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Session 4 Saturday |
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I missed the third session
of the day when the second group came out for their
drills, but I made it back in time to catch the scrimmage
and the remainder of the drills in the final session of
the day. Just like the morning sessions, the second
group featured two NHL ready lines of Simon, Holik and
Lundmark and Rucinsky, Lindros and Carter. As to the
other lines, Larose was centering Petrovicky and I believe
Healey, Dusablon had Wiseman and MacDonald on his wings
and the remainder of the forwards appeared to rotate
through (including Scott, Guite, Ulmer and a couple I can
only assume to be Jamieson and Cuthbert).
The defense was as listed on the Rangers website with de
Vries and Poti working together, Kasparaitis with Lampman,
Kinch and Jakopin and Sloboda with Weller. Goalies
were Dunham, Meyer and Osaer.
The first thing I noticed was how slim both Simon and
Lindros looked compared to previous years. Lindros
was flying around the ice and set up several passes in the
offensive zone during his stints in the scrimmage, Simon
by contrast appeared slow to me although at least one
other observer was more impressed than I was. In
particular, Lindros and Rucinsky appeared to be picking up
from where they left off making a handful of good
connections and anticipating where the other was.
Carter has yet to pick up the mechanics of the line
however and may not be the final option yet.
Holik has a few good shifts on the defensive side of the
puck and Lundmark looks as if he might be a little
stronger, but hasn't apparently lost much in the way of
speed. It'll be interesting to see him skate again
tomorrow, and the same could be said for Cory Larose who
was one of the best looking forwards in the scrimmage.
Larose had one of the three goals and battled both on
offense and defense against bigger opponents.
Petrovicky was his usual agitating self and managed to
upset Kevin MacDonald at one point, but it appears that
the coaching staff is not interested in allowing much in
the way of fighting this camp, with both players going
their separate ways after a brief suggestion of more
activity. Of the remaining forwards, none
particularly made an impression, although Dusablon and
Wiseman had a couple of positive shifts and Guite was
certainly skating hard.
The session marked the first time I'd seen de Vries in a
Rangers sweater and he kind of reminded me of Brian
Skrudland of all people (more in appearance than play).
He was energetic and seemed more into the practice than
his partner Poti who looked listless in this early part of
the season. Kasparaitis too looked like he was
enjoying things and put a hit on Richard Scott late in the
session that toppled the rugged winger. Of the young
guys Lampman and Sloboda had good games, with both playing
effectively in breaking up plays and getting the puck out
of the zone. Jakopin looks to be a steady, though
non-spectacular depth player and Weller appears to have
improved over last season.
In goal Dunham was the steadiest of all the goaltenders
today, while Meyer continued to look nervous with lots of
little movements that detracted from his game. Osaer
is another smallish goalie, but he was somewhat steadier
than is AHL compatriot St Germaine from the earlier
session.
Overall I was impressed by Nedved, Hlavac and Lindros from
the opening day with the young line of Ortmeyer, Moore and
Murray a highlight from the early session. The play
of Lampman and Sloboda as young defensemen was
encouraging, while that of Tjutin in particular was
disappointing. Poti, Kovalev and Simon appear to
have some work yet to do to get back in to the swing of
things, but it's still early days yet.
Photos from the morning session can be found
here
Sunday's sessions can be found here |
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| Ͼ UPCOMING SCHEDULE |
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Sunday Feb 5th
1:00pm - Home
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Tuesday Feb 7th
7:00pm - Home
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Thursday Feb 9th
7:00pm - Home
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Saturday Feb 11th
7:00pm - Road
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Sunday Feb 12th
3:00pm - Home
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Complete Schedule
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November 27th, 2011
How many of the current Rangers roster played for Hartford/Connecticut first?
Answer...
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| � STANDINGS |
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Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
Pts |
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Rangers |
49 |
32 |
12 |
5 |
69 |
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Bruins |
49 |
32 |
15 |
2 |
66 |
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Panthers |
49 |
23 |
15 |
11 |
57 |
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Flyers |
50 |
30 |
14 |
6 |
66 |
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Penguins |
51 |
29 |
18 |
4 |
62 |
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Senators |
53 |
27 |
20 |
6 |
60 |
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Devils |
50 |
28 |
19 |
3 |
59 |
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Maple Leafs |
51 |
26 |
19 |
6 |
58 |
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Capitals |
50 |
26 |
20 |
4 |
56 |
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Jets |
52 |
24 |
22 |
6 |
54 |
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Lightning |
50 |
22 |
23 |
5 |
49 |
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Sabres |
51 |
21 |
24 |
6 |
48 |
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Islanders |
49 |
20 |
22 |
7 |
47 |
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Canadiens |
51 |
19 |
23 |
9 |
47 |
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Hurricanes |
53 |
19 |
25 |
9 |
47 |
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| FULL STANDINGS |
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| ? RANDOM RANGER |
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PETR SYKORA
(2005-2006)
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Born: |
November 19, 1976 |
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Position: |
Right Wing |
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Games: |
40 |
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Goals: |
16 |
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Assists: |
15 |
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Points: |
31 |
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PIMs: |
22 |
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