he said afterwards that he was more worried about re-injury throwing a hit than taking one. He was also in rare form after the game dishing dirt on the Devils, calling David Clarkson (with whom he had a run-in during warm-ups) a "bonehead minor leaguer", chiding Brodeur for being a diver, and saying that he can't understand anything Brodeur says because of his accent.
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i think that was one of the most dominant performances that I've seen from Jagr, especially since his groin or hamstring or whatever was not 100 percent.
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i think that was one of the most dominant performances that I've seen from Jagr, especially since his groin or hamstring or whatever was not 100 percent.
i was pretty in awe of the snap- wrist shot from the angle with 30 seconds left in the first.
i was like " wow " ( i didnt even see it go in - it popped out so fast )
then he left the ice early ( the Rs were going to be on the PK ) , that was concerning because of the chatter about hs groin.
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that was one of the most exciting regular season games, ever.
back and forth back and forth .
I didnt like the outcome,
but if we keep it up like this the rest of the way we are not going to go anywhere
( without a PP - or without more then 2 or 3 goals )
we were peppering Dip all night long- just couldnt break thru..
it would be interesting to see how many 5-on-3's we've bombed out on this year- i know its getting up there .
Also- Versus is just horrible. 3 different times including the final 2:00 of the game- werre shut out because of a bad signal .
This is complete and utter bullshit- i hope our schedule is finished with Versus games. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
It is for a while. The next game on Versus is March 10 at Buffalo followed by March 25 vs. Philadelphia and March 31 vs. Pittsburgh.
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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."
that was one of the most exciting regular season games, ever.
back and forth back and forth .
I didnt like the outcome,
but if we keep it up like this the rest of the way we are not going to go anywhere
( without a PP - or without more then 2 or 3 goals )
we were peppering Dip all night long- just couldnt break thru..
it would be interesting to see how many 5-on-3's we've bombed out on this year- i know its getting up there .
Also- Versus is just horrible. 3 different times including the final 2:00 of the game- werre shut out because of a bad signal .
This is complete and utter bullshit- i hope our schedule is finished with Versus games. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
i think the rangers played like shit last night. the two goals they scored were soft, while all of the islander goals were beauts.
they cannot continue playing like this is right. when is a good time to give lundqvist a break? he is playing brilliantly, but you do not want to burn him out this early in the season. esp. when it looks like he will not have time off during the all-star break.
VS is terrible, but the signal only went down once for me... during the end of the second period.
Go Leetchy !
again if anyone is looking to unload Brian Leetch Night ( 1/24/08 vs Atlanta ) tickets for a reasonable overmark , please keep me in mind,. I will definitely make it worth your night .
November 08, 2007 Rangers Regaled
Brian Leetch received the first of many of the accolades and awards he will garner for his stellar career, almost all of it as a Ranger, when he was one of four recipients of the Lester Patrick Award. Blueshirt Bulletin columnist John Halligan was also honored for his lifetime of work with the Rangers and the NHL in communications. So too was Stan Fischler, a familiar face to those who watch the Rangers and other local area teams on MSG and FSNY. Cammi Granato, the greatest U.S. women's hockey player, and brother of ex-Ranger Tony Granato, was the fourth honoree. To read about the ceremony, see Blueshirts Blog, Newsday, the Times, NYR.com, and NHL.com.
More honors are on tap this weekend as Mark Messier heads one of the strongest Hall of Fame classes in memory. The paeans in the press have begun -- see the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. More will be on the way in the next few days. In the wake of the Patrick awards and the Hall of Fame induction, we're not going to bother with the inane debate about the recently retired Eric Lindros is Hall-worthy -- his career will go down as one of the most disappointing ever.
The Rangers return home to face the Penguins tonight, where they will pit Henrik Lundqvist yet again along with their 7-2 home record (as opposed to their dismal 0-5-1 road record) against a team playing its second game in two nights. Marc-Andre Fleury will return to Pittsburgh's net. Ryan Whitney, who always seems to kill the Rangers, will miss the game with an injury. See reports in the Daily News, Journal News, Post, NYR.com, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In prospect news, Greg Moore was returned to Hartford without ever getting any game action (see Blue Notes and Howlings), and Jess has the prospect of the week at Prospect Park (yesterday was prospect of the month -- sorry for the confusion). *And will Colton Orr be the next "Bachelor"? * see below
Rangers' Orr could be The Bachelor ?if his girlfriend does not mind
Scott Taylor, National Post
Published: Monday, November 05, 2007
Colton Orr, the popular New York Rangers forward, got an interesting offer late last week. The 25-year-old Orr, one of the toughest players in hockey, got a call from the producers of the ABC reality series The Bachelor. They offered the Winnipeg native a nice deal to be the 12th bachelor, the next single guy searching for true love. However, when the call came, it was an awkward moment. Orr's mother and girlfriend, were in his apartment. According to Doug Orr, the player's father, "Colt's not really looking for love ? It was a great deal, but it's a pretty tough decision. He has a girlfriend and she's great. She's an actress and she's a lot of fun. If Colt's going to do this, she'd better have a sense of humour." The last Canadian athlete to star in The Bachelor was Ottawa's Jesse Palmer, the former New York Giants quarterback. He and winner Jessica Bowlin were not an enduring item.
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Go Leetchy !
again if anyone is looking to unload Brian Leetch Night ( 1/24/08 vs Atlanta ) tickets for a reasonable overmark , please keep me in mind,. I will definitely make it worth your night .
Avery up to his old tricks again, for the 2nd game in a row.
First, against the Penguins and Gary Roberts.
Then , last night with ( half the Leaf team ) but more to Darcy Tucker.
Where is this team without this guy ?
He brings something to the table that just isnt there without him .
Of course, he's the guy everyone hates ( unless he's wearing your uniform )
Congrats to Valliquette, we need a good sound backup for Henrik to make it thru the year.
hoow fucking good is dubinsky looking lately .
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Avery up to his old tricks again, for the 2nd game in a row.
First, against the Penguins and Gary Roberts.
Then , last night with ( half the Leaf team ) but more to Darcy Tucker.
Where is this team without this guy ?
He brings something to the table that just isnt there without him .
Of course, he's the guy everyone hates ( unless he's wearing your uniform )
Congrats to Valliquette, we need a good sound backup for Henrik to make it thru the year.
hoow fucking good is dubinsky looking lately .
there is a great article on ESPN.com right now talking about henrik as already being a possibility for the hart.
without him, i don't think the rangers would have won more than 3 games at this point.
avery is a huge piece of the puzzle no doubt, but i think you really need to start with the king.
there is a great article on ESPN.com right now talking about henrik as already being a possibility for the hart.
without him, i don't think the rangers would have won more than 3 games at this point.
avery is a huge piece of the puzzle no doubt, but i think you really need to start with the king.
absolutely, no question about Henrik as well.
But even with King Henrik , and those few games without Avery and his injured dislocated shoulder , there was no snarkyness to our lineup. I think we dropped a few of those games. Teams were definitely quicker to take liberties with our scorers, unanswered, instead of trying to fend off Avery . His sandpaper agitative, goating elements are definitely just a small piece of the puzzle , & Henrik is probably just a little bit bigger piece of the puzzle , as a whole.
either way , these guys are starting to look like the team we all knew was there .
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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,
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Belak: Pest will pay for his antics
By MIKE ZEISBERGER -- Sun Media
The Rangers' Sean Avery was at his ornery worst against the Leafs on Saturday. (SUN MEDIA/Alex Urosevic)
Kubina's injury rubs salt in wound
Sundin gets support
Wade Belak predicts it is only a matter of time before Sean Avery gets seriously clocked.
Citing Avery's pre-game tomfoolery Saturday night as yet another example of why the instigator rule should be scuttled, Belak warns that the New York Rangers agitator is going to pay the price for his antics.
"He's pissing guys off," Belak said yesterday. "He'll bring harm to himself and not too many guys around the league are going to be sad to see it.
"If he keeps this up, someone is going to kill him. One day he's going to say something the wrong way and he'll be clubbed.
"And I'm not saying it will be by me, either."
Avery kicked off his act during the warmup Saturday when he gave Jason Blake a shove, then began flapping his gums at Blake and Darcy Tucker. Avery and Tucker ended up threatening each other with their sticks, but the incident went no further.
Avery, who ended up with the Gordie Howe hat trick -- a goal, an assist and a fight with Tucker -- pulled a similar pre-game stunt against the New Jersey Devils recently, talking smack at goalie Marty Brodeur before the Devils' David Clarkson entered the skirmish.
Belak said the instigator rule allows small superpests such as Avery to get away with his tactics without the fear of retribution.
"The league should do something, especially with that warmup crap," Belak said. "The instigator rule protects guys like that. He'll fight little guys like Darcy but you'll never see him pick on bigger guys like me and then drop the gloves.
"I remember Kelly Chase brought up the point at a players' association meeting but nothing ever came of it. I mean, we've talked about this issue for years."
Belak was not dressed against the Rangers, a decision questioned by Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry. During his Coach's Corner segment, Cherry criticized the Leafs for not suiting up their enforcer when they knew the always-feisty Avery -- aka The Pickering Pest -- would be at his ornery worst.
Belak rejects the notion making the rounds that there is no difference between Tucker and Avery.
"Darcy's an agitator but he doesn't say the type of personal stuff about your family that Avery does," Belak said. "It's ridiculous. If (Avery) ever starts chirping about my family like that, he'll get a stick over the head."
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everyone wants to kill avery until they play with him...
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he said afterwards that he was more worried about re-injury throwing a hit than taking one. He was also in rare form after the game dishing dirt on the Devils, calling David Clarkson (with whom he had a run-in during warm-ups) a "bonehead minor leaguer", chiding Brodeur for being a diver, and saying that he can't understand anything Brodeur says because of his accent.
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that sucks.
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I know we're loosing right now
Gotta pull this one out !
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
henrik is playing on another level right now. 1-0 going into the third... i'm feeling another shut out.
We'll be back
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avery stumping richards
and another shutout for King Henrik .
Fishsticks for everyone , out at The Garden East on Hemstead Tpke tomorrow night.
Go Avery , Prucha , Dubinsky, and Dawes !
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Richards has heart, he fought with at least 10 stitches on his face
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KING HENRY!!!
showdown at The "GardenEast"on Hemp Tpke
Dippy , meet Sean Avery, Sean Avery meet, Dippy,...
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Things happen in the game. Nothing you
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"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
i was pretty in awe of the snap- wrist shot from the angle with 30 seconds left in the first.
i was like " wow " ( i didnt even see it go in - it popped out so fast )
then he left the ice early ( the Rs were going to be on the PK ) , that was concerning because of the chatter about hs groin.
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back and forth back and forth .
I didnt like the outcome,
but if we keep it up like this the rest of the way we are not going to go anywhere
( without a PP - or without more then 2 or 3 goals )
we were peppering Dip all night long- just couldnt break thru..
it would be interesting to see how many 5-on-3's we've bombed out on this year- i know its getting up there .
Also- Versus is just horrible. 3 different times including the final 2:00 of the game- werre shut out because of a bad signal .
This is complete and utter bullshit- i hope our schedule is finished with Versus games. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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It is for a while. The next game on Versus is March 10 at Buffalo followed by March 25 vs. Philadelphia and March 31 vs. Pittsburgh.
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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."
i think the rangers played like shit last night. the two goals they scored were soft, while all of the islander goals were beauts.
they cannot continue playing like this is right. when is a good time to give lundqvist a break? he is playing brilliantly, but you do not want to burn him out this early in the season. esp. when it looks like he will not have time off during the all-star break.
VS is terrible, but the signal only went down once for me... during the end of the second period.
again if anyone is looking to unload Brian Leetch Night ( 1/24/08 vs Atlanta ) tickets for a reasonable overmark , please keep me in mind,. I will definitely make it worth your night .
November 08, 2007
Rangers Regaled
Brian Leetch received the first of many of the accolades and awards he will garner for his stellar career, almost all of it as a Ranger, when he was one of four recipients of the Lester Patrick Award. Blueshirt Bulletin columnist John Halligan was also honored for his lifetime of work with the Rangers and the NHL in communications. So too was Stan Fischler, a familiar face to those who watch the Rangers and other local area teams on MSG and FSNY. Cammi Granato, the greatest U.S. women's hockey player, and brother of ex-Ranger Tony Granato, was the fourth honoree. To read about the ceremony, see Blueshirts Blog, Newsday, the Times, NYR.com, and NHL.com.
More honors are on tap this weekend as Mark Messier heads one of the strongest Hall of Fame classes in memory. The paeans in the press have begun -- see the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. More will be on the way in the next few days. In the wake of the Patrick awards and the Hall of Fame induction, we're not going to bother with the inane debate about the recently retired Eric Lindros is Hall-worthy -- his career will go down as one of the most disappointing ever.
The Rangers return home to face the Penguins tonight, where they will pit Henrik Lundqvist yet again along with their 7-2 home record (as opposed to their dismal 0-5-1 road record) against a team playing its second game in two nights. Marc-Andre Fleury will return to Pittsburgh's net. Ryan Whitney, who always seems to kill the Rangers, will miss the game with an injury. See reports in the Daily News, Journal News, Post, NYR.com, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In prospect news, Greg Moore was returned to Hartford without ever getting any game action (see Blue Notes and Howlings), and Jess has the prospect of the week at Prospect Park (yesterday was prospect of the month -- sorry for the confusion). *And will Colton Orr be the next "Bachelor"? * see below
Colton Orr The New Bachelor ?
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Define reasonable overmark!
Jw
hit me with a figure !
im looking to attend the ceremony, ( i went to both richters and mess' )
not pay someones rent for the next 2 orr 3 months,...
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dubinsky looking very good.
how appropriate that Dawes assists on Dubis first NHL goal.
old teammates
avery threw that veteran Roberts off his game pretty good.
niiiice
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dubinsky's goal was sick! great way to get the first of your career. amazing set up, and you are right... so appropriate dawes assisted on it.
Toronto 2011 night 2
Hamilton 2011
London 2013
First, against the Penguins and Gary Roberts.
Then , last night with ( half the Leaf team ) but more to Darcy Tucker.
Where is this team without this guy ?
He brings something to the table that just isnt there without him .
Of course, he's the guy everyone hates ( unless he's wearing your uniform )
Congrats to Valliquette, we need a good sound backup for Henrik to make it thru the year.
hoow fucking good is dubinsky looking lately .
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there is a great article on ESPN.com right now talking about henrik as already being a possibility for the hart.
without him, i don't think the rangers would have won more than 3 games at this point.
avery is a huge piece of the puzzle no doubt, but i think you really need to start with the king.
http://hockeyfights.com/fights/37881
Toronto 2011 night 2
Hamilton 2011
London 2013
absolutely, no question about Henrik as well.
But even with King Henrik , and those few games without Avery and his injured dislocated shoulder , there was no snarkyness to our lineup. I think we dropped a few of those games. Teams were definitely quicker to take liberties with our scorers, unanswered, instead of trying to fend off Avery . His sandpaper agitative, goating elements are definitely just a small piece of the puzzle , & Henrik is probably just a little bit bigger piece of the puzzle , as a whole.
either way , these guys are starting to look like the team we all knew was there .
[size=+2] - - - _/ _/ Lets Go Rangers ! \_ \_ - - - [/size]
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im a big ranger's fan,, can i join this thread
IM BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIRST ROAD WIN !!!!
nice job by vally ,,im confident w/ him playing 10-15 games this year
when avery is on,,he is a big part of this team
big road week ahead
LET'S GO RANGER'S!!! , its been awhile lol
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anyone who likes pearl jam and the rangers cant be half bad !
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Someone will 'kill' Avery
Belak: Pest will pay for his antics
By MIKE ZEISBERGER -- Sun Media
The Rangers' Sean Avery was at his ornery worst against the Leafs on Saturday. (SUN MEDIA/Alex Urosevic)
Kubina's injury rubs salt in wound
Sundin gets support
Wade Belak predicts it is only a matter of time before Sean Avery gets seriously clocked.
Citing Avery's pre-game tomfoolery Saturday night as yet another example of why the instigator rule should be scuttled, Belak warns that the New York Rangers agitator is going to pay the price for his antics.
"He's pissing guys off," Belak said yesterday. "He'll bring harm to himself and not too many guys around the league are going to be sad to see it.
"If he keeps this up, someone is going to kill him. One day he's going to say something the wrong way and he'll be clubbed.
"And I'm not saying it will be by me, either."
Avery kicked off his act during the warmup Saturday when he gave Jason Blake a shove, then began flapping his gums at Blake and Darcy Tucker. Avery and Tucker ended up threatening each other with their sticks, but the incident went no further.
Avery, who ended up with the Gordie Howe hat trick -- a goal, an assist and a fight with Tucker -- pulled a similar pre-game stunt against the New Jersey Devils recently, talking smack at goalie Marty Brodeur before the Devils' David Clarkson entered the skirmish.
Belak said the instigator rule allows small superpests such as Avery to get away with his tactics without the fear of retribution.
"The league should do something, especially with that warmup crap," Belak said. "The instigator rule protects guys like that. He'll fight little guys like Darcy but you'll never see him pick on bigger guys like me and then drop the gloves.
"I remember Kelly Chase brought up the point at a players' association meeting but nothing ever came of it. I mean, we've talked about this issue for years."
Belak was not dressed against the Rangers, a decision questioned by Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry. During his Coach's Corner segment, Cherry criticized the Leafs for not suiting up their enforcer when they knew the always-feisty Avery -- aka The Pickering Pest -- would be at his ornery worst.
Belak rejects the notion making the rounds that there is no difference between Tucker and Avery.
"Darcy's an agitator but he doesn't say the type of personal stuff about your family that Avery does," Belak said. "It's ridiculous. If (Avery) ever starts chirping about my family like that, he'll get a stick over the head."
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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
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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."