anddetermination. Tonight we play for New York."So says Ranger coach Tom Renney in each annoying pregame around the three minute mark of the superhyped Blueshirt highlight package. Apparently, his pathetic...
Everyone needs a good ole fashioned butt kicking these days...
January 07, 2008 by
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That's certainly what happened in tonight's Rangers vs Coyotes game today, and the Rangers were on the receiving end.I won't go too into detail, because there isn't much to tell. Stephen Valiquette wasn't sharp, the offense never got started, the defense was out...
Devils drop second straight in nation's capital
January 07, 2008 by
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Maybe the Ranger game took something out of them. Whatever the reason, the Devils just weren't sharp enough to get a win in the nation's capital, falling short 3-2 to the Capitals.The difference was the second period where the younger Caps dominated the action scoring early...
Rangers drop another in Hotlanta
January 06, 2008 by
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I found it rather amusing that Jonathan Coachman kept referring to Atlanta as Hotlanta on MSGNY, so I had to incorporate it into a recap. I was unable to see any of the game, since I did not get MSG2 here. From what I am reading today, Jaromir Jagr was off his game, Stephen Valiquette...
Rangers click, keep rolling
January 06, 2008 by
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I'm a bit late, as it was a pretty busy weekend, but it was a good weekend to be a Ranger fan. Derek has great wrapups if you scroll down some, so I won't go into any of that. It's great to see Jaromir Jagr, Petr Prucha and Chris Drury starting to get going though. The...
Final in Florida - 3-2 Panthers in a SO
January 05, 2008 by
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The Rangers lost in a shootout tonight against the Florida Panthers, 3-2. Stephen Valiquette got the start tonight and really looked great for every shot he faced, except for the two that went in during regulation and the one in the shootout. All three goals were somewhat soft, but...
Rangers 3, Marion Gaborik 5
January 04, 2008 by
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Yup, you're reading that right. Marion Gaborik scored more goals than the Rangers' three tonight, recording a franchise high five goals for the Minnesota Wild. Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored another for the Wild, assisted by Gaborik, to make it a 6-3 loss for the Blueshirts.Michal...
Battle of New York: The Best of the First 1,000 Posts (Part 3)
January 03, 2008 by
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Here we go, heading toward the end folks:6. Dear Sean, You Suck at Lifeby Steve (Newark) November 4, 2007===================http://njmg.typepad.com/devilsblog/2007/11/all-about-avery.htmlTom Gulitti did a great job conveying the wisdom of Sean Avery tonight. Some points made:-Avery...
Gaborik Night in St. Paul
January 02, 2008 by
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"It's Marian Gaborik night in St. Paul."-Sam Rosen, MSG Network after the Wild sniper converted a breakaway for his fifth goal of the night in the Wild's 6-3 victory over the Rangers Thursday night. Oh btw, he also assisted on the other Minny goal for six points....
Lineup changes in store for Rangers (Updated 4:30)
January 01, 2008 by
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**Update**Ryan Hollweg has been scratched by Tom Renney tonight. Renney said "he has to do more." Not the best of times to scratch him with the lineup as thin as it is already. Jason Strudwick takes his place on the 4th line and Marek Malik is paired with Paul Mara on defense...
Zach sparks comeback as Devs win eighth straight
December 31, 2007 by
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It's all going the Devils' way these days. On the night new coach Brent Sutter appropriately tabbed Jamie Langenbrunner the team's eighth captain in their history, the Devils mounted a three-goal comeback to post a 4-3 overtime win and pull into a three-way first place...
Interesting but bizarre fact
December 30, 2007 by
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The other night after I had returned from The Garden of the Rangers' latest victory over the Hudson rival Devils courtesy of King Henrik's second 1-0 blanking of New Jersey, I couldn't help but notice the wacky boxscore between the Blues and Avalanche:On the strength of...
Cullen's revenge as Canes blank Blueshirts
December 30, 2007 by
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You had to figure that the Hurricanes would come out flying in this game tonight at MSG. Especially after being thoroughly embarrassed by Buffalo 8-1 the other night.That's exactly what happened as Peter Laviolette's first place club came in more determined and carried the...
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