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NEW YORK -- The Pittsburgh Penguins have another night to celebrate their Stanley Cup title when they raise the championship banner to the Mellon Arena roof on Oct. 2 to kick off next season.

The NHL announced its 2009-10 regular-season schedule on Wednesday with the Penguins' celebration and the Winter Classic at Fenway Park highlighting the slate.

Pittsburgh, in its final season in Mellon Arena, will welcome the New York Rangers in its home opener. The following day all 30 teams will be in action, marking the first of two days when every NHL club will hit the ice.

The now traditional New Year's Day Winter Classic will feature the Boston Bruins hosting the Philadelphia Flyers outside at the home of baseball's Red Sox.

Every team will be off from Feb. 14-March 1 for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The Olympics will force the Canucks on an NHL-record, 14-game road trip.

Bathgate66

when do our original 6 blueshirts get a shot at the winter classic?

wtf ?

xavier mcdaniel

Bathgate66 wrote:

when do our original 6 blueshirts get a shot at the winter classic?

wtf ?

possibly next year. (2010-11). They probably want to have the new stadiums broken in for a bit before doing something else other than baseball.

HailHailVitalogy

There was rumors it was supposed to be this year actually. There's other rumors that next year it will be at Yankee stadium vs the Blackhawks...which would be sick. Other rumors are against the Isles, but that wouldn't happen unless somehow the Isles got good this year because ratings would suck...although we would love every second of it.

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HailHailVitalogy wrote:

There was rumors it was supposed to be this year actually. There's other rumors that next year it will be at Yankee stadium vs the Blackhawks...which would be sick. Other rumors are against the Isles, but that wouldn't happen unless somehow the Isles got good this year because ratings would suck...although we would love every second of it.

the isles make the most sense, but don't think that game would bring in the most ratings (who cares about the isles around the league?). give tavares a year with them and see how the NHL wants to market him. if he has a strong rookie year, i wouldn't be suprised to see rangers/isles at yankee stadium in 2011.

the NHL messed up big time by having the bruins play the flyers. why wouldn't they want to showcase the caps and OV to the casual/non hockey fans that will be tuning in?

Bathgate66

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07172009/sp ... 179764.htm

Chris Nilan, a former winger who played for the Rangers, Canadiens and the Bruins known for his frequent trips to the penalty box, was arrested on a charge of stealing a bathing suit from the Lord & Taylor store in Quincy, Mass. "I just wanted to save a few bucks," he told police.


they ( or perhaps its just me ) would love an orignal 6 matchup with this,
all of the canadian teams or northern US teams all have crazy rabid fans .

Bathgate66

Shanny , again ?

wtf ?
http://ordinaryleastsquare.typepad.com/ ... tbulletin/
has come by way of Philadelphia and New Jersey as multiple reports are stating that Brendan Shanahan has an open opportunity to re-join the Rangers after a one-year hiatus back to New Jersey.

Apparently, former Head Coach Tom Renney was the major factor in Shanahan not returning last season and with his exit, GM Glen Sather has reached out to Shanahan in hopes of luring the veteran winger back.

Shanahan, having never wanted to leave, is reportedly still contemplating staying in New Jersey, but has not ruled out a return to Broadway.

He may serve a positive purpose both in the locker room and on the power play. One of the bugaboos of last season was the lack of emotion that was seen in the Rangers dressing room. Lacking the presence of the departed Shanahan and Jaromir Jagr, at times the group seemed lax and disinterested. Shanahan would help Captain Chris Drury in remedying that.

Last season he signed for $800,000 and would likely command near the same this season. In two seasons with the Rangers, he tallied 52 goals and 56 assists for 108 points.

Gary Carter

singularity wrote:

the isles make the most sense, but don't think that game would bring in the most ratings (who cares about the isles around the league?). give tavares a year with them and see how the NHL wants to market him. if he has a strong rookie year, i wouldn't be suprised to see rangers/isles at yankee stadium in 2011.

the NHL messed up big time by having the bruins play the flyers. why wouldn't they want to showcase the caps and OV to the casual/non hockey fans that will be tuning in?

i guess the nhl doesn't care bout the isles or else they wouldn't have scheduled the isles home opener against the defending stanley cup champs. everyone around the league loves what garth snow is doing. they all have high praise for him. give em a year and they will be good. hell they might even contend for the 6-8th playoff spot. tavares will shine if you put good players around him who will feed him the puck and show him the ropes of the league. hunter and weight would be good linemates for him.

Bathgate66

NYR 1987 draftpick,
former Boston coach,
and former Torts affiliate/assitant in Tampa joins The New York Rangers .

Bathgate66

Settle It Like Men ,.....

Torts advice on Brashear

IF JOE Lieberman can continue to sit in the Senate Democratic Caucus in the wake of the 2008 presidential campaign, then Donald Brashear can be welcomed in the Rangers locker room a few months after nearly beheading Blair Betts in Game 6 of the playoffs.

At least that's the opinion of head coach John Tortorella, who didn't use that analogy, but told The Post last week that Brashear's attributes as an enforcer and teammate should trump issues from the past.

"I don't agree at all with what happened with Blair Betts. We all know that was wrong," Tortorella said of the blind-side hit to the head from the then-Washington winger that concussed the now former Rangers center and broke his orbital bone. "But . . . but . . . you also have to understand the situation that we're in now where we're looking to make changes on the hockey club and believe that Donald has a unique presence that will help us.

"I don't condone anyone trying to hurt another player. I don't know that's what happened with Bettsy, but if I ever think that Donald is trying to injure someone while he plays for the Rangers, that will be addressed.

"Things happen in hockey. We have to block out what happened to Blair Betts. The organization has to block it out," Tortorella said. "If any of our guys have an issue with Donald, then settle it like men, because they are going to be teammates and they are going to have to respect each other."

Brashear received a five-game suspension for the blow that knocked the Blueshirts' best penalty killer out of the series. He got one more game for an incident in Game 6 warmups in which he attempted to goad Colton Orr into a fight. Brashear never got back into the Caps' lineup for the final two games of the Washington-Pittsburgh series.

Still, Tortorella envisions the 37-year-old Brashear playing an important role on Broadway for a team that was far too easy to play against last year.

"I think Donald is a good enough skater that we'll be able to move him up and down our lineup depending on game situations," the head coach said. "He's an intimidating force with good enough hockey sense, who knows how to play on the defensive side of the puck.

"He's going to bring a certain demeanor to our team that we need a lot more of. We were too non-descript last year. I don't want a team that's non-descript. I want a team that has personality.



Again, though, if there are players who have a problem with Donald because of Bettsy or anything else that's happened in the past, I expect the issue to be dealt with and settled. I don't care how, I don't care where, but get it done so that when we come out of the locker room, we do it as a team."

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HailHailVitalogy

Betts is gone? I thought he was an unrestricted free agent?

Zherdev needs to leave....Dubi needs to be signed and Betts is a must for the penalty kill.

I hope Sjostrom comes back, he was playing hard for Torts and he was making plays happen.

xavier mcdaniel

HailHailVitalogy wrote:

Betts is gone? I thought he was an unrestricted free agent?

Zherdev needs to leave....Dubi needs to be signed and Betts is a must for the penalty kill.

I hope Sjostrom comes back, he was playing hard for Torts and he was making plays happen.

Sjostrom signed with the Flames.

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xavier mcdaniel wrote:

HailHailVitalogy wrote:

Betts is gone? I thought he was an unrestricted free agent?

Zherdev needs to leave....Dubi needs to be signed and Betts is a must for the penalty kill.

I hope Sjostrom comes back, he was playing hard for Torts and he was making plays happen.

Sjostrom signed with the Flames.

i am most upset about sjostrom & betts (if he goes elsewhere). two guys who skate their ass off every night, who always go unnoticed.

interesting NYR team coming up for the new season.

it's pretty sad when lundqvist is your longest tenure blueshirt. why can't we keep players and BUILD?

xavier mcdaniel

singularity wrote:

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

HailHailVitalogy wrote:

Betts is gone? I thought he was an unrestricted free agent?

Zherdev needs to leave....Dubi needs to be signed and Betts is a must for the penalty kill.

I hope Sjostrom comes back, he was playing hard for Torts and he was making plays happen.

Sjostrom signed with the Flames.

i am most upset about sjostrom & betts (if he goes elsewhere). two guys who skate their ass off every night, who always go unnoticed.

interesting NYR team coming up for the new season.

it's pretty sad when lundqvist is your longest tenure blueshirt. why can't we keep players and BUILD?

I guess that's the price of changing coaches, Betts and Sjostrom seemed more like Tom Renney type of players than Tortorella players.

Bathgate66

Happy 83rd Birthday New York Rangers !

Bathgate66

Lisin- Speedy Russian is newest NY Ranger addition
( for Korpikowski )
http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?servic ... eid=451050


Lisin agrees to terms on Rangers contract Speedy Russian was obtained in trade earlier this month New York Rangers Jul 21, 2009, 1:27 PM EDT New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Enver Lisin.


Enver Lisin, a former second-round pick who has already shown his ability to score at MSG, will be at training camp to pursue a spot in the opening-night lineup

Lisin, 23, was acquired by the Rangers from the Phoenix Coyotes, in exchange for Lauri Korpikoski on Monday. He skated in 48 games with Phoenix last season, registering 13 goals and eight assists for 21 points, along with 24 penalty minutes.

Lisin established career-highs in games played, goals, assists, points, penalty minutes, game-winning goals (two), and shots (105). He tied for second on the team in even strength goals (12), tied for third in goals scored at home (eight), and tied for fifth in total goals. He posted four multi-point performances, including a career-high, three-point effort on March 30 against Dallas (two goals and one assist). In addition, Lisin recorded six points (two goals and four assists) in 10 games with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) this past season.

The 6-2, 200 pounder has skated in 78 career regular season games in three seasons for the Phoenix Coyotes, registering 18 goals and 10 assists for 28 points, along with 46 penalty minutes. Lisin made his NHL debut on October 14, 2006 at Nashville, and recorded his first career point with an assist in his next game on October 17, 2006 at St. Louis.

Lisin has also appeared in 70 career AHL contests with San Antonio, collecting 20 goals and 23 assists for 43 points, along with 36 penalty minutes. In 2007-08, Lisin established AHL career-highs in games played (58), goals (16), assists (19), and points (26). He also posted a career-best, seven-game scoring streak from November 27 vs. Milwaukee to December 14 against Quad City, registering eight points (three goals and five assists) over the span.

In addition, Lisin skated in 116 career contests with Kazan Ak-Bars of the Russian Super League (RSL), recording 21 goals and 11 assists for 32 points, along with 48 penalty minutes.

The Moscow, Russia native was originally Phoenix's second round choice, 50th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

xavier mcdaniel

Not a good forecast from the hockey news and I don't think he's necessarily wrong:

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/2 ... anger.html

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"After that, the Rangers are thinner than a model trying to make it in Manhattan." - hilarious and sadly true.

"We all know about Drury’s clutch reputation, but he’s failed to score so much as 60 points over his first two years on Broadway while commanding a mind-numbing average salary of just more than $7 million a year." - i am sick of hearing clutch in the same sentence as drury.

this year will be no exception from the previous years. the rangers will land the 6th or 7th spot in the conference and struggle to find identity in the playoffs.

Bathgate66

true that about drury--

evenso maybe we should wait and see them out on the ice before we write them off already.

we'll see what happens- its a long schedule .

Lets Go Rangers

xavier mcdaniel

Bathgate66 wrote:

true that about drury--

evenso maybe we should wait and see them out on the ice before we write them off already.

we'll see what happens- its a long schedule .

Lets Go Rangers

Of course we should, that's why those articles are written in the dead of July. It's a slow news day in terms of hockey.