B R O A D W A Y***B L U E S H I R T S

neilybabes86

Bathgate66 wrote:

but what about Stepan ?
:?:

HE MADE THE TEAM

as did ruslan 1 year 1 mil


with drury and prospal out they were needed...even though they earned a spot

rival.

PUMPED FOR SATURDAY. PUMPED FOR THE SEASON.

and monday's game with the islanders will actually mean something for the time being. both teams won't be jockeying for the 12th spot in the east. :x

neilybabes86

as soon as i opened this an email came for tickets

my nieces jersey came yesterday

got her the home blue with her name and birthday on the back ...she's 5 and the jersey is so tiny

cant wait to give it to her on monday

good thing she was born on the 11th ...like the moose

rival.

neilybabes86 wrote:

as soon as i opened this an email came for tickets

my nieces jersey came yesterday

got her the home blue with her name and birthday on the back ...she's 5 and the jersey is so tiny

cant wait to give it to her on monday

good thing she was born on the 11th ...like the moose

cute! nice work!

neilybabes86

rival. wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

as soon as i opened this an email came for tickets

my nieces jersey came yesterday

got her the home blue with her name and birthday on the back ...she's 5 and the jersey is so tiny

cant wait to give it to her on monday

good thing she was born on the 11th ...like the moose

cute! nice work!

yea 5 yrs ols..now is the time to brainwash

Bathgate66

After practice on Monday, Tim Kennedy was talking to The Post about having been bought out by the Sabres in August, four days after being awarded $1 million in salary arbitration.

"It just shows you that they're not your friends," Kennedy, who thereafter signed a one-year, $550,000 free-agent contract with the Rangers, said of management. "They never gave me a reason.

"You find out that it's a cold business."

It grew even colder and stranger for Kennedy yesterday when the Blueshirts surprisingly placed the 24-year-old forward on waivers along with Todd White in order to gain, "some options in case somebody becomes available in the next day or two we think we can use," according to GM Glen Sather.


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BOWLED OVER: Tim Kennedy, seen crashing into Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard in a preseason game, is looking for work after being waived by the Rangers yesterday. The Rangers began the day with approximately $1.1 million in cap space. Deleting White's $2.375 million would thus have left the Blueshirts with around $3.475 million to invest. Unless Sather is zeroing in on a defenseman making between that and $4 million -- and sources report this is not the case, that nothing at all is imminent -- exposing Kennedy makes no sense, with it a near certainty that the utility forward will be claimed.

No, the Rangers didn't exactly waive Rick Middleton here. And no, if Kennedy goes, it's not going to mean the end of the season before it even begins.

But it's extremely difficult to find an NHL player who can contribute at $550,000. What's more, it's extremely difficult to conceive of a better fit at the moment to fill the role as the Rangers' 13th forward than Kennedy, who plays both wing and center, kills penalties, and who would be a low-maintenance scratch for head coach John Tortorella, who referred questions on the waivers issue to Sather.

It's no secret that the Rangers are seeking a veteran defenseman, preferably one who plays the left side. Not that anyone expects Sheldon Souray to become available within the next 24 hours on re-entry, but the Blueshirts would have been able to clear the space to accommodate the defenseman's re-entry $2.7 million simply by waiving White.

Barring something unforeseen, White likely will head to the AHL once Chris Drury is healthy and ready to join the lineup.

Sather can create space for this season, but the Rangers have a serious 2011 summer cap problem that will mitigate against the GM being able to acquire a high-priced player with a contract that runs into next year.

Remember, Wade Redden's $6.5 million comes back onto the cap for the offseason. The Blueshirts currently have $52.49 million committed to 12 players (plus Redden) next summer, not counting likely meaningful increases off qualifiers for restricted free agents Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov.

It's impossible to project next summer's cap, which will include the annual 10-percent cushion. But there's a strong possibility that the NHLPA will not exercise a 5-percent bump going into the final year of the CBA. As such, next season's cap probably won't increase much at all from this year's $59.4 million.

If the Rangers are going to get into the free agent game, and Brad Richards is going to be out there, then Sather has to begin counting 2011-12 nickels right now.

But even that doesn't make the decision to place Kennedy on waivers more understandable. Bizarre. But then it's been a bizarre year for Kennedy.



Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/ ... z11bqWmmIF

rival.

Bathgate66 wrote:

Remember, Wade Redden's $6.5 million comes back onto the cap for the offseason. The Blueshirts currently have $52.49 million committed to 12 players (plus Redden) next summer, not counting likely meaningful increases off qualifiers for restricted free agents Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov.

It's impossible to project next summer's cap, which will include the annual 10-percent cushion. But there's a strong possibility that the NHLPA will not exercise a 5-percent bump going into the final year of the CBA. As such, next season's cap probably won't increase much at all from this year's $59.4 million.

If the Rangers are going to get into the free agent game, and Brad Richards is going to be out there, then Sather has to begin counting 2011-12 nickels right now.

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disheartening paragraphs there. what a mess this has become, and it won't work itself out for years.

neilybabes86

Sad what sat her has done

Bathgate66

Opening night kiddies.
A new beginning.
A new team
New faces,....

Lets hope for a new outcome come April / May .


Lets Go Rangers .

xavier mcdaniel

way for them to open against the Yankees... the drive for eighth place begins tonight..

igotid88

HAT TRICK

rival.

Holy stepan!

Ps- your mom is cute kid

igotid88

rival. wrote:

Holy stepan!

Ps- your mom is cute kid

i know and his sister also.

Bathgate66

gotta love the rangers using "Faithful" duri ng opening segments !
Stepan looking really good

also funny seeing Dubinsky giving the kid a kiss.

neilybabes86

WOW only the 4 th player in 93 years to do that!!

maybe we got a diamond in the rough with this kid

good start boys

avery with a slick backhanded pass

Bathgate66

plus, the 1st player in franchise history to do that!

Hat tricks all the way, Stepan !

neilybabes86

Bathgate66 wrote:

plus, the 1st player in franchise history to do that!

Hat tricks all the way, Stepan !

SHOULD OF HAD 4 and could of had 5 :shock:

Bathgate66

neilybabes86 wrote:

Bathgate66 wrote:

plus, the 1st player in franchise history to do that!

Hat tricks all the way, Stepan !

SHOULD OF HAD 4 and could of had 5 :shock:

yeah he missed the open net towards the end.
Instead he hit the post.
His teammates probably busted his chops about missing that one, .....

neilybabes86

Bathgate66 wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

Bathgate66 wrote:

plus, the 1st player in franchise history to do that!

Hat tricks all the way, Stepan !

SHOULD OF HAD 4 and could of had 5 :shock:

yeah he missed the open net towards the end.
Instead he hit the post.
His teammates probably busted his chops about missing that one, .....

good article in the post today about the renovations and word leaking about the real blue seats coming back

neilybabes86

Ready for some afternoon old time hockey

Fuck the sticks