tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43826271553341871572024-02-07T00:21:57.052-05:00Bleeding All BlueA New York Rangers Blog.Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comBlogger1641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-82827915001101978492012-02-03T11:37:00.000-05:002012-02-03T11:37:24.666-05:00Rangers Trade Erik Christensen To Minnesota WildThe New York Rangers have traded center Erik Christensen and a conditional 2013 7th round draft pick to the Minnesota Wild for center Casey Wellman. Christensen had one goal and four assists in 20 games for the Rangers this season, but he has not seen an NHL game since Dec. 17. During a two week conditioning assignment last month Christensen had two goals and one assist for the Connecticut Whale.<br />
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Wellman, 25, has been up and down with the Wild for parts of the last three seasons recording four goals and nine assists at the NHL level. However, Wellman has been very effective at the AHL level scoring 14 goals and 12 assists in 26 games this season. The Whale have been in desperate need of help after a winless January and this will provide them some while removing Christensen from the NHL roster.Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-2741393992935689222012-01-29T19:04:00.001-05:002012-01-29T19:04:24.187-05:00Gaborik Hat-trick Earns All-Star MVP In Team Chara Win<div><p>Marian Gaborik scored three times and added an assist to earn MVP honors in the 2012 All-Star Game. Gaborik continues to erase any memories of last season's struggles and take his place amongst the elite snipers in the NHL. The fun party for Rangers fan today was that Gaborik went head-to-head with teammate Henrik Lundqvist.</p>
<p>After chirping all weekend with Lundqvist, Gaborik had the last laugh scoring two on Lundqvist during the first period. Following his first goal of the game Gaborik brought back Artem Anisimov's rifle celebration at Lundqvist. Coach John Tortorella said Gaborik will be fined $1,000 for the celebration, but for bragging rights alone, Gaborik will pay it with a smile.</p>
</div>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-16046747903386426982012-01-25T09:41:00.003-05:002012-01-25T10:22:23.759-05:00Rangers' Hagelin Named All-Star Rookie Replacement<br />
According to <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshRimerHockey/status/162177517296427008">Josh Rimer</a>, Rangers rookie Carl Hagelin has been added to the Rookies in the 2012 NHL All-Star weekend as an injury replacement. No official announcement on who he is replacing, but Devils' defenseman <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/steffeG/status/162177100416167937">Adam Larsson appears to be the player</a>.<br />
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Tremendous work by Hagelin to play his way into this opportunity. Hagelin has eight goals and eight assists in 29 games for the Rangers this season, but the numbers do not reflect the full impact he has had on the roster. His speed has added a different dimension to the Rangers roster and expect Hagelin to be showcasing it in the fastest skater competition, which he should win.Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-7214499578942281352012-01-24T13:03:00.000-05:002012-01-24T13:03:05.609-05:00Lundqvist To Start As Biron Out With Flu; Chad Johnson Recalled From WhaleEarlier this morning, <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/stevezipay/status/161844067251130368" target="_blank">Steve Zipay at Newsday</a> reported that Martin Biron would get the start against the Winnipeg Jets tonight, but now Biron is out with the flu and Henrik Lundqvist will get the nod. According to <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/KatieStrangESPN/status/161868359422590977">Katie Strang of ESPN New York</a> the Rangers recalled Chad Johnson from the Whale to serve as the backup tonight.Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-32721897087732298612012-01-21T16:14:00.000-05:002012-01-21T16:14:41.796-05:00Gaborik Scores Twice In Rangers 3-2 OT Win Over Bruins<link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Cfamily%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Cfamily%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Cfamily%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The matchup of the best two teams in the
Eastern Conference lived up to the hype as the New York Rangers game against
the Boston Bruins had everything you could ask for in a regular season game.<span> </span>The first matchup between the two teams went
to overtime with the New York Rangers winning 3-2 over the Boston Bruins on a Marian
Gaborik power-play goal with 3.6 seconds left in the overtime period.<span> </span>Tukka Rask made two great saves in Ryan
Callahan and Brad Richards before Gaborik netted the game-winner, his second goal
of the game, 25th goal of the season, to give the Rangers the extra point and
maintain their lead in the Eastern Conference standings.<span> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Rangers were on
the power-play after Andrew Ference was assessed a five-minute major for
charging when he ran Ryan McDonagh into the boards behind New York’s net 1:50
into the extra session.<span> </span>McDonagh laid
prone on the ice for several minutes before finally skating off the ice on his
own and into the locker room.<span> </span>Ference
will likely face discipline from Brendan Shanahan in the coming days.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">New York gets
another win in the final seconds, but once again they are never in that
position without stellar play from Henrik Lundqvist.<span> </span>Lundqvist made 32 saves, including multiple
of the highlight variety, to allow the team to stay in there when the Rangers
were being outplayed.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ryan Callahan got
the Rangers on the board early in the second period when coming out of the box
Brandon Prust found Callahan and he beat Rask far post 1:31 in.<span> </span>The lead did not last long as Andrew Ference
tied the game at 3:28 of the second off a beautiful cross-ice feed from David
Krejci that left Lundqvist defenseless.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Marian Gaborik
scored his first of the game, first in seven games, late in the second when he
jumped on a loose puck and fired it past Rask for a 2-1 lead.<span> </span>Carl Hagelin attempted a shot, but it was
blocked by Dennis Seidenberg, dropping down to Gaborik’s feet and there was no
hesitation to let the shot go.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Rangers seemed
poised to head into the final period with the one goal lead, but Adam McQuaid
had other ideas when he tied the game with 49 seconds left in the second.<span> </span>McQuaid fired from the right faceoff circle having
the puck deflect off Brian Boyle’s stick and over the shoulder of Lundqvist.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Great to see the
Rangers bigger offensive players carry the load in a big game with Gaborik,
Callahan and Richards being in on the winning goal.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ryan Callahan
played his best game in some time being impactful all over the ice and adding
some offense back in.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gaborik going to
the front of the net is always the key to offense and today he got back to
doing that more than he has in the past few weeks resulting in both his goals.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p>McDonagh was phenomenal all game and hopefully his injury is not too severe.</o:p></span></li>
</ul>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-29839730475537966602012-01-19T22:02:00.000-05:002012-01-19T22:02:29.252-05:00Rangers Inconsistency Continues In 4-1 Loss To Penguins<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">For much of the first half
of the season the New York Rangers found ways to win games even when they did
not play their best hockey for a 60 minute game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those results are not coming right now as the
Penguins came into Madison Square Garden Thursday night and handed the
Blueshirts their third loss in five games by a score of 4-1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evgeni Malkin led the way with two more goals
to push his league leading point total to 54.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Most surprising about the
outcome of the game is the Rangers after struggling for much of the first
period where they fell behind early on a Chris Kunitz goal, they dominated the
second with Carl Hagelin netting the tying goal to send it to the final period
even at 1-1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Rangers have dominated the
final stanza much of the last two seasons, but tonight it was the Penguins beating
the Rangers at their own game with three goals in the final 20 minutes to take
the two points in the standings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Entering the third tied 1-1
the Penguins took the early advantage just 2:23 into the period when Richard Park
scored the eventual game-winner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Rangers had all three forwards below the goal line, but Marc Staal still tried
to pinch along the wall, leading to the Penguins breaking out for a 3-on-1
odd-man rush with Cooke, Engelland and Park leaving Lundqvist exposed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Staal’s struggles in the
third period continued when Evgeni Malkin took advantage of his turnover to
stretch the Pens advantage to two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Staal
misplayed the puck along the wall by stepping out in front, walking around a
sliding Michael Del Zotto and roofing a beautiful backhander under the bar to
beat Lundqvist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Malkin added the
empty-netter with 1:40 left to give him 24 goals on the season and the Penguins
the final 4-1 margin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hagelin’s goal in the second
showed what the combination of speed between him and Marian Gaborik can provide
the Rangers, if they stay together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ryan
McDonagh fed the puck to Gaborik up the ice, where Gaborik flipped an area pass
in front of the speedy Hagelin to skate into.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hagelin collected the puck and fired on Marc-Andre Fleury watching the
puck trickle through Fleury’s five-hole and over the goal line for the tie. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bickel's fight in the first woke the team up, but this team has to be better early in games and it should not take him dropping the gloves to spark them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Staal is clearly still a
work in progress as he varies from showing signs of his former self and being a
player who missed half the year and is looking for his game. Playing 24:58
tonight is certainly a step in the right direction for his conditioning, but he
is still off in reading the play at times.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hagelin is doing everything
that the team can ask from him and then some.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Richards, Callahan, Gaborik
and Dubinsky need to step up and lead this team offensively right now by
putting some pucks in the back of the net.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Supporting players have been doing much of the work when the team
actually scores.</span></li>
</ul>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-89322926112400282442012-01-17T22:31:00.001-05:002012-01-17T22:33:38.148-05:00Lundqvist Blanks Predators As Rangers Win 3-0<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The New York Rangers continued their ability to put the rare bad performance behind them and take it out on their next opponent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following a 4-1 defeat Sunday in Montreal the Rangers got back to basics with their forechecking and defensive style en route to a 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Henrik Lundqvist led the way with 27 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and 39th of his career.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The win was also the 20th of the season for Lundqvist who rebounded after two subpar outings in a row for the Rangers best player.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Each of the Rangers three goals had help from the Predators.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dan Girardi opened the scoring just 6:15 into the game when his attempted pass to the front of the net went off the Predators’ defenseman Jack Hillen and beat backup netminder Anders Lindback short side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mid-way through the second period John Mitchell scored for the second consecutive game when he beat Lindback short side from the right faceoff circle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mitchell circled along the wall and fired from the circle getting a screen from defenseman Roman Josi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goal was Mitchell’s fourth of the season as he continues to show he belongs in the lineup even as Wolski and Christensen are available.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ryan Callahan capped the scoring with 50.9 seconds remaining when he was hooked by Martin Erat on a breakaway with the empty net. Callahan was awarded the goal because of the empty net, giving him 15 goals on the season. </span></div>
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<li>Rangers forecheck was dominant in the third period as they were able to control the clock for much of the final 10 minutes.</li>
<li>The penalty kill was excellent, especially when Gaborik was wrongly assessed a double minor for high-sticking against Mike Fisher while the Rangers were on the power play late in the second period.</li>
<li>The power play at least threatened a few times tonight, but the conversion rate has to improve.</li>
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</div>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-77970892842408880322012-01-15T21:40:00.000-05:002012-01-15T21:40:14.283-05:00Rangers Nightmares Continue In Montreal With 4-1 Loss<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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The New York Rangers failures in Montral continued with an
ugly 4-1 loss Sunday night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The loss
dropped the Rangers to 0-5-1 in their last six trips to the Bell Centre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After dominating the Toronto Maple Leafs top line last night
the New York Rangers watched the Montreal Canadiens top line of Max Pacioretty,
David Desharnais and Erik Cole dance circles around them for three goals and
nine points in a 4-1 loss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the
Rangers used Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh mainly against the Tomas Plekanec line,
it was this line that made the Rangers defense look lost.</div>
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The Rangers certainly did not get the start they wanted as
the Canadiens got on the board only 2:39 into the opening period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marc Staal had a number of fails leading to
the Montreal goal as he turned the puck over in the neutral zone with a bad
pass allowing the Canadiens to carry back into the Rangers zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Staal then could not stop <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Desharnais from getting behind the net with
the puck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With Desharnais behind the net
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">New York got back
into the flow of the game when Stu Bickel dropped the gloves with Travis Moen
directly off a faceoff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fight came
just moments after Rene Bourque side swiped Carl Hagelin along the wall, which
drew the ire of both Brian Boyle and Brandon Prust.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Getting even on the
scoreboard came 12:49 into the first period when John Mitchell converted a
Derek Stepan rebound from the crease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
scoring play started with Gaborik working behind the Montreal net feeding
Stepan in the slot for the initial shot which Budaj stopped, but bad rebound
control left the puck laying there for Mitchell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The assist for Gaborik was his 300th of his
NHL career and first since December 20.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Montreal took the
lead back early in the second when the Rangers once again failed to clear their
zone against the Pacioretty -Desharnais-Cole line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following the failed clear Desharnais played
the puck back to Erik Cole who let the shot go from just inside the blue line
and it was deflected off Pacioretty in front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stu Bickel had an awful shift in failing to get the puck out, not
clearing Pacioretty out from in front and helping screen Lundqvist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following the goal he got an earful from
Tortorella on the bench and never saw the ice again on the night.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The deficit expanded
to two when Scott Gomez found Mike Blunden in the right faceoff that beat
Lundqvist short side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Desharnais got his
turn to finish one off when he beat Marc Staal down the ice in transition and
had a tap-in goal to beat Lundqvist to push the Canadiens’ advantage to 4-1.</span></div>
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The Rangers will look to toss this one aside and get back at
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<p>Fedotenko will miss his first game of the season after leaving last night with back spasms.</p>
<p>Kris Newbury, who was recalled today, will take Fedotenko's spot in the lineup.</p>
</div>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-49663346378597186152012-01-15T13:01:00.000-05:002012-01-15T13:01:14.572-05:00Newbury Recalled With Dubinsky, Fedotenko Hurting<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AGrossRecord/status/158554196646445058" target="_blank">Andrew Gross reports</a> that the Rangers have recalled Kris Newbury for tonight's game in Montreal. Newbury is likely just precautionary in case both Brandon Dubinsky (shoulder) and Ruslan Fedotenko (back spasms) cannot play this evening. Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-25253385413342011182012-01-14T22:11:00.001-05:002012-01-14T22:13:53.095-05:00Biron Shutouts Leafs As Rangers After Poor Performance With 3-0 Victory<br />
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The New York Rangers got back on the winning side with a
dominant 3-0 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night. The Rangers were unhappy with their team
effort on Thursday in their loss to the Ottawa Senators, but they corrected
those mistakes early and often in this one.
The lack of energy and effort that plagued large portions of the game Thursday
were gone as the team played with high energy and physicality from the opening
drop of the puck until the final horn.
On the defensive side the team did an excellent job of minimizing the
chances Toronto had to get their own offense going. </div>
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Martin Biron made 20 saves for his second shutout of the
season while Mike Rupp, Brian Boyle and
Derek Stepan provided the scoring. The win
for Biron improved him to 9-2 on the season only furthering the notion that he
can play any game that coach John Tortorella wants to keep Henrik Lundqvist
rested.</div>
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Rupp got the Rangers on the board early in the second as he
combined with Derek Stepan and Wojtek Wolski to convert the 3-on-1 rush. Ryan McDonagh caught the Leafs in a line
change by stepping up in the neutral zone, fed the puck ahead to Stepan who
went to Wolski, back to Stepan and finally to Rupp for the finish.</div>
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Late in the second Brian Boyle scored for the first time in
23 games by roofing a shot behind Gustavsson.
The look of relief on Boyle’s face told the story of just how much the
drought was weighing on the 27-year-old forward, but to Boyle’s credit he has
been doing everything else of late.
Boyle was excellent all-around again tonight as his line had the
responsibility of playing against the Lupul-Connolly-Kessel line and they shut
them down along with Girardi and McDonagh.</div>
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Early in the third the Leafs appeared they might have gotten on the board when Martin Biron slid across during a scramble, but the referees ruled that their was no goal and replays showed no conclusive evidence it had gone in. The goal cam replay appeared to show it might have gone in, but with no conclusive evidence the Leafs remained off the board and the Rangers added to their lead moments later. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Derek
Stepan capped the scoring with his 10th goal of the season after Carl Hagelin
tipped ahead the Martin Biron outlet pass.
The assist was Biron’s third of the season.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Have
to feel good for Boyle getting off the snide when it appeared he could not buy
one no matter what he did. He has
deserved one for a few weeks with his overall game level and maybe now he will
stop pressing so much, leading to a few more.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ruslan Fedotenko left the game early in the second period and did not return because of back spasms. No word on whether he will be able to play tomorrow against the Canadiens. </span></li>
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</div>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-16549441087329787722012-01-14T13:01:00.000-05:002012-01-14T13:01:13.511-05:00Dubinsky Out, Biron To Start Against TorontoAccording to Andrew Gross at <a href="http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/rangerrants/dubinsky_out_again_biron_in_tonight/">Ranger Rants</a> Brandon Dubinsky will miss his second straight game (right shoulder), while Martin Biron will get his 11th start of the season tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs. <br />
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Dubinsky was clearly missed on Thursday night against the Senators, but the Rangers are trying to be smart with his shoulder to make sure that it does not become something more serious and linger throughout the season. Brandon Prust is likely to take Dubinsky's spot with Callahan and Richards, but the entire lineup has to do more than they did on Thursday.<br />
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Starting Biron tonight is an interesting decision given Lundqvist's career struggles in Montreal, where the Rangers play tomorrow, but Biron did struggle earlier in the year in Montreal as well. Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-84515882951241122592012-01-12T22:04:00.000-05:002012-01-12T22:04:57.670-05:00Spezza Scores Twice, Anderson Stops 34 In 3-0 Win Over RangersThe same day the Rangers had Henrik Lundqvist, Dan Girardi and Marian Gaborik announced 2012 NHL All-Stars the Ottawa Senators All-Stars stole the show in Madison Square Garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason Spezza scored two twice and Milan Michalek while Craig Anderson stopped all 34 Rangers shots in a 3-0 victory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The loss snapped the Rangers five-game win streak before they head to Canada for a weekend set against Toronto and Montreal.<br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Rangers played very well in the first period, but could not solve Anderson before Ottawa got their own offense going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason Spezza opened the scoring 8:54 into the second he used Dan Girardi as a screen from the left faceoff circle to beat Lundqvist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The play was in transition after Artem Anisimov failed to get the puck deep in the Senators zone, which promptly got Anisimov benched for the remainder of the period.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Michalek made it 2-0 on another transition goal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After Brian Boyle seemed poised to tie the game before Jason Spezza got his stick in the way to deflect the shot wide, Erik Karlsson pushed the puck up the ice and found Michalek in the slot for the wrist shot that beat Lundqvist.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spezza continued his work on the power play collecting his own rebound for the final goal of the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Rangers were pressing for a goal to get them back in the game, and it led to a 2-on-1 the other way when Spezza initial stop fell between Lundqvist’s legs, but Lundqvist had no idea where the puck was when Spezza tapped it in.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wolski was noticeable through the first half of the game and solid for his first action in weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anisimov has to raise his level back to where it was earlier.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dubinsky and his energy was clearly missed at different points tonight.</span></div>
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</ul>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-76084558622206327032012-01-12T14:59:00.000-05:002012-01-12T14:59:00.382-05:00Rangers Lundqvist, Gaborik, Girardi Selected To All-Star TeamThis afternoon the <u><span style="color: #0066cc;">NHL announced</span></u> the remaining All-Star Game roster and the New York Rangers were rewarded for their tremendous first half with three All-Stars on the roster. Henrik Lundqvist, Marian Gaborik and Dan Girardi were those selected to represent the Rangers in Ottawa at the end of this month. Lundqvist's first half and Gaborik's resurgence in goal scoring made both of them locks to make the squad, but Girardi was one where it was unclear if his value would truly be noticed. <br />
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The efforts of all Rangers fans to put his name in the conversation through their write-in voting certainly did not hurt Girardi in getting the league recognition he deserves. Girardi was the key to holding the defense together in the absence of Marc Staal through much of the first half. <br />
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Ryan Callahan and Michael Del Zotto likely got significant consideration for the team, but the combination of others deserving to go and each team needing to be representing left them off the roster. Next comes the All-Star fantasy draft on January 26.<br />
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Carl Haglein was left off the rookie team, but the injury to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins could give Hagelin an outside chance to be a replacement selection later if RNH is not ready to return yet.<br />Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-13287269858221393592012-01-10T22:23:00.000-05:002012-01-10T22:23:59.575-05:00Stepan Sends Rangers To Fifth Straight Win Sixth Round Shootout Winner<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The New York Rangers and Phoenix Coyotes played yet another tight game Tuesday night with the Rangers coming away with a 2-1 shootout victory this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Derek Stepan scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout to give the Rangers their fifth consecutive win. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Rangers appeared like they were going to win with 1:50 left in the overtime period when Marian Gaborik had Mike Smith twisted in multiple directions on a shootout, <a href="http://bleedingallblue.blogspot.com/2012/01/video-mike-smith-sprawling-save-robs.html"><span style="color: blue;">but Smith somehow made the sprawling save with his goal stick</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tortorella made the right decision in going right back to Gaborik in the third round of the shootout with the Rangers needing to score to stay alive and Gaborik sped in, slammed the brakes and beat Smith the second time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lundqvist was not overly tested on the night, only needing to make 18 saves, but a number of them were on quality chances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The win was Lundqvist’s career-high seventh consecutive victory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only Radim Vrbata was able to beat Lundqvist on the night as he scored in both the shootout and regulation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Rangers offense came from Ruslan Fedotenko who scored 2:27 into the third period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His line with Brian Boyle and Carl Hagelin had numerous chances on the shift and Fedotenko finally converted from the slot with Boyle creating a tremendous screen. It was the production that coach John Tortorella called for from his bottom six as the Rangers top two lines have been carrying the offense this season. The other lines have played well within games, but their contributions have been missing from the scoresheet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Vrbata tying goal came mid-way through the third period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After Marc Staal blocked a shot off his foot the Rangers defense was in scramble mode the rest of the shift when Marc-Antoine Pouliot found Vrbata in the faceoff circle for the goal high glove.</span><br />
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Each line had dominate shifts during the game, and the Rangers only scoring once was more about Mike Smith tonight than any failures of Rangers offense to generate.</div>
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Marc Staal is looking more comfortable with each passing game.</div>
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</ul>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-74916862202003795392012-01-10T21:50:00.000-05:002012-01-10T21:50:38.198-05:00Video: Mike Smith Sprawling Save Robs Marian Gaborik On Penalty ShotPhoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith was excellent all night against the first place New York Rangers, but his best save of the night came in overtime against Marian Gaborik on a penalty shot. With 1:50 left in the extra session Gaborik was awarded a penalty shot and seemingly had Smith beaten, but Smith sprawled to rob him with the goal stick for a save of the year candidate.<br />
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The New York Rangers continued their outstanding play with their
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Towards the middle of the third it appeared momentarily that
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<li>Dubinsky had another excellent game and is continuing to
show he has found his game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully
the improvements in Dubinsky’s game can quell some of the calls for the Rangers
to go out and trade for another top-6 forward.</li>
<li>Enjoying the trust that Tortorella has in his fourth line to
stick them out the shift after goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<li>Marc Staal certainly isn’t playing as if he is concerned
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a number of scrums after the whistle.</li>
</ul>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-31825389760224828342012-01-04T20:19:00.001-05:002012-01-04T20:34:54.242-05:00NHL Fines Rangers Tortorella 30K<div><p>The National Hockey League sent a large message in response to the post game  comments of New York Rangers coach John Tortorella levying a $30K fine. Tortorella has since apologized for his statements claiming he was being sarcastic, but the league certainly didn't see the humor in it.</p>
<p>That Tortorella was fined for questioning the integrity of the officials and even the league is not surprising, but the amount is higher than many expected. The league was definitely looking to send a message here to anyone thinking of making similar comments and the level will definitely make that message known.</p>
</div>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-50090389124018106812012-01-04T15:14:00.000-05:002012-01-04T15:14:22.906-05:00Tortorella Apologizes For Winter Classic Conspiracy CommentsFollowing Monday's Winter Classic Rangers coach John Tortorella's comments suggested that the league and officials were conspiring to get the game to overtime. On Wednesday, in his first public comments since the, Tortorella was singing a completely different tune via <a href="http://blueshirtsunited.com/photos/449">Blueshirts United</a>.<br />
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"They were sarcastic comments by me at the wrong time, and it was
frustration on my part, as far as the referees...and what was done at
the end of the game," explained Tortorella. "Not for a second in no way,
time, shape, or form did I think anything like that (fixing the game so
that it goes to overtime) goes on with our league, or ever will."
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"For me to question the integrity of the
league, the integrity of NBC, the integrity of (referees) Denny (LaRue)
and Ian (Walsh), the Flyers, the Rangers, go right on through all the
people here---there's not a chance I am thinking that way," Tortorella
continued. "It was wrong with my sarcasm and my frustration and I
apologize to everyone involved." </blockquote>
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"I tainted the Classic with my mouth," Tortorella said. </blockquote>
Glad to see that Tortorella was willing to admit his error in publicly stating that there was an attempt to fix the game for a certain outcome. Criticizing bad calls is something that many do, but this went to a different level and apologizing for it was the right move. Tortorella will still get fined for his original comments.Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-60755610458866954612012-01-04T12:16:00.000-05:002012-01-04T12:16:43.375-05:00Biron To Start Against Panthers?; Practice Line Combinations<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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The New York Rangers will face the Florida Panthers tomorrow
night at Madison Square Garden before heading to Pittsburgh to play the
Penguins on Friday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The back-to-back
games and the Rangers looking to get Henrik Lundqvist as much rest as possible
makes this a prime spot for Martin Biron to get a start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/AGrossRecord/status/154606483819069440">Andrew
Gross</a> Biron was the first one off the ice at practice today which typically
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Playing Biron against the Panthers and giving Lundqvist
three days off before facing the Penguins on the road is a smart move for the
coaching staff. All points are extremely important, but there is always an
added significance to divisional games because of the direct swing in the
standings making each game a virtual four-point matchup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting Biron right back in there after he
struggled against the Capitals last Wednesday is also a good move to keep his
confidence up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Rangers need Biron
because no matter how good Lundqvist has been the Rangers are not in first
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Other practice news revolved around the line combinations:</div>
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Anisimov-Stepan-Gaborik</div>
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Dubinsky-Richards-Callahan</div>
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Hagelin-Boyle-Fedotenko (Wolski)</div>
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Dubinsky has earned his promotion back to the top six with his recent play. Hagelin and Boyle have worked very well together and pairing them with Fedotenko will not hurt anything. The fourth line certainly worked during the Winter Classic as they combined for two goals and four assists. </div>
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Interesting to see Wolski working with the Boyle line, which could mean he will slot in there when he is fully ready to go or it could just mean that with Christensen here as well they needed someone for Wolski to work.</div>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-20487844375242296562012-01-02T20:08:00.000-05:002012-01-02T20:08:34.604-05:00Tortorella Accuses Refs of Trying To Fix Game For FlyersNew York Rangers coach John Tortorella enjoyed that his team rallied to win the <a href="http://bleedingallblue.blogspot.com/2012/01/rangers-rally-to-take-winter-classic-3.html">2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic 3-2</a>, but that did not stop Tortorella from commenting on the questionable officiating down the stretch of the game. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Via </span><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Lundqvist-vs-Briere-penalty-shot-Classic-8217?urn=nhl-wp21435"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">Puck Daddy</span></a>:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I'm not sure if NBC got together with the refs," said Tortorella, after the Rangers' 3-2 victory on Monday, regarding Ian Walsh and Dennis LaRue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"It started with the non-call [when] Gabby was pitch-forked in the stomach, and then everything starts going against us. They're two good referees; I thought the game was referred horribly. So I'm not sure what happened there. Maybe they wanted to get it to an overtime. I'm not sure if they have meetings about that or what. But we stood in there. They're good guys. But in that third period, it was disgusting."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tortorella will likely get fined for his comments, but the series of calls within the last five minutes of the game were disgraceful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Starting with the delay of game penalty that was called against Ryan McDonagh at 14:48 when he was clearly pushed into Rangers’ net by van Riemsdyk the Rangers seemed to be played an uphill battle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At 18:54, Ryan Callahan was taken down by Kimmo Timonen in the neutral zone while the Flyers net was empty, but instead of the Rangers being on the power play coincidental minors were called.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, at 19:40, there was the call on McDonagh for apparently covering his hand on the puck in the crease which gave Briere the penalty shot opportunity.</span></div>Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382627155334187157.post-80462989642638757792012-01-02T18:32:00.003-05:002012-01-02T20:08:16.399-05:00Rangers Rally To Take Winter Classic 3-2The New York Rangers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in the 2012 Winter Classic. Henrik Lundqvist was again the key for the Rangers as he stopped 33 shots during regular play and a Daniel Briere penalty shot with 19.6 seconds left to preserve the win. The penalty shot was called when Ryan McDonagh dove into the crease to prevent a loose puck from going in, but was called for covering the puck in the crease. Replays showed that McDonagh definitely had his near the puck, but there was no clear evidence that he covered it with his hand as opposed to sliding it under the down Lundqvist.<br />
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Lundqvist main help on the day came from 2011 free agent signings Mike Rupp and Brad Richards. Rupp scored two goals to give the Rangers both life and then tie the game before Richards scored the eventual game-winner. Rupp’s first goal came late in the second period when he beat Sergei Bobrovsky from the slot. Rupp followed the goal with some serious gamesmanship by imitating Jaromir Jagr’s goal salute (<a href="http://bleedingallblue.blogspot.com/2012/01/video-mike-rupp-does-jagr-saltue-after.html">video</a>). <br />
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Early in the third Rupp beat Bobrovsky again, this time shortside from a weak angle. The Rangers kept the pressure up and following the work of Ryan Callahan and Brandon Dubinsky, Richards gave the Rangers the lead at 5:21. Richards was alone at the side of the net when Claude Giroux assumed Callahan was going to cycle the puck behind the net, but instead Callahan went to Dubinsky in front for the initial shot.<br />
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The two Philadelphia goals came just 1:55 apart in the second period. The first was Brayden Schenn’s first NHL goal when he was wide-open to convert on a rebound after Henrik Lundqvist appeared to never see the initial shot from Matt Carle. <br />
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The second goal was Claude Giroux breaking in on a 2-on-1 with Talbot and going backhand top shelf right under the bar. The Giroux goal was on a similar play to one that Lundqvist stopped early in the first by poke-checking the Flyers’ best player. Giroux appeared to learn from that experience by making his move earlier and roofing the shot from further out.<br />
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<li>Marc Staal was a mixed bag in his 12:41 of ice time. Staal was beaten a few times in the second period where the rust was most evident, but he was good during a late third period penalty kill while Ryan McDonagh was in the box.</li>
<li>Rupp showed today that he loves the big stage and has plenty to bring the Rangers even in a limited role. Many Rangers fans have written him off after his slow start, but today will likely buy him a lot of credit. </li>
<li>Callahan and Dubinsky were hitting anything and everything today with 21 combined hits</li>
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Interesting to see Staal being put in the lineup today to say he is healthy enough to play, but Tortorella easing him back in on the third pairing with Bickel. A healthy Staal is a huge boost to the first place Rangers so hopefully he is fully ready and has no further issues with his head.Michael Gleichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852026400160478929noreply@blogger.com