Having just about nailed down the playmaker to pivot their top line, the Rangers are attempting to land the bomber from the point that could make their power play lethal.
As of 7:30 p.m., the Rangers were one of a handful of teams still in the hunt for Sheldon Souray, the 30-year-old defenseman who is coming off a career year with the Montreal Canadiens. Primarily by blasting away from the point, Souray scored 26 goals with 35 assists.
His 19 power play goals set a record for NHL defensemen.
:eek:
were not fucking around today are we!?!?
Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
dellapinas blog says theres no money left for souray , thats too bad.
oh and i guess since sather is holding a conference call at 8 15 pm then he indeed is working today.
sorry about earlier, slats.
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oh and i guess since sather is holding a conference call at 8 15 pm then he indeed is working today.
sorry about earlier, slats.
so are we lookin at a defense consisting of:
Mara, Girardi
Rozsival Malik
Staal and Souray with Pock no. 7?
Edit- ok I just read thte no money left thing.
Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
how fucking sweet will he look in the Blue White and Red.
what was his # in Buff ?
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(sorry I got the milan 00 daughter chant/response thing in my head!)
Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
This is AMAZING...it's about time my season tickets hit 50$ a seat, LOL
ah, I havent heard that boot yet but that one from 00 is one of the sickest and loudest ones...ed and the fans really scream and get into it!
back on topic.....
uh
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!
50 a seat for what section?? lol
Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
so are we lookin at a defense consisting of:
Mara, Girardi
Rozsival Malik
Staal and Souray with Pock no. 7?
Edit- ok I just read thte no money left thing.
staal is definitely a consideration , we'll see if he has gotten there yet,
but also of note, do not forget David Liffiton. ( not sure if he made any appearances or not last season )
this guy has size and grit,
plays responsible
i hear he is somewhat mobile too.
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what are the adjectives you the Rangers fans will use to describe your boys if they DON'T win the Cup next year.............
thats the thing... i dont wanna revert to the old days of ridiculous signings and failing miserably.
Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
thats the thing... i dont wanna revert to the old days of ridiculous signings and failing miserably.
i believe the NYR org is trying desperately to avoid those same things from past 7 seasons, and also they are trying to run with the win now while jagr continues to play , then after that ( he retires or returns to his homeland ) theyll try to rebuild even more.
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i think thats avail- but only one of them can sport it.
ill alays think of beukeboom wearing it, but thats cool.
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and here i thought they'd never be able to get both. this is awesome.
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Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
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Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
no prob, i didn't even know until i heard it on wfan.
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Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
July 01, 2007
Home Run! Drury and Gomez Both Sign
The Rangers went into the free agent season that opened at noon today with Chris Drury and Scott Gomez at the top of their wish list. But they never tried to rank them -- they had both at the top of the list, hoping they could land one. This evening, an ecstatic Ranger brain trust came home with both players in the fold as they embark on a serious run for the Stanley Cup -- Drury agreeing to a contract worth $7.05 million per year for five years ($35.25 million total) shortly after Gomez accepted an offer worth around $7.35 million per year for seven years ($51.5 million total).
"We ranked them both as number one," GM Glen Sather said. "We didn't think we could get both. Initially, we thought we'd have Nylander here. But when the decision came to not sign Michael, we decided to get both of these guys." The decision to turn their attention away from Nylander and toward the acquisition of both of these top-tier free agent centers came today, Sather said, as the events of the day unfolded. They had not previously anticipated getting a shot at both Drury and Gomez. "They both wanted to play in New York," he said. "I never got the feeling that I was bidding against other teams. We had a number we'd wanted to get to. The opportunity was there and we felt we had to move on it. You don't [often] get the opportunity to sign players like this who both want to play in New York."
Sather insisted that he still has the wherewithal to sign all of his own free agents without blowing through his salary cap, although he may have to get creative with how to structure contracts for Henrik Lundqvist, Sean Avery, Petr Prucha, and especially Brendan Shanahan. "We think we can keep what we have right now," he said. "We still have other guys to sign, but we've calculated it out." Sather is fortunate to have Cam Hope as his resident capologist -- the Rangers have managed the salary cap well so far under the new CBA. Shanahan remains in the Rangers' plans, even after these signings. "We're determined to sign him," Sather said. "He as well as our other guys we have to get signed. We hope to get that done in the next few days. We'll see how things fall out with other free agents, but we're more concerned with our own guys."
How will Ranger captain Jaromir Jagr react to losing his favorite center? The Rangers will have to wait until tomorrow to find out. "We haven't had a chance to call him," Sather said, citing how busy he and coach Tom Renney were negotiating contracts all day long. "But he's spoken to some people in the office. We'll call him tomorrow," he added, noting that it was too late in the Czech Republic to try calling him back this evening.
Renney is thrilled to have added two weapons to his arsenal who bring character with them in addition to skill. "We're going to turn the page forward and go for the Stanley Cup," he said. "And these guys will help us do that. The expectations can't be greater than they are internally." But he refuses to go for broke and mortgage the future in the process. "We still want to participate in the growth of our young people. This is a work in progress in terms of a team that stands the test of time."
Sather admitted that his policy of not giving out no-trade clauses was "not as intact as it was yesterday. When you make a deal this crucial, then you make compromises." But, reiterating another team policy not to divulge the terms of contracts, he wouldn't let on which player (if not both) got such consideration, and to what extent.
Kudos to New York area reporters for their reporting on these deals today. John Dellapina was first, in his Blueshirts Blog, to report that the Rangers were close to completing a deal with Gomez, along with E.J. Hradek of ESPN. Sam Weinman was first to officially confirm both signings with the Rangers, which he reported at Rangers Report. Larry Brooks had it 100% right in his reporting in the Post last week -- Drury and Gomez in, Nylander out.
On the flip side, I had it 100% wrong yesterday -- I thought the Rangers wouldn't break the bank once salaries spiraled, instead they seem to have capitalized on the spiral, at least in Drury's case. Before the lockout, when I wrote stuff like that, I always said that I wished the Rangers would prove me wrong, but it rarely happened. Tonight, I'm pleased to say that I'm happy as can be to have been proven wrong this time.
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just heard on the 20-20 update that nylander went to the oilers..
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Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
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Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
Comments
As of 7:30 p.m., the Rangers were one of a handful of teams still in the hunt for Sheldon Souray, the 30-year-old defenseman who is coming off a career year with the Montreal Canadiens. Primarily by blasting away from the point, Souray scored 26 goals with 35 assists.
His 19 power play goals set a record for NHL defensemen.
:eek:
were not fucking around today are we!?!?
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
Souray, on the blueline blasting that cannon ?
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
dellapinas blog says theres no money left for souray , thats too bad.
oh and i guess since sather is holding a conference call at 8 15 pm then he indeed is working today.
sorry about earlier, slats.
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Mara, Girardi
Rozsival Malik
Staal and Souray with Pock no. 7?
Edit- ok I just read thte no money left thing.
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
how fucking sweet will he look in the Blue White and Red.
what was his # in Buff ?
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i said ah "HELL YEAH!!"" ..uh uh uh! lol
(sorry I got the milan 00 daughter chant/response thing in my head!)
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
More like milano 2006
EH OH EH
EH OH EH
EH OH EHHHHOHHHHEH
This is AMAZING...it's about time my season tickets hit 50$ a seat, LOL
as I sit here, I am wondering one thing.
what are the adjectives you the Rangers fans will use to describe your boys if they DON'T win the Cup next year.............
back on topic.....
uh
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!
50 a seat for what section?? lol
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
staal is definitely a consideration , we'll see if he has gotten there yet,
but also of note, do not forget David Liffiton. ( not sure if he made any appearances or not last season )
this guy has size and grit,
plays responsible
i hear he is somewhat mobile too.
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
************************************
i believe the NYR org is trying desperately to avoid those same things from past 7 seasons, and also they are trying to run with the win now while jagr continues to play , then after that ( he retires or returns to his homeland ) theyll try to rebuild even more.
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344 for the past 10 years baby!
(2006 crowd was louder)
anyway...
I wont root for Gomez until he scores a clutch goal in the playoffs, I want someone like Hollweg to whipe that NJD attitude off his face
BUT LETS GO RANGERS!!
So many analysts will now say the NYR are the favorite
i think thats avail- but only one of them can sport it.
ill alays think of beukeboom wearing it, but thats cool.
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Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
hey man just saw that i missed ur call sorry
how crazy is this???
plus my nieces picture in a big frame w/ all rangers erseys and sticks
haha what a day!!!!
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
Home Run! Drury and Gomez Both Sign
The Rangers went into the free agent season that opened at noon today with Chris Drury and Scott Gomez at the top of their wish list. But they never tried to rank them -- they had both at the top of the list, hoping they could land one. This evening, an ecstatic Ranger brain trust came home with both players in the fold as they embark on a serious run for the Stanley Cup -- Drury agreeing to a contract worth $7.05 million per year for five years ($35.25 million total) shortly after Gomez accepted an offer worth around $7.35 million per year for seven years ($51.5 million total).
"We ranked them both as number one," GM Glen Sather said. "We didn't think we could get both. Initially, we thought we'd have Nylander here. But when the decision came to not sign Michael, we decided to get both of these guys." The decision to turn their attention away from Nylander and toward the acquisition of both of these top-tier free agent centers came today, Sather said, as the events of the day unfolded. They had not previously anticipated getting a shot at both Drury and Gomez. "They both wanted to play in New York," he said. "I never got the feeling that I was bidding against other teams. We had a number we'd wanted to get to. The opportunity was there and we felt we had to move on it. You don't [often] get the opportunity to sign players like this who both want to play in New York."
Sather insisted that he still has the wherewithal to sign all of his own free agents without blowing through his salary cap, although he may have to get creative with how to structure contracts for Henrik Lundqvist, Sean Avery, Petr Prucha, and especially Brendan Shanahan. "We think we can keep what we have right now," he said. "We still have other guys to sign, but we've calculated it out." Sather is fortunate to have Cam Hope as his resident capologist -- the Rangers have managed the salary cap well so far under the new CBA. Shanahan remains in the Rangers' plans, even after these signings. "We're determined to sign him," Sather said. "He as well as our other guys we have to get signed. We hope to get that done in the next few days. We'll see how things fall out with other free agents, but we're more concerned with our own guys."
How will Ranger captain Jaromir Jagr react to losing his favorite center? The Rangers will have to wait until tomorrow to find out. "We haven't had a chance to call him," Sather said, citing how busy he and coach Tom Renney were negotiating contracts all day long. "But he's spoken to some people in the office. We'll call him tomorrow," he added, noting that it was too late in the Czech Republic to try calling him back this evening.
Renney is thrilled to have added two weapons to his arsenal who bring character with them in addition to skill. "We're going to turn the page forward and go for the Stanley Cup," he said. "And these guys will help us do that. The expectations can't be greater than they are internally." But he refuses to go for broke and mortgage the future in the process. "We still want to participate in the growth of our young people. This is a work in progress in terms of a team that stands the test of time."
Sather admitted that his policy of not giving out no-trade clauses was "not as intact as it was yesterday. When you make a deal this crucial, then you make compromises." But, reiterating another team policy not to divulge the terms of contracts, he wouldn't let on which player (if not both) got such consideration, and to what extent.
Kudos to New York area reporters for their reporting on these deals today. John Dellapina was first, in his Blueshirts Blog, to report that the Rangers were close to completing a deal with Gomez, along with E.J. Hradek of ESPN. Sam Weinman was first to officially confirm both signings with the Rangers, which he reported at Rangers Report. Larry Brooks had it 100% right in his reporting in the Post last week -- Drury and Gomez in, Nylander out.
On the flip side, I had it 100% wrong yesterday -- I thought the Rangers wouldn't break the bank once salaries spiraled, instead they seem to have capitalized on the spiral, at least in Drury's case. Before the lockout, when I wrote stuff like that, I always said that I wished the Rangers would prove me wrong, but it rarely happened. Tonight, I'm pleased to say that I'm happy as can be to have been proven wrong this time.
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i meant to text u but my phone didnt stop ringing from 715-830
lol all us ranger nitwits lol
drury caught me off guard..i didnt see it coming after gomez
Haha Woooooo
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I'm just hoping the Rangers go in the right direction with this one. If shit fails, they have no money to make moves for the next 5 years.
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Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
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"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
yeah tsn had it up this morning on their tracker
well we had the offer on the table during the year
he wanted to wait ..
got the cap room set up perfectly for that