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Bathgate66

Blueshirt Bulletin


March 22, 2007


Orr Flattens Flyers' Fedoruk to Ignite Ranger Rout

With one punch twenty-one seconds after the opening face-off, Colton Orr made sure that last night's Garden game against Philadelphia would not follow the same arc as the Flyers' last visit sixteen games ago. Todd Fedoruk would not run amok slamming Jaromir Jagr and everyone else he could get hold of. That's because Fedoruk was going to spend the rest of the game (and night) at St. Vincents Hospital making sure he was not too severely injured by Orr's fearsome blow to his face. Sure, the Flyers still had big Ben Eager, but that big yellow stripe running down Eager's back was not a sign of caution -- indeed, not even four minutes into the game, the slight Petr Prucha bounced back up after being leveled by Eager and made Eager and his team pay for a bad line change with his 19th goal of the season.

Call me politically incorrect, but an enforcer like Fedoruk has to take whatever comes his way by way of fisticuffs if he intends to run opponents, as he already did on that first shift. The Rangers did not put Orr out against him -- the Flyers changed on the fly after the opening face-off to get him out against Orr. It's not Orr's fault that Fedoruk has a glass jaw -- this is the second time in recent seasons that he has been laid out by a single punch. Fortunately, Fedoruk does not appear to have been severely injured this time around. And no Ranger was injured this time around (although Dan Girardi was shaken up by a late Eager hit -- no call -- that eventually led to an Orr-Eager bout after Eager initially rebuffed Orr's advances, and Eager blindsided Jason Strudwick into the boards -- again, no call -- and then spent the rest of the game running away from Struds before a linesman checked him through an open door as he tried to get at Sean Avery on the bench).

The Rangers pretty much had the run of the house against an already weak Flyer team made even thinner by injuries to Simon Gagne, Mike Richards, Scotty Upshall, Alexandre Picard, and Denis Gauthier. Gauthier played through his injury, and played well -- for the Rangers. Gauthier was the defender against Prucha who handed the puck right back to Prucha when Prucha lost it, creating a double clutch that fooled goalie Antero Niittymaki. And he was the one who deflected Jaromir Jagr's power play shot, headed way wide, into the top shelf behind Niittymaki. In fact, he was on the ice for four of the Rangers' five goals.

There were two key moments in this game after Orr laid out Fedoruk. The first came at the start of the second period. Having survived a decent Flyer attack over the latter half of the first period (mostly the Rangers' own doing, as they flattened out after a strong start), the Rangers opened the period on the power play. Their first power play had been a dud that got the crowd booing them. They needed a strong power play in the worst way to turn the game and the crowd around. And they got it, the top unit keeping the Flyers pinned in their zone the entire time until Jagr's goal. The second key moment also came on the power play -- leading 2-0, the Rangers needed to get that third goal that has eluded them so often of late, and there is no better chance to do it than on the power play. An apparent Prucha power play goal was negated because he kicked the puck in, but on another advantage that quickly ensued, Avery fired one in off the post to give the Rangers that extra breathing room.

The way Henrik Lundqvist has been playing, that was more than enough. Lundqvist posted his second shutout in the last three games, his third during the current 8-1-3 run. He has given up only three goals in the last four games, only 17 goals in the last twelve, only twelve of those -- an average of one goal per game -- at even strength (and as we know, a number of them were scored off Ranger sticks or bodies). It seems as if nothing can get past Lundqvist unless the Rangers help it along, either directly or via an intermediate deflection as in the only goal scored in the last three games.

The Shamrock line of Avery centering eye-opening rookie Ryan Callahan and the once again healthy Brendan Shanahan, making his first start since sustaining a concussion during an accidental collision in that last game against the Flyers, was a big hit in its first game together. Avery had two goals to earn first star of the game, Shanahan had two assits to earn third star honors (Lundqivst was second), and Callahan made the defensive play that led to Avery's second goal. Dan Girardi had a pair of assists, giving him three in the last two games, and Thomas Pock had an assist for the second time in three games after going pointless for thirty straight. Jed Ortmeyer scored his first goal in 28 games, nice to see considering how many scoring chances he's had in that time. Jagr scored for a second straight game (both off opposition defensemen) after going eight games without.

The Rangers now go on the road for four games as they try to solidify their playoff position, currently seventh, one point behind Tampa and three points ahead of Toronto and Montreal below the cutoff line. They have a golden opportunity to capitalize on their momentum -- Saturday afternoon in Boston against the sinking Bruins, whom they have owned this season, Sunday afternoon on th Island against as Islander team that can be put away as they try to stop their bleeding, the same in Montreal where the Habs are trying to keep things together on a shoestring, and then down to Philly for the last meeting this season against the Phantoms, er Flyers.




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Bathgate66

Ten Dude wrote:

That's what I mean. Let me know how you like up there when the team gets knocked out of the playoffs, which still isn't a lock as of yet.

yeah, our time may be brief,

but briefly is better then none at all,...

:rolleyes:

NY PJ1

strudwick did punk eager at least 2 times

Ten Dude

Bathgate66 wrote:

yeah, our time may be brief,

but briefly is better then none at all,...

:rolleyes:

Roll those eyes all day long. Besides the sweep last year, when was the last time the Blue Skirts were even a playoff team?

Bathgate66

Ten Dude wrote:

Roll those eyes all day long. Besides the sweep last year, when was the last time the Blue shirts were even a playoff team?

1997
what about the flyers ,

when was their last stanley cup ?







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NY PJ1

Ten Dude wrote:

Roll those eyes all day long. Besides the sweep last year, when was the last time the Blue Skirts were even a playoff team?

same year the wings SWEPT ya in the cup

xavier mcdaniel

next saturday, maybe a rangers meetup for the flyers-rangers game at 7pm?

Bathgate66

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

next saturday, maybe a rangers meetup for the flyers-rangers game at 7pm?

haha

all 4 or 5 of us ?

well, i'm sure you fellas had more of a " guys only " night out / get together, so i wont even suggest i attend with my GF ,

alltho we might if it were closeby,....




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xavier mcdaniel

oh yeah i forget guys with girlfriends are usually occupied on saturday nights, but if she likes the rangers or hockey, she can tag along..

kenshunt

Well i guess i'll say GO LEAFS GO, just discovered this one, thanks for the advice again and are blueshirts are better than yours.

Ten Dude

The last time the Flyers won the Cup was in 1975.

1940, anybody?

Yes, Detroit swept the Flyers in the 97 SCF's. But they did eliminate a certain team in the ECF's.

Prior to winning the Cup in 94, when was the last time the Rags won it?

1940, anybody?

The Rags have won four Cups since their inception, only two more than the Flyers. And the Rags are a member of the original six. What does that tell you?

The next time you try and take to the pedestal with alleged greatness, look in the putrid mirror, Rag fan. You're far, far from recourse.

Now roll those eyes some more and get me a pastrami sandwich.

NY PJ1

Ten Dude wrote:

The last time the Flyers won the Cup was in 1975.

1940, anybody?

Yes, Detroit swept the Flyers in the 97 SCF's. But they did eliminate a certain team in the ECF's.

Prior to winning the Cup in 94, when was the last time the Rags won it?

1940, anybody?

The Rags have won four Cups since their inception, only two more than the Flyers. And the Rags are a member of the original six. What does that tell you?

The next time you try and take to the pedestal with alleged greatness, look in the putrid mirror, Rag fan. You're far, far from recourse.

Now roll those eyes some more and get me a pastrami sandwich.

1975 1975 32 years enough now leave our thread ,,


we have the playoffs to get into to

NY PJ1

TOUGH SCOREBOARD NIGHT BOYS,,, A LL 4 TEAMS WON

thats ok handle our own business is the new motto













LET'S GO RANGER'S!!!

Rygar

Ah, and what a game for my Habs it was! Where's my thread!

Bathgate66

:rolleyes:


just for you


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even flow?

Ten Dude wrote:

The last time the Flyers won the Cup was in 1975.

1940, anybody?

Yes, Detroit swept the Flyers in the 97 SCF's. But they did eliminate a certain team in the ECF's.

Prior to winning the Cup in 94, when was the last time the Rags won it?

1940, anybody?

The Rags have won four Cups since their inception, only two more than the Flyers. And the Rags are a member of the original six. What does that tell you?

The next time you try and take to the pedestal with alleged greatness, look in the putrid mirror, Rag fan. You're far, far from recourse.

Now roll those eyes some more and get me a pastrami sandwich.

The last time I checked any stats that meant anything and one team or person had more wins. That usually means they can crow about it. Now get on to the poor Laughs who haven't won since 1967 and are content to have a full stadium every game and maybe make the playoffs and the fans get more froth in the mouth every year.

4>2 Pretty simple stuff.


Any MSG in that food?

kenshunt

That habs game really pissed me off, im watching it on TSN and the score is 3-1 bruins then all of a sudden the fucking habs have an offensive explosion, i admitt i was in shock.

Bathgate66

hey 2029 isnt that far off, you guys are more then halfway there !

then it will have just as much significance that 1940 did ( back then ,..... unfortunately, by now, thats old news ) Maybe theres another quirky, more original comeback then "1940" . Thats so pre- 1994 !

and heres another couple of rolls for you

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Oh and Fedoruk was released from St Vincents yesterday at noon. Wonder if we wil see him back in the lineup on 3/31 .

Back to the subject at hand ,



I read today That Slats is in talks with Nylander to extend his contract another 2 years , which coincidentally enough extends to the end of Jaromirs contract ( NYRs option ) .


Double sided weekend matinees,
on Saturday & Sunday .

ugh
that sucks.



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kenshunt

save money go after Ryan Smyth

xavier mcdaniel

Bathgate66 wrote:

hey 2029 isnt that far off, you guys are more then halfway there !

then it will have just as much significance that 1940 did ( back then ,..... unfortunately, by now, thats old news ) Maybe theres another quirky, more original comeback then "1940" . Thats so pre- 1994 !

and heres another couple of rolls for you

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Oh and Fedoruk was released from St Vincents yesterday at noon. Wonder if we wil see him back in the lineup on 3/31 .

Back to the subject at hand ,



I read today That Slats is in talks with Nylander to extend his contract another 2 years , which coincidentally enough extends to the end of Jaromirs contract ( NYRs option ) .


Double sided weekend matinees,
on Saturday & Sunday .

ugh
that sucks.



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I could see that, especially since he has five kids..