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xavier mcdaniel

Bathgate66 wrote:

Tonights match against NJ will be only the 2nd time in 15 years that Martin Brodeur wasmnt facing his cross river rivals the NYRs.

third time, he missed november 3-5, 2005.

stickboy

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

third time, he missed november 3-5, 2005.

you're the stat master

I like what I'm seeing with this team....we keep this up we should be a team to be reckoned with come playoff time

Bathgate66

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

third time, he missed november 3-5, 2005.

blame msg sportsdesk

theyre where i heard my little tidbit.

xavier mcdaniel

Bathgate66 wrote:

blame msg sportsdesk

theyre where i heard my little tidbit.

ok, i will. but it was still a great win, great to hear the you can't beat us chant again.

Bathgate66

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

ok, i will. but it was still a great win, great to hear the you can't beat us chant again.

and hearing it in Newark

:eek:

stickboy

Bathgate66 wrote:

and hearing it in Newark

:eek:

we OWN the Rock


beautiful to see all the Blueshirts behind Hank esp after the win bangin on the glass

Bathgate66

interesting that someone in this thread was comparing Zhderev to Kovalev last week,...
seems the newspaper today did the very same comparison today , i had to drag it in here,....

Brooks NY POST

ZHERDEV NEEDS TIME, 'SPACE'
By JAY GREENBERG

The RangersNew York Rangers are still in the process of figuring out what moves the enigmatic Nikolai Zherdev, but his once-and-again center, Brandon DubinskyBrandon Dubinsky , already knows this much: Move him the puck.

"Sometimes Nik's there and I don't make a play and I get on myself for it," said Dubinsky. "He does some really special things, you have to give him space."

The essence of the game is time and space. In year five of Zherdev's career, the essence of the Rangers' season likely will depend on the space between Zherdev's ears.

On Wednesday night in Newark, Zherdev made a boneheaded first-period giveaway off the boards into the slot, before picking up his game and scoring two goals en route to 5-2 victory over the DevilsNew Jersey Devils .

One score was a power-play gimme (perhaps a contradiction of terms for a team scoring 17 percent of the time on power plays) into a half-open net, and the other a top-of-the-circle blast over goalie Scott Clemmensen's shoulder. Zherdev, who had a season-high seven shots, was one of the hungrier piranhas during a four-goals-in-7:18 second-period feeding frenzy. And the Rangers, averaging only 2.63 goals per game, won comfortably.

Last summer Glen Sather traded in his two aging snipers, Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan, for two new ones in Zherdev and the veteran Markus Naslund. Even allowing for 25 goals from Drury and some statistical growth in a Ryan Callahan or Nigel Dawes, if Naslund and Zherdev don't put the puck in the net, the Rangers won't either.

Zherdev's 16 points in his first 19 games projects to 67 for the season, which, barring a spectacular postseason, probably would make it his only one in a Ranger uniform. His contract is up and so likely would be the organization's patience if someone this talented remains so invisible on so many nights.

"Alexei Kovalev," Chris Drury offered as a Zherdev comparison after a game earlier this season. Both high and faint praise considering how unfulfilling became Kovalev's tours of duty, particularly the second, in New York.

There was a difference between Zherdev's home and road performances for the Blue Jackets, who traded him to New York for a second-pair defenseman, Fedor Tyutin. That's selling low on a high-end talent, even if Coach Ken Hitchcock insists Zherdev, who will be a restricted free agent at the end of this season, potentially ending the Rangers ($3.25 million) obligation, grew as a teammate.

Like Kovalev, Zherdev likes to beat the same guy twice. Also doesn't merely change costumes in a phone booth, but also can stickhandle through two opponents there at the same time.

"It's amazing what he can do in tight spaces," said Drury. "He has fast feet and hands, gets around people, gets his shot off. It's been fun to watch so far."

jay.greenberg@nypost.com

stickboy

Bathgate66 wrote:

interesting that someone in this thread was comparing Zhderev to Kovalev last week,...
seems the newspaper today did the very same comparison today , i had to drag it in here,....

Brooks NY POST



jay.greenberg@nypost.com

yea I saw the Zherdev/Kovalev comparison somewhere else and posted it in here. Funny to see it come up again.
Let's just hope Zherdev has a more consistent career producing

Bathgate66

Loos like Gomez is out again tonight with a sore ankle injury.

Not having Gomez in directly impacts not only our forecheck anjd attack, but it seems to limit our speed as well.
Well, at least with Gomez scratched it leaves an opening for Prucha or Fritchse.

Bathgate66

Trouble A-Bruin
The Rangers may lead the Eastern Conference with 26 points, but the Boston Bruins come into tonight's contest at Madison Square Garden with the best record percentage-wise at 10-3-3, riding a five game winning streak and an 8-1 mark in their last nine after stumbling out of the gate at 2-2-3. The Rangers, meanwhile, have been stumbling lately, but to keep things in perspective, 6-3-1 in your last ten is the definition of stumbling only after you start the season 5-0 and 10-2-1 (though 2-3-1 in your last six is closer to the mark with a smaller sample size).

Like the Rangers with Henrik Lundqvist, the Bruins have forged their record largely with superior goaltending. Although Manny Fernandez backstopped their last win, 6-1 over Montreal, Tim Thomas, who will be in goal tonight, leads the NHL in save percentage (.946) and is second in goals against average (1.76). Don't expect a high scoring affair tonight -- these are the second and third best defenses in the league, thanks again to the goalies. The Bruins have allowed just nine goals in their last eight games, three of those in the one loss in that span.


no gomer?

ut oh

stickboy

Bathgate66 wrote:

Trouble A-Bruin
The Rangers may lead the Eastern Conference with 26 points, but the Boston Bruins come into tonight's contest at Madison Square Garden with the best record percentage-wise at 10-3-3, riding a five game winning streak and an 8-1 mark in their last nine after stumbling out of the gate at 2-2-3. The Rangers, meanwhile, have been stumbling lately, but to keep things in perspective, 6-3-1 in your last ten is the definition of stumbling only after you start the season 5-0 and 10-2-1 (though 2-3-1 in your last six is closer to the mark with a smaller sample size).

Like the Rangers with Henrik Lundqvist, the Bruins have forged their record largely with superior goaltending. Although Manny Fernandez backstopped their last win, 6-1 over Montreal, Tim Thomas, who will be in goal tonight, leads the NHL in save percentage (.946) and is second in goals against average (1.76). Don't expect a high scoring affair tonight -- these are the second and third best defenses in the league, thanks again to the goalies. The Bruins have allowed just nine goals in their last eight games, three of those in the one loss in that span.


no gomer?

ut oh

we got this, no worries Even without Gomez

Bathgate66

what a game, but it wasnt without worries!

xavier mcdaniel

Bathgate66 wrote:

what a game, but it wasnt without worries!

It would be nice to get it in regulation though, especially against an Eastern Conference opponent.

Bathgate66

The Captian comes thru again--- ( is it the 3rd game or 4th game he's come thru )


what an entertaining 5tight game

where would Boston be without their unorthodix Tim Thomas ?

wow,.....

Bathgate66

November 16, 2008
Rangers Pull a Rabbit Out of Their Hat


In the "All's well that ends well" department, the Rangers came back from yet another 2-0 deficit to reach a shootout, the third time in their last six home games they have done exactly that.:eek: :eek: This time, unlike the last time, they prevailed in the shootout when Chris Drury fooled Tim Thomas with a sly, almost imperceptible double clutch to score after three scoreless rounds and Henrik Lundqvist survived the referee's silly initial goal call, one that was reversed by replay.

The win negated the damage inflicted in this game by a woefully inept power play, which not only failed to win this game when it had the chance, it almost lost the game, giving up the sixth shorthanded goal of the young season. The win also negated the damage done by the once-again error prone Michal Rozsival, who was victimized for both Boston goals, including that shorthanded goal, the third that has resulted directly from a miscue of his. Wade Redden is fortunate not to be in this same category -- his miscues, including a horrendous turnover in the slot and a near-breakaway that ensued when he tripped over the red line (along with the power play the Bruins got as the Rangers tried to defuse the resulting situation) were erased by Lundqvist.

But this one win doesn't mitigate the ongoing problems with the power play, which reverted to form (bad form) after a good four-game stretch. Coach Tom Renney insisted afterwards that Boston get credit for shutting it down, but despite a good penalty killing stretch for them during their now-ended five game win streak, they are 22nd in the league in that area, and were far less responsible for short-circuiting the Rangers' advantages (two of them two-man advantages) than the Rangers themselves. At some point, Renney his going to have to look beyond execution to the possibility that there are problems with either the system or with the available personnel.

As for Rozsival and Redden, who are part of a corps of defensemen who have been effective in inverse order of their salaries, there is no excusing their mistakes. But the treatment of Rozsival by the fans as well as the tension that was so palpable in the arena during Ranger power plays (even the first one when the score was still 0-0 and the Rangers were in control of play) leads us to pose a simple question to those fans who chose that route: How would you react if the team itself, individually or as a group, chose to quit on themselves as quickly and decisively as you quit on them? If they did that, the Bruins would have been able to cruise to another 6-1 win rather than being caught by behind in the final minutes. But they didn't quit.

Busy morning here tomorrow, so look for a story at Blueshirt Bulletin+ later in the day, focusing on the third line of Lauri Korpikoski, Nigel Dawes, and Dan Fritsche, who got the goal that started the comeback after getting some power play time that was taken away from the usual units who were so ineffective (ditto Marc Staal in place of Rozsival in the third period). Check back right here for a link to that story when it becomes available, as well as links to other news around the web.

Bathgate66

wrong thread whoops

greaticedtea

not sure if anyone posted this but the gomez, naslund, lundqvist, redden and drury are in men's journal this month. i was thumbing through it at the bookstore today and its nothing too great, just the boys like quite suave in some fresh gear.

hears a link to an article and video of the shoot:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=391588

Bathgate66

Senators last season : .................................................15 - 3 - 0

Senators this season : ..................................................6 - 9 - 2

:eek:
:eek:

wow

whats happened up there in Canada ?

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xavier mcdaniel

same thing that happened from january 1 through the first round against pittsburgh.

rival.

another feel good win.

want to see orr & mara beat down ruutu saturday. classless punk.

i think alot has gone to rosival's head over the past couple of weeks. he just seems to be playing with zero confidence.