Goal Line Report
Even Bigger Move for Blueshirts
by Patrick Hoffman on 03/04/09 at 03:12 PM ET
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It was going to happen at some point and in my opinion, this was the best way for it to occur. Petr Prucha, Nigel Dawes and Dmitri Kalinin were sent to the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Derek Morris.
He may only have 12 points this season but is obviously an upgrade over Kalinin and gives the power play another point man.
What do you folks think of this one
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Thoughts on Antropov
by Patrick Hoffman on 03/04/09 at 03:05 PM ET
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The New York Rangers picked up Nik Antropov from the Toronto Maple Leafs this afternoon.
He currently has 21 goals (which actually leads the Rangers) and 25 assists for 46 points in 63 games.
He’s struggled with consistency and seems to be a player that can turn it on when he wants to. Hopefully, under fiery head coach John Tortorella, he’ll learn to play with passion, hustle and produce on a nightly basis.
What do you folks think about this one?
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Deadline Cramming on Scotty Hockey
by Patrick Hoffman on 03/03/09 at 11:40 AM ET
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Scotty from the great New York Rangers blog Scotty Hockey penned a great blog yesterday on what the Rangers should do at the trade deadline.
Click here for more.
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Ranger Trade Deadline Thoughts from Blueshirt Bulletin
by Patrick Hoffman on 03/03/09 at 10:10 AM ET
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If you want to see an in-depth and insightful take on what the Rangers could do during this year’s NHL Trade Deadline, I would suggest that you check out Dan Akenson’s take at Blueshirt Bulletinhttp://www.blueshirtbulletin.com/2009/03/trade-deadline-preview-part-ii.html
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What Will They Do?
by Patrick Hoffman on 03/02/09 at 10:00 PM ET
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Obviously, the question that every New York Ranger fan wants to know heading into the NHL’s March 4th trade deadline is what are they going to do?
Will they clear roster spots? Well, I think they will because it appears that since the team will try and claim Sean Avery off re-entry waivers, they will need to clear some cap space. This afternoon, the team sent newly acquired Mark Bell down to it’s farm team, the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Will they trade Scott Gomez or Chris Drury? Well, unlike a well known rumor monger, I don’t think they will. General Manager Glen Sather signed these two guys to long-term deals in the summer of 2007 in hopes that they would produce and lead this team to a Stanley Cup. While they haven’t lived up to their billing, I believe that they will get their act together and perform for their new head coach John Tortorella, who expects nothing less.
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Tags: Chris+Drury, Chris+Pronger, Glen+Sather, Hartford+Wolf+Pack, Illya+Kovalchuk, Jay+Bouwmeester, John+Tortorella, Mark+Bell, New+York+Rangers, Nigel+Dawes, Petr+Prucha, Scott+Gomez, Sean+Avery,
It’s About Time
by Patrick Hoffman on 02/28/09 at 11:34 PM ET
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Well, how about that - the New York Rangers’ offense does exist as the team exploded for six goals, including four in the first period, in a 6-1 win over the visiting Colorado Avalanche.
This was a long time coming as the Rangers fired over 80 shots in their last two games combined, only to find the back of the net twice. Tonight, however, was a different story.
The Rangers struck early and often as the team had a 2-0 lead just two minutes into the first period, off goals by Ryan Callahan and Nikolai Zherdev. Then later in the period, the club would get goals from Petr Prucha and Scott Gomez to give the team a commanding 4-0 lead going into the second period.
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Tags: Andrew+Raycroft, Colorado+Avalanche, John+Tortorella, New+York+Rangers, Nikolai+Zherdev, Peter+Budaj, Petr+Prucha, Ryan+Callahan, Scott+Gomez,
Same Team, Different Day
by Patrick Hoffman on 02/27/09 at 11:30 AM ET
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Much like the team did on Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Rangers dominated the first two periods of their game against the Florida Panthers and still managed to find a way to lose 2-1 in regulation.
The Blueshirts outshot the Cats’ 41-22 and yet, only got one past Panthers’ netminder Craig Anderson. Though, Brandon Dubinsky had a goal waved off early in the first period and after reviewing the play over and over, it’s clear that Dubinsky’s stick was below the crossbar so once again, the Blueshirts caught a tough break.
It really is amazing how this team can’t score. Last night, they had trouble lifting the puck, they missed open notes, they shot right into Anderson, etc. They did all the things that’s been killing them this season and got a typical Blueshirt result over the past couple of months: a loss.
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Tags: Brandon+Dubinsky, Carolina+Hurricanes, Colorado+Avalanche, Craig+Anderson, Florida+Panthers, New+York+Rangers, Toronto+Maple+Leafs,
Just Wondering Department
by Patrick Hoffman on 02/26/09 at 03:30 PM ET
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With New Jersey Devils netminder Martin Brodeur set to return tonight against the Colorado Avalanche, I am wondering just how much of a difference he will make.
Without their star netminder this season, the team is 32-17-1 and is coming off with some great play from Scott Clemmenssen, who was sent down to the AHL yesterday.
What do you folks think?
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Give It Some Time
by Patrick Hoffman on 02/26/09 at 10:00 AM ET
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I hope New York Rangers fans weren’t expecting the team to come out and fire in four or five goals last night against the Toronto Maple Leafs because if they were, they had to be disappointed.
In last night’s 2-1 shootout loss to the Leafs, the Rangers dominated the first 40 minutes of the game as they got to loose pucks, put pucks on goal, crashed the net for rebounds and played tight defense. However, due to John Tortorella’s attacking style, the team got tired and simply ran out of gas in the third period and the OT. This is obviously something that the team will need to adjust to if they want ot have any kind of success going forward.
As Tortorella mentioned in his post-game press conference, this team obviously has trouble finishing and it’s definitely hurting their confidence right now. When they get the chance to shoot it, it either gets blocked or they pass it off. They have pucks bouncing over sticks in front of the net, they’re hitting posts and they’re making every goalie look like the second coming of Patrick Roy.
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Tags: Eastern+Conference, Florida+Panthers, John+Tortorella, Montreal+Canadiens, New+York+Rangers, Toronto+Maple+Leafs,
An Interview with James Murphy of The Inside Hockey Radio Show
by Patrick Hoffman on 02/25/09 at 09:00 PM ET
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Almost every Friday or Saturday on Kukla’s Korner, our very own Alanah will post an advertisement for the Inside Hockey Radio Show, which can be heard on XM NHL Home Ice, Team 990, and AM 1120 in Boston.
Since their ad is constantly on our site and because I am a big fan, I figured that this would be the perfect opportunity to interview the host of the show, James Murphy. Murphy is a hockey journalist and his musings can be read on NHL.com, InsideHockey.com, NESN.com and Le Magazine and heard on XM Home Ice, Team 990 and AM 1120.
Read below to learn more about a great hockey personality!
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