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A Full Moon over the NHL?
by Patrick Hoffman on 11/20/09 at 09:54 AM ET
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From friend of the blog Jim Cerny at Rink Rap:
I am not sure if it’s a black cloud or a full moon, but there’s something wreaking havoc on the National Hockey League so far this season.
As discussed here before, the amount of injuries to star players is off the charts. Plus there have been a string of strange incidents that add to the question: what the heck is going on here?
Two more stories from today fit right in with what has been par-for-the-course over the first quarter of the NHL season.
First, the Los Angeles Kings placed winger Ryan Smyth on Injured Reserve this morning. So down goes another star player---and another one who was off to a very strong start this year. Smyth joins the likes of Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jonathan Toews, Cam Ward, Brian Gionta, Simon Gagne, Sergei Gonchar, Roberto Luongo, Marc Savard, Joe Pavelski, and seemingly half of the entire Detroit Red Wings roster as star players forced to the sidelines for an extended period of time.
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Why So Many Injuries?
by Patrick Hoffman on 11/02/09 at 01:10 PM ET
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From Jim Cerny at Rink Rap:
So why so many injuries?
Caps owner Ted Leonsis shared a theory with the guys on Hockey This Morning over at XM Home Ice earlier today.
“The schedule is responsible for these injuries,” stated Leonsis. “We just played four games in less than six days. We had two sets of three games in four nights one right after the other. It’s too much. We have to take a really hard look at this. We are talking about very big men, and a very violent, fast game. Too many games in too few days is a problem.”
Good points. But what is the alternative? Play fewer games? Expand the season to include more days off, and, as a result, play the Stanley Cup Finals closer to the month of July? Do not participate in the Olympics?
The answer is that there is no real clear answer. But what is obvious is that the league needs to take a close look at the injury issue. It’s not good when any group of players is getting hurt on a regular basis, no matter the sport.
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Rangers Radio to hit “Air” Waves tomorrow
by Patrick Hoffman on 10/15/09 at 12:09 PM ET
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In case you die hard New York Ranger fans do not know this already, I wanted to let you all know that good friend of the blog Jim Cerny will be starting a new endeavor with his Rangers Radio Podcast, with co-host Steven Gelbs, formerly of NYRangersCast:
“Rangers Radio” is a web-only radio program, exclusively on NewYorkRangers.com, that provides Rangers fans the opportunity to decide what topics are discussed on your favorite team.
In addition to answering your questions about Rangers-related topics, show hosts Jim Cerny and Steven Gelbs will welcome a special guest each week.
This week’s guest is former NHL head coach and current MSG Network guest hockey analyst Mike Keenan. Keenan guided the Rangers to the 1994 Stanley Cup Championship, ending a 54-year drought. Throughout the 2009-10 NHL season, Keenan will be making guest appearances on MSG’s telecasts of New York Rangers games.
“Rangers Radio” can’t happen without the best fans in the NHL so post questions for Mike Keenan or general topics in the form field below. And be sure to log-on to NewYorkRangers.com on Friday, October 16 at 12:00 p.m., ET to see if your topic made the show.
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A Short Interview with Jim Cerny of NewYorkRangers.com and “Rink Rap”
by Patrick Hoffman on 09/16/09 at 11:42 AM ET
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Aside from doing a short e-mail interview with B.D. Gallof of HockeyIndependent.com, I was also able to do an e-mail interview with Jim Cerny of NewYorkRangers.com and Jim Cerny’s Rink Rap.
Jim was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to talk about his Rink Rap blog and the upcoming Rangers’ season. Check it out:
PH: What made you decide to start your own NHL Blog?
JC: It’s something I have wanted to do for quite some time now. I’ve worked in the NHL for 20 years, and believe that I have quite a bit of insight, as well as fun and interesting stories from the past and present, to share. Though I cover the Rangers for newyorkrangers.com, I have opinions and observations and stories concerning the entire league, and I like having an outlet to share all of that. And bottom line, it’s just plain fun penning Rink Rap!
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4,000 minutes too much?
by Patrick Hoffman on 09/08/09 at 07:38 PM ET
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From Jim Cerny at Rink Rap:
Was perusing stats from last year and noticed that only four NHL goaltenders logged more than 4,000 minutes of playing time: Calgary’s Miikka Kiprusoff, Marty Turco of Dallas, Henrik Lundqvist of the Rangers, and Minnesota’s Niklas Backstrom.
My hunch is that Kiprusoff---barring injury---may be the only one of that group to exceed 4,000 minutes this season, at least as far as NHL action is concerned.
The reasons for this vary depending upon the goalie in question.
Turco, who played more than 4,300 minutes---the first time he was over the 4,000 mark since the 2003-04 season---, will see less of the ice this season now that the veteran Alex Auld was signed by the Stars as his reliable foil. This should greatly enhance the play of Turco, as well as Dallas’ chances of making the playoffs.
Lundqvist, who has logged more than 4,000 minutes in each of the last three years, will be Sweden’s starting goaltender in the Olympics, adding to his big workload. To avoid completely wearing his franchise goalie out, Rangers coach John Tortorella has already hinted that Steve Valiquette---who won over the coach last season with his strong work ethic, and play when called upon---likely will get the starting nod more often than in the past.
Click here for more. Our good friend Jim Cerny is posting some excellent pieces over on Rink Rap so please go on over there and show your love for all things NHL, New York Rangers and hockey in general.
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Interview with a New York Rangers Beat Writer
by Patrick Hoffman on 06/16/09 at 11:14 AM ET
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As promised, below is an e-mail interview I did with Jim Cerny, beat writer for the New York Rangers’ website. Jim has been around the game for awhile and it certainly shows in his writing/broadcasting of our great game.
To see how the interview turned out and to learn more about this great hockey writer/broadcaster, please read below.
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Upcoming Blogs
by Patrick Hoffman on 06/10/09 at 05:10 PM ET
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While we all sit around waiting for Game 7 between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, I wanted to inform readers of my blog that I have two pretty exciting e-mail interviews that I am conducting for the blog:
- Darren Turcotte, former New York Ranger
- Jim Cerny, writer for NewYorkRangers.com
So I hope you will all continue to stop by and check out my work here on KK because I certainly love writing/blogging for you folks.
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Will He Actually Play and other Ranger Musings
by Patrick Hoffman on 01/10/09 at 04:30 PM ET
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As Sam Weinman reported in his blog, the New York Rangers have called up defenseman Bobby Sanguinetti in the event that defenseman Michal Rozsival cannot play tonight after suffering a facial injury in last night’s 2-1 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
The question that both Weinman and I are wondering is what does this say about Corey Potter? Potter played with the Blueshirts a few weeks ago and did just fine and yet, when the team is in a bind like they could be tonight, they potentially look to Sanguinetti. Yes, Sanguinetti is an all star in the AHL and leading the Hartford Wolf Pack with 20 points in 39 games, but is he ready to step in against a potentially potent offense in the Ottawa Senators?
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