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igotid88 · July 2008

stickboy wrote:

Paul Mara officially resigned with us today.

I think you mean re-signed. What you wrote meant he's leaving. But we got it.

NY PJ1 · July 2008

igotid88 wrote:

I think you mean re-signed. What you wrote meant he's leaving. But we got it.

i got confused also lol

ButchNJ · July 2008

igotid88 wrote:

I really wanted them to play in this Yankee Stadium.

Me too....gosh, I can't imagine the amount of alcohol I'd consume for that game!

stickboy · July 2008

igotid88 wrote:

I think you mean re-signed. What you wrote meant he's leaving. But we got it.

HA! my bad
yea resigning is something usually coaches or mgmt do

no hockey news today?

Bathgate66 · July 2008

stickboy wrote:

HA! my bad
yea resigning is something usually coaches or mgmt do

no hockey news today?

i guess not homey!

July 09, 2008
Jagr Didn't Want a One-Year Deal
Jaromir Jagr is gone, but his story refuses to go away with him. One reason for that is a good reason -- with his NHL career at an end, paeans are coming in, as they should, the latest at NHL.com. But then there is the other side of the story, the one about how Jagr ended up going to Russia instead of coming back to New York. In an interview published by Sovjetsky Sport in Russian, Jagr said his insistence on a three-year contract, not money, was why he couldn't come to agreement with the Rangers. Explaining how the economics of over-35 players under the CBA was a stumbling block, he said he didn't want go year to year with his contracts because of the uncertainty. And he noted the enormous commitment the Rangers made to four players with huge contracts -- Gomez, Drury, Lundqvist, and Redden. Otherwise, he had only good things to say about his time in New York.

Also on the Jagr front, Prospect Park takes on some of the revisionist history coming out of both Omsk and New York. Elsewhere, ESPN looks at the changes in the Eastern Conference and likes what it sees of the Rangers. Rangers Report says that scout Frank Effinger has moved from the Rangers to Phoenix. And Howlings reports that Jordan Owens will be returning to the Wolf Pack. We've gotten mixed reviews on the new color scheme here, so let's take a poll and see which you guys actually prefer:

Opinion Polls & Market Research

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HailHailVitalogy · July 2008

anyone have any idea when the schedule gets released? im thinkin of doing a hockey trip with my bro Matt right after xmas and start it off in Chicago on new years

...i also wanna know because since I go to school literally 12 miles from DC, i wanna get the 11 game "you pick" package the caps offer

Bathgate66 · July 2008

NHL Calendar Associated Press Jul 9, 2008, 8:41 AM EDT July 20-Aug. 4 - Salary arbitration hearings held.

Aug. 6 - Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered.

Rygar · July 2008

Make this officially official:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=243032&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl

HailHailVitalogy · July 2008

Rygar wrote:

Make this officially official:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=243032&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl

i dont really care honestly....i didn't really like him that much, he had SO many chances to shoot this year but he tried to do something fancy by passing the puck to make a beautiful goal, he would have had 15-20 more goals this year if he would just fuckin SHOOT

Rygar · July 2008

HailHailVitalogy wrote:

i dont really care honestly....i didn't really like him that much, he had SO many chances to shoot this year but he tried to do something fancy by passing the puck to make a beautiful goal, he would have had 15-20 more goals this year if he would just fuckin SHOOT

Sounds familiar...

ButchNJ · July 2008

HailHailVitalogy wrote:

anyone have any idea when the schedule gets released? im thinkin of doing a hockey trip with my bro Matt right after xmas and start it off in Chicago on new years ...i also wanna know because since I go to school literally 12 miles from DC, i wanna get the 11 game "you pick" package the caps offer

I believe I read that the NHL is releasing the schedule this coming Monday, July 14th.....

Bathgate66 · July 2008

July 10, 2008
Comings and Goings -- Mostly Goings
Things remain quiet in Rangerland ten days after the opening the free agent signing period, with the club having used up most of its salary cap space retooling itself dramatically for next season. One of the players who was a fixture in New York since the lockout finally made official what has already been reported as a foregone conclusion, Martin Straka signing with his hometown team in Plzen in the Czech Republic, bringing his NHL days to an end along with his good friend and longtime teammate Jaromir Jagr.

Another European player at the other end of his career got offers to play there too, but Thomas Pock told Howlings that he turned them all down to continue to pursue his dream of playing in the NHL, even though he also said he has yet to hear from the Rangers about his future. Pock is getting married this summer. Howlings also has news about a couple of other Wolf Packers signing with other organizations -- Chris Holt has moved to St. Louis's farm team, and Josh Gratton (acquired in the Al Montoya deal) signed with Nashville [navigate back from the Pock article to read about the others].

Jim Hammett, who had been the Rangers' head amateur scout the past year, moved to Tampa to take a promotion to Director of Player Personnel for the Lightning (report here). Prospect Park takes a look at Paul Mara re-signing with the Rangers, and has full details about ticket sales for the inaugural Victoria Cup games in Berne, Switzerland, where the Rangers will play twice, once against the hometown hosts SC Berne on September 30th, and then against European club champion Mettalurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian League on October 1st for the Victoria Cup. Tickets are currently available through ticketportal.com.

Blueshirt Bulletin+ kicks off its premium coverage of the Rangers today with our first article, a profile of and interview with Ranger draftee Mitch Gaulton. We had originally planned to publish this article in our September issue of Blueshirt Bulletin, but are making it available earlier in order to test out BB+ and give our subscribers a taste of the kind of coverage we hope to provide there. Click here to read Smile Along With Mitch at BB+.

If you are a Blueshirt Bulletin subscriber and have not yet gotten information on how to access BB+, send an E-mail to Blueshirt@mindspring with your name and address. If you are not currently a Blueshirt Bulletin subscriber, click here to download a form that will help you subscribe. We are up to date with all requests to access BB+ except for the last few that have rolled in, which we will get to now, so please be patient.

Ranger beat writers and frequent Blueshirt Bulletin contributors Sam Weinman and Steve Zipay ran live chats at their blogs over the past couple of days -- you can replay the sessions and get their insights into the Rangers at Rangers Report and Blue Notes

HailHailVitalogy · July 2008

over 100,000 views

PatrickBateman · July 2008

That's because deep down.....everyone loves the Rangers!

Bathgate66 · July 2008

Strudwick signs with his home town Oilers.

Andrew Hutchinson, captain of the Wolfpack, and had a monster year in the AHL, was signed by the Lightning. Too bad, as he really improved his game last season, and would have provided blue line "insurance".

Bathgate66 · July 2008

PatrickBateman wrote:

That's because deep down.....everyone loves the Rangers!

maybe ed reads the thread.

lol

" Lets Go Rangers ! "

ok then he probvably wouldve known messier = 11 , leetch =2.

NY PJ1 · July 2008

Bathgate66 wrote:

Strudwick signs with his home town Oilers.

Andrew Hutchinson, captain of the Wolfpack, and had a monster year in the AHL, was signed by the Lightning. Too bad, as he really improved his game last season, and would have provided blue line "insurance".

GOOD TRADE FOR MATT CULLEN :rolleyes:

Bathgate66 · July 2008

Former Ranger Mike York, finished in the NHL at age 30, is joining the exodus to Russia. NYR.com has more on the newest member of the Rangers' front office, Mike Barnett. THN.com has a couple of lists of interest to the Rangers -- in one, Wade Redden is named the second worst signing of this free agent season because of the way his game has degraded (gotta hope the change in scenery theory works), and in the other the Ranger draft is graded as an A by the chief scout of North American Central Scouting, in part because of sleeper pick Mitch Gualton, interviewed at BB+.

The Rangers have signed Belarussian defenseman Vladimir Denisov, who played in the AHL last season after skating in the Russian League the prior year. The physical 5'11, 207-pound stay-at-home defender, who just turned 24, played 66 games with the Lake Erie Monsters after signing an AHL contract with the Colorado organization. His teammates included former Rangers Jamie Lundmark and Dale Purinton. And like Purinton, Denisov likes to fight -- at least 45 of his 137 penalty minutes were earned in fights. He also played a few games in the ECHL for the Johnstown Chiefs, a team owned by former Ranger GM Neil Smith.

In an interview roughly translated from Russian, conducted after he signed with Colorado a year ago, Denisov explains why he left Russia for North America: "The only plus in the Russian hockey -- its financial side. That is my opinion. At least there is nothing else that the Superleague game can give me." He had three assists and was +4 in six games for Belarus in this year's World Championship, playing with NHL defenseman Ruslan Salei on his nation's top defensive pair. With the Rangers in need of a sixth or seventh defenseman, one would expect Denisov to get a good look in training camp, though it is more likely he is meant for Hartford.

stickboy · July 2008

Bathgate66 wrote:

maybe ed reads the thread.

lol

" Lets Go Rangers ! "

ok then he probvably wouldve known messier = 11 , leetch =2.

Ive got a feeling ed might be partaking in a few more hockey games in the future...he really seemed to get into the chants and enjoy them :cool:
found another good one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmWZDfljMhs

eds dance after...lmfao! is that ed trying to "GET DOWN" like "yea....Im a smack dat ass!"

even saying afterward "Hey Im a RED WINGS Fan TOO!" lmao...u know the whole Chelios buddy thing.

I used to think Mike York was gonna be on of future stars...what a shame to see his career end so early :(

and NY...didnt we get someone else too for Cullen alongside Hutch.?

HailHailVitalogy · July 2008

damn yo, Mike York was one of my favorite young players on the rangers back in the day, i wish they never got rid of him

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