Goal Line Report
On to New Jersey With the Same Approach
by Patrick Hoffman on 03/25/10 at 04:47 PM ET
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From good friend of the blog Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants:
The Rangers haven’t been bad in back-to-backs, either, going 6-2-2. This is the Rangers’ final meeting with the Devils this season, they are 2-2-1 so far. And Tortorella is certainly expecting a tougher game than against the limp Islanders.
“I think the Islanders were coming off a West Coast trip, honestly, the New Jersey Devils are a better hockey team,” Tortorella said. “It’s going to be a closer checking game. there’s going to be more things we have to fight through to create offense. We’re going to have to defend better. It’s a better hockey team. In all facets of the game, we have to be better.”
As for Marian Gaborik, who had two goals and an assist skating with center Erik Christensen and Brandon Dubinsky on the left wing, he needs to do more of the same. Last night was his best skating game since the Olympic break and Tortorella acknowledged the Rangers have pushed their marquee player to player through soreness this season.
Click here for more thoughts on tonight’s big tilt with the team’s Hudson River rivals.
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