RANGERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
No Staal; Moore Loses Teeth; Off Ice Adjustments Needed; Redden Game Time Decision
Same lines same d-pairs for Rangers. No Marc Staal on ice. Matt Gilroy is the seventh d-man on ice.
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossRecord) May 18, 2013
...and Staal not practicing with the team is exactly why I didn't get excited about him skating yesterday. I've all but stopped expecting him back in the playoffs.
...no news on Clowe isn't very encouraging either...
Powe Does Off Ice Workout
Remember Darroll Powe? You know, the guy who doesn't score and does a decent job on the penalty kill? Yeah, the guy with the concussion? No, not Clowe, I said Powe. The guy the Rangers got from the Wild for Mike Rupp. Anyway, according to Andrew Gross at the Bergen Record, he worked out off ice during the team’s optional skate yesterday.
...i'd have to assume when Powe...
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...
Staal Skates; Bruins Getting Healthy
During today's very optional practice for the Rangers, Pat Leonard at the Daily News reports that Marc Staal was one of the few Rangers players skating.
...i refuse to get overly-excited about this. Just because he's skating doesn't mean he feels comfortable in game action. Especially against a physical team like the Bruins.
...while I feel the Rangers have been...
Scoring Issues Continue For Rangers
from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
Henrik Lundqvist, the face of the Rangers and the face behind the mask, did not even attempt to mask the bitter pain of yet another overtime defeat.
This one cut to the core of the goaltender, who blamed himself, and who might have blamed anyone in sight, for the 3-2 loss to the Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semfinals...
Doc Emrick claims to have video indicating No-Show Rick Nash injury
NBC's Mike 'Doc' Emrick discussed the Rangers Rick Nash with the Post's Justin Terranova today. Asked by Terranova if "there a reason to be worried about Rick Nash’s lackluster first round?" Doc...
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Adam Oates Says He Could ‘Easily’ Beat Up John Tortorella
John Tortorella has a reputation of rubbing people the wrong way. Add Capitals’ Head Coach Adam Oates to that ever growing list. After Tortorella’s Rangers eliminated Oates’ Capitals in 7 games, Tortorella accused the Caps of whining too much. The Capitals were upset with the officiating, especially in game 6 which took place at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers were not penalized...
John Tortorella’s High School Yearbook Photo Surfaces Prior to Bruins-Rangers Series (Photo)
John Tortorella made it very clear following the Rangers’ morning skate prior to Game 1 on Thursday that he doesn’t want to talk about himself; he just wants to talk about his team. That’s kind of a bummer, given what surfaced in advance of the the Rangers’ series with the Bruins.
A high school photo of Tortorella from his high school days at Concord-Carlisle High School...
Rangers Head Coach John Tortorella yearbook photo emerges
With the New York Rangers-Boston Bruins second round playoff series getting ready to start Thursday night, Rangers head coach John Tortorella’s yearbook photo emerged on the Internet. The photo itself isn’t a big deal but a lot of the information above the photo raises a lot of questions. When did someone add the “s” to his nickname to make it “Torts?” What does...
Bruins Look to Break Through Henrik Lundqvist, Rangers’ Suffocating Defense (Video)
If you score on the New York Rangers, save the puck. It doesn’t happen often.
OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but the Blueshirts do play a defensive-minded brand of hockey that makes it very difficult to put pucks in the net. John Tortorella‘s squad ranked fourth in goals against during the regular season (2.3 per game) and continued its stingy play against the Capitals...
John Tortorella Acknowledges Bruins’ Depth, Balance, But Feels Good About Rangers Right Now
Rangers coach John Tortorella is aware of what the Bruins offer and the way they play the game. All the New York bench boss needs to do be reminded of such is look out at his own team. The Blueshirts and B’s share a handful of things in common and both teams play a similar style of hockey. That’s part of the reason many are looking forward to the second-round matchup of the two...
Around the Farm: St. Croix/Edmonton fall in WHL Finals; Only Saskatoon (McColgan/Nicholls) in Memorial Cup
Michael St. Croix (4th, 2011) and the Edmonton Oil Kings fell in Game Six to the Portland Winterhawks by a score of 5-1. The loss gave Portland the WHL Championship and a trip to the Mastercard Memorial Cup. St. Croix had an assist and was a -1 in the finale.
The Mastercard Memorial Cup is a four team tournament that comprises each of the CHL champions (WHL – Portland, QMJHL ...
Video: Rangers Derick Brassard scores Game 6′s only goal
It only took one goal from Derick Brassard to keep the New York Rangers alive on Sunday.
Brassard told Newsday that the team’s fans pushed him to do it. “The crowd was chanting to shoot the puck,” Brassard said.
“I didn’t see myself giving a pass to one of my teammates there. I think I had to shoot it.”
Video: Derick Brassard scores Game 6′s only goal
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With Staal out and Eminger benched, the bottom pairing becomes a problem
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Last night, Marc Staal was a last-minute scratch from Game Four, forcing Steve Eminger back into the lineup. In Games One and Two, Eminger got enough ice time to give the others a rest, playing 10 minutes in Game One and 14 minutes in Game Two. After sitting out Game Three (with Staal in the lineup), Eminger played just six minutes in Game Four, and...
Some problems solved in Game Three, but a big new one emerges
Marc Staal returned last night, will Ryane Clowe follow on Wednesday? (Photo: Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports)
What, you thought this was going to be easy? The 2011-2012 Rangers came within two points of winning the President’s Trophy and still needed two seven-game series to get to the Eastern Conference Finals, so why would the 2013 version, which had to scratch and...
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