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xavier mcdaniel

a little off topic but did you notice that the devils play their first nine games on the road?

chromiam

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

a little off topic but did you notice that the devils play their first nine games on the road?

probably to give them time to get the new arena done and all the bs straightened out for the home opener.

I just wanna know what the Rangers are gonna do now with less than 2 mil left under the cap now??

NY PJ1

only 11 back to back games nice

stickboy

chromiam wrote:

probably to give them time to get the new arena done and all the bs straightened out for the home opener.

I just wanna know what the Rangers are gonna do now with less than 2 mil left under the cap now??

probably trade a malik, or a cullen or someone.

what I wanna know is why the NHL decided to make the first flyers Rangers game in november? That shoulda been one of the 1st games of the yr...Drury vs Briere opening faceoff! oh well...looks like novembers gonna be our toughest month tho!

NY PJ1

chromiam wrote:

probably to give them time to get the new arena done and all the bs straightened out for the home opener.

I just wanna know what the Rangers are gonna do now with less than 2 mil left under the cap now??

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give it to avery

and if we want anything else we need to make a trade first

chromiam

stickboy wrote:

what I wanna know is why the NHL decided to make the first flyers Rangers game in november? That shoulda been one of the 1st games of the yr...Drury vs Briere opening faceoff! oh well...looks like novembers gonna be our toughest month tho!

I agree... although it just saves more games for late season and hopefully a playoff push for both teams.

xavier mcdaniel

i like that western canadian trip for early janaury. depending on some things, i might have to pay a visit out there, speciffically vancouver..

stickboy

chromiam wrote:

I agree... although it just saves more games for late season and hopefully a playoff push for both teams.

I feel that, even tho on paper Flyers, Pens, and Rangers should lock up those top 3 spots in our division.... which pretty much means only 5 other teams will make the playoffs!
I can see the playoff race going down to the wire even moreso than it did last yr.


x-man, you wont regret vancouver! do it!

NY PJ1

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

i like that western canadian trip for early janaury. depending on some things, i might have to pay a visit out there, speciffically vancouver..

i thought the same thing

xavier mcdaniel

stickboy wrote:

I feel that, even tho on paper Flyers, Pens, and Rangers should lock up those top 3 spots in our division.... which pretty much means only 5 other teams will make the playoffs!
I can see the playoff race going down to the wire even moreso than it did last yr.


x-man, you wont regret vancouver! do it!

i'll look into it more when the nba schedule comes out since that relates to my work also.

moster78

My brother is getting married in November, and I'm trying to plan the bachelor party. A group outing to a game was my idea to start the night off. That Oct. 27th home game against Toronto is looking good.

Bathgate66

F'n_Circus wrote:

tsn is reporting 4.25 Mil / 1 year contract

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=213269&hubname=

what's next, you guys get the outdoor game in Central Park?????????

well, they were talking Rangers- Islanders at an outside Yankee Stadium game,...


dont think georgie is too keen on the idea tho,..

Bathgate66

singularity wrote:

very nice. this is a man they must lock down for years to come.

this is why i am wondering,

wait a minute, so it didnt actually come to arbitration ?
or was this 1 year / 4 mill dollar contract a result of the arbitration ?

i certainly expected a 5 or 6 year , bonus-layden agreement to be forthcoming-

am i the only one who wondered

why only 1 year, ?

Bathgate66

from the Bulletin

Lundqvist is taking even more of a risk in agreeing to a one-year deal for $2.5 to 3 million. He would not have been likely to get more than that via arbitration, but he did stand to get maybe double that as part of a long-term deal. But with more risk comes more reward -- come January, when contract extensions can be negotiated without affecting the current season's cap calculation, he will get an even richer long-term deal than he could have gotten by now, especially if he is once again vaulting the Rangers' no-name defense toward the top of the league's goals-against standings.

Bathgate66

from nyr.com

RANGERS OPEN 2007-08 SEASON ON OCT. 4 AT MSG

The Rangers will once again play four home games against each of their four Atlantic Division opponents. The 2007-08 season also features home games against Pacific Division teams -- Anaheim, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Jose .


7/11/2007

• Complete 2007-08 Rangers schedule
• Complete 2007-08 NHL schedule
• Lundqvist Re-Signs with Rangers

The New York Rangers will open the 2007-08 season on Thursday, October 4, taking on the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden. This marks the fourth time in the last 10 years that the Rangers have kicked off their season on home ice.

With a continued emphasis on division rivalries, the Rangers face Atlantic Division foes New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and the Islanders eight times each over the course of the season.

New York will face the other Eastern Conference opponents a total of four times a piece. Also, the Rangers will host the Pacific Division –- Anaheim, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Jose -– and will travel to meet the Northwest Division opponents –- Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Minnesota, and Vancouver.

The schedule features five Saturday contests at MSG and 10 Sunday games at home. The Rangers will play two back-to-back sets in New York, the first on Friday, October 12 vs. Washington and Saturday, October 13 vs. Ottawa, and the second on Saturday, February 16 vs. Buffalo and Sunday, February 17 vs. San Jose.

The team’s longest homestand will be six games from Oct. 25-Nov. 5, and the busiest nights on the Rangers' home schedule are Thursday and Sunday, with 10 dates a piece. In addition, the Rangers will play five home games on Mondays, seven on Tuesdays, two on Wednesdays, and two on Fridays during the season.

The NHL also announced on Wednesday that the Rangers will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, Nov. 10, for the annual “Hall of Fame” game. Two nights later, the Hall will welcome five new members, including Rangers legend Mark Messier.

The Hall of Fame game comes during one of the two periods during which every team will play each of its divisional opponents at home and away. The first such period runs from Nov. 3-22, the other starts March 20 and runs through the conclusion of the season, Sunday, April 6.

Starting times for all home games will be 7 p.m., except for the following eight dates (which includes potential national selections for NBC*): Sun., Nov. 25 vs. Dallas (1:00 PM); Sun., Dec. 9 vs. New Jersey (5:00 PM); Sun., Dec. 16 vs. Phoenix (5:00 PM); Sun., Jan. 20 vs. Boston (TBD*); Sat., Feb. 16 vs. Buffalo (1:00 PM); Sun., Feb. 17 vs. San Jose (TBD*); Sun., Mar. 2 vs. Philadelphia (TBD*) and Sun., Mar. 9 vs. Boston (TBD*).

PURCHASING INFORMATION:
Individual game tickets for the 2007-08 season will go on sale in September. An exact date has yet to be determined.

*Please note games listed as TBD are based on a potential national TV schedule. Start times on these games will not be confirmed until 13 days prior to the game day. Please check newyorkrangers.com for final start times.

all this talk about the hall of fame game,


but not 1 mention of which night will be # 2 Brian Leetch Retirement Night.

what the fuck , M$G / Cablevi$ion / Dolan$ ? wtf ?

Hawkshore

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

i like that western canadian trip for early janaury. depending on some things, i might have to pay a visit out there, speciffically vancouver..

Hey X-MAN & NYPJ1

You boys are more than welcome to come on out and enjoy all our fine city has to offer....I might even buy you a beer after the game for you guys to cry in after the number Luongo and Co do on the Rangers

Bathgate66

Sam Rosens Blog



Lundqvist On Board; Avery Next?
The Rangers signing of Henrik Lundqvist is a move that really is good for everyone involved.

You don't want to let contract situations stretch out and risk any possibility of building up bad feelings between the two sides.

Certainly, it's clear that the Rangers want Lundqvist to be their goaltender of the future, and he's made it eminently clear he wants to be a New York Ranger. (David Kolb agrees)

So the move made sense. This gets things settled. There's no trip to arbitration, and the Rangers have showed how much they want Lundqvist to be a part of their present and future.

Now the two sides can work on a long-term deal, which will satisfy everybody, including the fans because they realize Lundqvist's importance to the team. He's become the fan favorite.

Through two years in the NHL, he's proven himself to be one of the best goaltenders in the league. He's a hard-working guy, a good teammate and works well with the media. He has all the attributes you want in a guy who will lead your team on the ice.

And now that Lundqvist is in the can, I'm sure Sean Avery where the Rangers will turn their attention to next.

It's fairly clear that they've had a plan in place on what they wanted to get done in regards to the free agents. They've gone about it in a very well-planned approach.

One-by-one, they're getting the pieces in place to make sure that this team is a contender and that it has a solid foundation for not only this year, but the upcoming years as well.

NY PJ1

Bathgate66 wrote:

this is why i am wondering,

wait a minute, so it didnt actually come to arbitration ?
or was this 1 year / 4 mill dollar contract a result of the arbitration ?

i certainly expected a 5 or 6 year , bonus-layden agreement to be forthcoming-

am i the only one who wondered

why only 1 year, ?

we avoided arbitration and we couldnt fit his long term contract into the cap
5 mil per or so 5-6 years
after jan we give him his big contract
im sure he knows this is the situation
just like shanny signing for less but alot of bonuses

no sweat he isnt going anyway

NY PJ1

Hawkshore wrote:

Hey X-MAN & NYPJ1

You boys are more than welcome to come on out and enjoy all our fine city has to offer....I might even buy you a beer after the game for you guys to cry in after the number Luongo and Co do on the Rangers

1994


thanx for the offer i hope i make it out there

Gary Carter

DATE VISITOR HOME TIME (EDT)
Wed Oct 10, 2007 Rangers Islanders 7:00 PM
Tue Nov 6, 2007 Rangers Islanders 7:00 PM
Mon Nov 19,2007 Islanders Rangers 7:00 PM
Thu Nov 29, 2007 Islanders Rangers 7:00 PM
Tue Mar 4, 2008 Islanders Rangers 7:00 PM
Thu Mar 6, 2008 Rangers Islanders 7:00 PM
Thu Apr 3, 2008 Rangers Islanders 7:00 PM
Fri Apr 4, 2008 Islanders Rangers 7:00 PM