Say what you want about Rangers coach John Tortorella, but he does what he feels his team needs at any cost. If he feels a player hasn't done his job and wants to make a point, he will no matter who it is like he did last night to Marian Gaborik. He may not be the best interview after a game win or lose but the NHL Broadcasters voted him as a Jack Adams finalist for a reason. He was fined twice in interviews for " using profanity" for a total of $50,000 during interviews. The Rangers are now even at 1-1 with the Newark Devils with the games moving to the Newark Housing Authourity's Arena that will no doubt have alot of Rangers fans cheering for their Rangers to take a lead in this series and move onto a chance to battle for the Stanley Cup.
So, now onto the Rangers and what they have to change. NOTHING! The Rangers played a good Rangers style game but just didn't get the puck bounces last night. They started with a wraparound from Prust and it went right under Broduer but hit post and bounced out. They had Broduer beat as he dove head first but just donkey kicked his leg behind him and the puck hit his skate. They beat Broduer glove high and the puck hit Fayne who was behind Broduer in his crease. Broduer was beat put Chris Kreider hit the post and it bounced away. During a series, everything balances out so everything will be O.K. Stay playing RANGERS HOCKEY and it will all work itself out.
Posted by Michael M. Ramos ≡ 8:54:15 AM - May 16, 2012
Future hall of famer Martin Fatso Broduer seems to have finally lost it. Not only does he lose to the KING by a around a 3-1 ratio in regular season, Lundqvist now has a winning record in playoffs head to head; but now Broduer has been quoted in the New York Post as to hoping that his team the Newark Devils "We might be able to hurt a few guys [by] hitting one-timers inthe foot and their head or something." Worst scenario is that this is just another bad judgement from a man that many Garden Faithful chant "UNCLE-DADDY!!!
As a human being you are hoping that this is just part of gamesmanship or possibly just fustration because intending to injure someone in sports as in life in general can not be tolerated, ask many convicts and a few coaches and players in New Orleans. Like Larry Brooks further wrote that it was Broduer himself along with teammate and MSG commentator for the Devils Ken Daneyko that complained that Kubina hit Scott Stevens deliberately in the head in the 2003 playoffs. He should know the consequences of such as incident because it ended his friends career. Fatso is 40 years old, he knows better as he has seen it all on the ice. It must be clear to him the difference in the two teams and he already is grasping at straws trying to take the Rangers mind off of their jobs. Either way, the NHL Office of Disciplanary HAS to look into this and make him pay for such a threat to injure a player. Everson from the Post have quotes from Zubrus and Henrique saying that is "too hardcore" so it looks like different positions in the Devils lockerroom, bad time in the season for a divided team. Let's see what happens more
Posted by Michael M. Ramos ≡ 1:31:45 PM - May 14, 2012
In this version of Battle of the Hudson Circa 2012, this year it is again for passage to play for the Cup just like 1994 with games 3-7 actually being on the same dates. The teams have met 5 times in the playoffs with the Rangers holding a 4-1 lead with the latest series being in 2007-2008 with the Rangers winning the series 4-1 and celebrating on the Newark devils ice. Because Rangers fans can easily get to the Newark Housing Authorities Arena, it should be like 7 home games for the Rangers more
Posted by Michael M. Ramos ≡ 8:10:34 AM - May 11, 2012
This years New York Rangers may not be the most talented team, but what they do have is the leagues best goalie, a great young defense, a few scorers, and a team chemistry that made them the best team in the Eastern Conference during the regular season. This years playoffs have seen most of the top regular season teams knocked out already and this Saturday the Rangers season is on the line. In it's second game 7 of this years playoffs, the Rangers home ice advantage should be the edge they need in this very odd series against Washington. Rangers hope it stays very odd as the Rangers have won games 1,3,5 and hopefully 7 more
Posted by Michael M. Ramos ≡ 4:51:36 PM - May 9, 2012
While the NHL New York Rangers are looking to close out the series with the Washington Capitals tonight, the Rangers minor league team the Connecticut Whale are looking to take a 3-2 series lead in their second round tonight also. The Rangers organization has finally become a team that has depth and that everyone throughout the organization knows the system and can step in when called upon. In the past, the Rangers would have traded for key players and given up prospects to do so, but now the Rangers just dip into their prospect pool whenever needed more
Posted by Michael M. Ramos ≡ 9:20:27 PM - May 7, 2012
If you are a Rangers player or fan of the Blueshirts, you have to be on cloud nine right now!! If you are a Capital or fan of Washington, you have to try and take some positives out of this game. The Rangers worst scenario is that they will play game 7 back at Madison Square Garden, but hopefully can close the Capitals out on their home ice and get ready for the Eastern Conference Championship. But remember Rangers fans, the Rangers were down 3-2 in the 1st round against the Senators and won the last two games. The Rangers fans can celebrate tonights win for two days, but the Rangers team only gets to enjoy this win for a few hours and then back to work they go more
Posted by Michael M. Ramos ≡ 2:28:04 PM - May 7, 2012
What the hell is going through Shanahan's mind this postseason? Brian Boyle gets concussed on a hit that was shoulder to head with the puck not around, and the play is a no call and the league Disc. Department says was a clean hit. Now the same type of hit by Claude Giroux on the Newark Devils Zubrus brings a one game suspension. A day earlier, the Capitals Ovechkin choses not to play the puck and stride in for a hit on Rangers top defenseman Dan Girardi where he clearly left hi hit for a high hit and the league chooses not to even review it. Mike Knuble crashes into Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and no penalty is called but instead the reviewed it to see if a goal was scored. Seriously, what the hell is going on in these suspensions and sometimes lack of suspension? Most refs calls even themselves out in the long run but these calls from Shanahan are the things that are now turning fans away from the NHL. The NHL had a chance to make a move in the overall fanbase of the NHL market this season with basketball holding out and an NBC expanding national audience, and this type of thing is doing just the opposite. With officiating just horrible this postseason, is there any wonder that the 2 NHL teams that the NHL has invested money into this season in Pheonix and Newark are in the NHL's final four--GO FIGURE!!The Rangers and their fans need to just stay focused on their own games and play and cheer for what is happening on the ice no matter what the calls are more
Still has not resumed skating and there is no timetable for his return
RUMOR MILL
Tuesday - February 21st
Wojtek Wolski told the New York Daily News that he knows he could be traded, but that would not be his choice. Pretty standard fare from any player who's not asked for a trade.
