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Martin Brodeur*...
March 18, 2009 by
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I think it's funny how little press is going to the fact that Martin Brodeur isn't really the winningest goalie in NHL history. Everyone is talking about him like he's Jesus on Ice, when in reality he hasn't broken Patrick Roy's all-time wins record.See...
Wade Redden and the Defense...
March 18, 2009 by
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At the Garden the other day, they were giving away "spots" for the Blueshirts Off Our Backs promotion. For those who don't know, that's after the last home game (April 9 vs. Flyers). They line everyone up on the ice, and the players come out in number order, take...
Congrats?
March 17, 2009 by
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There is no way Martin Brodeur is better than Patrick Roy.Roy reinvented the position of goaltender in the NHL. Before him, the majority of goalies simply stood there and watched pucks fly by. Roy brought the butterfly to prominence and used it to dominate the most offensive era in...
Crossroads
March 15, 2009 by
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Right now is an interesting time to be an Islanders fan. Half the fanbase wants the team to play as well as possible. The other half wants the Islanders to lose the rest of their games. Who's right? Who knows.It's tempting to come out and say something like, "If you'...
0-4-1...
March 15, 2009 by
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Let me regale you a tale about a fellow hockey fan - and hopefully, avid reader of this blog - named Lou. I
Music City Hockey...
March 14, 2009 by
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Hockey in Tennessee, who would've thought it! 16,241 tickets were sold, about 900 short of a sell-out. There were a few empty seats around me. I sat in the 3rd row, in the middle of the zone where the Rangers shot in the 1st and 3rd periods. I was to the right of the goalies.The...
Random Islanders Musings
March 11, 2009 by
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Things are fairly quiet in Islanders Country. Or, at least it seems that way. They say winning cures all ills; we Islanders fans don't know much about that. But there's still some stuff to discuss.
Playoff Tickets...
March 09, 2009 by
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I got my playoff ticket invoice today. Madison Square Garden is telling me that for $3,888, I can 2 tickets to 16 home playoff games. That assumes that not only will they have home ice advantage throughout the playoffs, but that every series will go 7 games.? Home ice advantage? They...
Nashville...
March 08, 2009 by
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One of my favorite things in life - besides Americanized Mexican food, Internet pastimes not including this blog, and TV shows on DVD - is going to Ranger games outside of New York. I go to enough Ranger games at MSG (I have a half-season package) and I go to a few at the Coliseum...
Day in the Life...
March 07, 2009 by
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The NHL Network has a show entitled "Day in the Life," which follows a player around from morning to night on the day of a game. Most episodes are pretty cool, and show a player at home with his family, eating (creepy, I know), going to morning skate, going to lunch, interacting...
Crap
March 05, 2009 by
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Tonight might have been one of the best games the Islanders played all season. It wasn't good enough. This is what life as an Islanders fan is like. This game represented the final two points that meant anything for the rest of the season. And thanks to Dean McAmmond colliding...
Real Quick, Real Funny...
March 05, 2009 by
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Just heard a comment on NHL on the Fly on the NHL Network, about Jay Bouwmeester not being traded. "This is good news if you're a Florida Panther fan." Yeah, buddy, just in case any of the 9 Panther fans have the NHL Network and happen to be watching it at 2:34 in the...
Trade Recap via Zach...
March 05, 2009 by
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Now we know why Petr Prucha has been in the lineup for the past few games. A showcase. But does Don Maloney really need to know what Prucha brings? He was a big proponent of him in NY. Did Tom Renney pull the strings on this deal The Rangers effectively sold the heart and soul of their...
Trade Deadline Wrap-Up
March 04, 2009 by
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The post directly this one was truly exhausting. What you see on this page is the result of five hours of rumor scouring, quick posting when the boss wasn't looking, and general hockey obsession. We got a ton of hits for it, which is awesome, but that's not the point. Instead...
Reported Trades & Quick Reactions...
March 04, 2009 by
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We're going to use this space to mention trades and quickly react on them. Everything will be on this post... 10:12 :: CBJ gets F Antoine Vermette. OTT gets G Pascal LeClaire and?2nd rounder?- Zach :: Good for both teams. LeClaire has been hurt and is irrelevant now that Steve...
Trade Deadline Eve
March 04, 2009 by
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Sorry to usurp Zach, who wrote a quality preview of tomorrow's trade deadline. I just wanted to make a few quick points... ?- It's hard to say what to make of all of today's waiver activity. Some big names were unceremoniously dumped, players Zach (and many others) believe...
Calm Before the Storm...
March 03, 2009 by
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The day before the NHL Trade Deadline is always interesting. To me, it's like how the supermarket is always crowded the day before a blizzard or a hurricane - people are getting ready for the next day.? But instead of stocking up on canned corn, American cheese, blueberry preserves...
Defensive Help...
March 02, 2009 by
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Once again, as for the past 2 years, rumors of Phoenix Coyotes D Ed Jovanovski going to the Rangers will not die. First off, the Rangers don't have cap space for his $6.5M contract. Second off, don't the Rangers already have a crappy D taking up $6.5M this year (and for the...
Don't Buy!...
March 01, 2009 by
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As we all know, the NHL Deadline will be here Wednesday at 3, formerly Tuesday at 3 p.m. but since there was a big slate of games on Tuesday, they pushed it back to a more open day. The Rangers, by and large, always buy, with the rare exception of 2004, when they had to get rid of...
The Guerin Trade
February 28, 2009 by
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So the Internet is abuzz about this supposedly "done deal" that has Bill Guerin going to an Eastern Conference playoff contender. And as is always the case when details aren't finalized, speculation comes to the forefront and people go crazy trying to figure things out...
An Interesting Night Of Hockey
February 28, 2009 by
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There are a handful of times each year when fan loyalties are put aside in favor of certain results that are favorable to playoff position. This is one of those nights. The free-falling Rangers face those juggernauts from the West, the Colorado Avalanche. Meanwhile, the Islanders...
Stat Of The Day
February 27, 2009 by
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In the past two games - last night and tonight - Sean Bergenheim has three breakaway opportunities while shorthanded. Of the three, one ended when his contact lens came dislodged, one resulted in a penalty shot, and the other resulted in a goal, his third shorthanded goal of the season...
No, I'm Not Saying What You Think I'm Saying...
February 27, 2009 by
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Tonight's 2-1 loss to Florida in regulation (in a "4-point game," no less) goes to show that if you sign 2nd-line players to 1st-line money and 4th-D-men to 1st-pairing money, you won't be able to score goals or stop an onslaught, no matter who is behind the bench...
The More Things Change...
February 25, 2009 by
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If you didn't know any better, you'd think Tom Renney was still coaching the Rangers. Sure, there were moments that inspired you. Markus Naslund dropping the gloves with Ian White. Chris Drury, Michal Rozsival, and Wade Redden collaborating on a power play goal. Petr Prucha...
Mark Bell...
February 25, 2009 by
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So John Tortorella thinks Sean Avery should "stay home" because of a bad joke he made about an ex-girlfriend (comments he made on TSN), but apparently being arrested for a hit and run made while driving under the influence is perfectly acceptable. Why do the Rangers need...
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