Archive for the 'Rangers' Category

Zherdev Set to Coast in New York

Last week, when the New Rangers training camp opened, one player stood out more than all the others. Not because of his agility, speed or effort. Not even close. Larry Brooks of the New York Post has singled out recent acquisition Nikolai Zherdev as a “ineffective”.  Anyone hear Ken Hitchcock laughing? This guy is on […]

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

What the Hell is Happening With Shanny?

One of the unsigned big names that hasn’t been frequently mentioned this  off-season is Brendan Shanahan. The 39 year-old winger put up a decent season with the Rangers earning 49 points, despite missing some games due to injury. Maybe we’re really missing something, but once New York showed no interest in signing Shanny, we thought […]

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Rumor of the Day

Ok, this isn’t a rumor, but more like a type of introspection/realization.
It’s just kinda dawning on us now that we are going to see our first NHL season in a very long time witn no Jaromir Jagr. Sure his best years are behind him, but his presence still gave us warm and fuzzies. And now, […]

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Rumor of the Day

Here’s a nice rumor involving a 3-way of geriatrics. Ummm, lemme try that again.
Here’s a rumor involving a revolving door of old dudes who play hockey. Nah. I like the first one best.
Anaheim Ducks GM Brian Burke is denying reports that he’s interested in bringing ex-New York Ranger Brendan Shanahan to the west coast. In […]

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Avery Hearts New York. Not.

Oh this is rich!
Sean Avery, as you all know, managed to make his own path out of New York by a) asking for a lot of money; and b) acting like clown shoes. Instead, the Rangers spent money on acquiring Wade Redden from Ottawa and Markus Naslund from Vancouver.
Now Avery is safe and cozy with […]

Friday, August 22nd, 2008