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| 2003-04 New York Rangers Training Camp Coverage |
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Sessions 1 & 2 Saturday |
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The Captain was the first
player on the ice this morning and drew some applause from
the 100 or so fans who had turned up for the 9:00am
session. The Rangers had been split into two groups
and wore jerseys that designated their lines for the
morning sessions that featured the first group of players,
though most of the players switched to the traditional
blue and white jerseys for the second session.
Paired with Messier were wingers Dan Lacouture and Matthew
Barnaby, while Hlavac, Nedved and Kovalev formed the other
probable Ranger starting line. For the prospects and
minor leaguers, a combination of Murray, Moore and
Ortmeyer played in black, while Gernander centered Stals
and Wirll in the tasteful orange jerseys and Andrews,
Cullen and Lawson in green. On defense we got to see
Vladimir Malakhov in the early session, but he did not
return for the scrimmage in the second session as he
continues to work his way back from off-season shoulder
surgery. He paired with Mironov for much of the
early going, while Purinton, Rawlyk, State, Aufiero,
Tjutin, Wilson and Nycholat also skated. Finally in
goal were the trio of Markkanen, St Germaine and
Labarbera.
The morning started off with skating drills and some puck
handling before the focus shifted towards two on one
drills, followed by some three man breaks with consecutive
fading shots on the goaltenders. Like yesterday, the
players also worked on breakout drills with 5 on 2
scenarios being used as the players carried the puck from
one end of the ice to the other. The second session
included a 30 minute scrimmage with the two Ranger lines
facing off with each other and the other players split
between the two teams. The morning sessions finished
off with some hard skating that had most of the players
taking deep breaths before heading off the ice.
Nedved and Hlavac both looked good during the drills, with
Nedved seemingly never missing a shot (something he did
not continue during the scrimmage) though Kovalev looked
as if his timing was a little off. The Messier line
skated fairly well with Lacouture and Barnaby in
particular, hustling in the scrimmage...although it is
still apparent that "Barnie" has difficulty receiving
passes off of the rush.
Of the younger players, the line of Ortmeyer, Moore and
Murray showed some jump. All three players hustled
and Moore in particular had a couple of battles along the
boards including against Andrews and Cullen, showing an
elbow that almost caught Cullen in the face. Cullen
too hustled for his part and looks like he might be able
to challenge for a spot in Hartford if he keeps up the
hard work. This was the first time I had had a
chance to see Mike Wirll, Juris Stals and Lucas Lawson,
with the latter player showing the most poise in the first
sessions. Lawson looks to be another hard working
forward, evident by his desire to work hard in front of
the net, something that drew attention from a couple of
defenseman as he hacked away at the puck. Stals has
size, but doesn't appear yet to be skating at full speed
and showed some questionable stick handling...definitely a
project at this stage of his career, while Wirll showed
some speed, but could well be destined for Charlotte if he
signs on.
On defense it was interesting to see State and Rawlyk
paired together. The two tallest players on the ice
(along with Wilson), struck impressive poses and State
appears to be skating a little better than the times I saw
him last season. Rawlyk still appears raw and may
find it difficult to make it into the Wolf Pack line-up.
Mironov and Purinton looked easily a class ahead of their
lesser experienced teammates and had fairly quiet mornings
for the most part.
The biggest disappointment of the morning perhaps was the
uncertain play of Fedor Tjutin who looked uncomfortable
in the two on one drills and then appeared to be thinking
too much during the scrimmage. It is hoped that his
year in Russia can be overcome with hard work, something
he'll need to do plenty of if he hopes to get time in the
NHL this season.
In goal, Markkanen looked sharp and Labarbera looked more
poised than I've seen him look in the past. By
contrast St Germaine had a rough start, and the smallish
goaltender will have his work cut out for him if he hopes
to remain in the AHL with the depth that is front of him.
Photos from the morning session can be found
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Sunday Jan 24th
7:00pm - Road
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Tuesday Jan 26th
7:00pm - Road
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Thursday Jan 28th
7:00pm - Road
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Saturday Jan 30th
7:00pm - Home
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Monday Feb 1st
7:00pm - Home
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Thursday Feb 4th
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Saturday Feb 6th
1:00pm - Road
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Monday Feb 8th
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Complete Schedule
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September 29th, 2017
How many rostered players were on the ice for opening night 2016-17
Answer...
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Pts |
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Flyers |
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0 |
4 |
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Lightning |
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Capitals |
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Maple Leafs |
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| ► RANDOM RANGER |
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STEVEN RICE
(1990-1991)
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May 26 - 1971 |
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Pos: |
Right Wing |
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GP: |
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1 |
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