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

NY PJ1

Bathgate66 wrote:

we can still make it somewhat competitive.

there are only 3 done out of 8 , lotsa hockey to be played.

Allbeit hats off to the Isles in the 1st 3, its not over yet .

fuck them ,, long island losers

3 wins and they think they're a super team

let's see buffalo tear them a new ass

NY PJ1

ok iam done w/ the islander talk here this is ranger country

congrats on your reg season victory let's move on

orig_long red

NY PJ1 wrote:

ok iam done w/ the islander talk here this is ranger country

congrats on your reg season victory let's move on

yeah you're right...you guys have a lot of other things to worry about....like where the hell your next win is going to come from.

Bathgate66

The Blueshirts' six straight losses marks their longest regulation slide since midway through the 2001-02 season. They haven't gone more than six straight without picking up a point since late 1994-95.

Bathgate66

:eek:

Everyone also is apparently going to keep pounding Jagr without fear of reprisal. Last night, 7:00 into the first, Ryan Hollweg crunched Alexei Yashin into the boards. Before the shift had ended, Chris Simon sent Hollweg spinning to the ice with an open-ice hit. But there was no response whatsoever when Chris Campoli rocked Jagr early in the first; nor when Brendan Witt got away with a high stick late in the period.

And this really is all anyone needs to know about the opposition's respect for the Rangers: early in the third, even Tom Poti sent Jagr flying to the ice.

The Islanders got the only goal they needed when Karel Rachunek unaccountably went down to try and block Aaron Asham's 45-foot slap from the top with 3:17 left in the second. His vision obscured, Henrik Lundqvist had no chance to make what would have been a routine save.

There is, however, nothing routine these days for the free-falling Rangers. Nothing except losing.

Bathgate66

how many Ranger fans were there in the stands out in Uniondale ?


at least we sell out our arena and support our team- every night- without half the crowd being Islander fans ,.

The first sellout in 19 home dates this season


all the bandwagon - Long Island fans will be working their way out of the woodwork now . ( or will they ? )

orig_long red

Bathgate66 wrote:

how many Ranger fans were there in the stands out in Uniondale ?

at least we sell out our arena and support our team- every night- without half the crowd being Islander fans ,.

The first sellout in 19 home dates this season

all the bandwagon - Long Island fans will be working their way out of the woodwork now . ( or will they ? )

i love the isles...always have...what keeps me away from the coliseum?...I'm fucking poor. also, how do the rangers sell out every game? Its simple: Corporate help. If it wasnt for NYC Corporations giving tickets to clients, MSG would be just as empty as the coliseum.

Bathgate66

http://ordinaryleastsquare.typepad.com/blueshirtbulletin/

December 28, 2006

No Need to Panic or Meddle Yet

Someone wrote in an online forum somewhere that we'd better hope that the team isn't reacting as badly to the current losing streak as fans are, or else most of them would just quit. The Rangers have a lot of work to do to turn their season back around, but everyone is still trying, no one has quit. We're not even halfway through the season, we're still over .500, we're still in playoff position. Everyone is talking about how good the Isles have become, yet they only just caught us in the standings. The Rangers are not going to lose all their remaining games -- things will turn around.

The dose of accountability handed out in the third period last game should help -- it was no coincidence that the Rangers' play picked up once a couple of sets of fresh hungry young legs (Immonen and Prucha) got a chance to skate regularly, and it's no coincidence that Pock elevated his game after a couple of rusty starts. The message about taking bad penalties has at long last been sent -- and FOJs (friends of Jags) are not immune, with JWard and Nylander given seats on the bench, along with Hossa and Kaspar.

The big issue is whether coach Tom Renney will be allowed to do what he feels he needs to do to get things going again. Renney has had free reign to run his team since taking over the head coaching position, and assistant GM Don Maloney has been willing and able to help him. But a recent entry in Steve Zipay's Blue Notes blog about GM Glen Sather interrupting a "What moves can we make to fix this team" meeting between Renney and Maloney suggests that Sather may be backing off his most successful management strategy since taking over the Rangers -- backing off and letting others run the hockey operation.

But Jagr is still here, as are Shanahan and Lundqvist. These guys are not going anywhere anytime soon. These are the guys who have to carry this team over the top, and they have all stumbled during this streak. Jagr has only one assist and is -2 in the past three games, all of them bad games for him. Shanahan has only one goal in his last nine games and has scored goals in only four of the last sixteen games. Lundqvist continues to look for consistency, although he played well against the Isles. Jagr and Lundqvist stayed out after everyone else left the ice at practice yesterday working with each other, according to Rangers Report -- Shanahan didn't practice at all, he and Cullen given an extra day off to rest.

The Rangers return to action tomorrow night, trying to break the schneid in a tough place, Ottawa. Renney is uncertain about his lines, but he needs to practice what he preaches and return to the simplicity of the units he used to start the season -- Nylander centering Jagr and Straka, Cullen centering Prucha and Shanahan, Betts and Ward along with a real plugger like Hollweg rather than the ineffective Hossa or Hall, and those last two on a fourth line centered by Immonen with enough minutes to fulfill a mandate to hit everything that moves. The slumping power play needs to be given orders to shoot the puck or else face further benching. It would help to have Cullen and Rachunek on the points to further that cause. Hall has no business being on a power play that doesn't take point shots, so either they start firing artillery shots with him in front or else get him out of there altogether. Prucha needs power play time with Jagr.

In the papers, the Post and Newsday write about Nylander's benching. Hartford failed again to reach the .500 mark -- Wolf Pack weekly update at their web site. Charlotte gets ready to return to action tonight. NYR.com has their daily prospect update. WJC reports on Canada's win over Team USA as well as other action from NYR.com, Slam! Sports, TSN.ca, and the Globe and Mail -- think the 0-2 Amerks could have used some help from Bobby Sanguinetti? And the return of Prospect Park by Jess Rubenstein:

Bathgate66

http://newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2545

ORTMEYER ASSIGNED TO HARTFORD FOR CONDITIONING

12/28/2006

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced Thursday that forward Jed Ortmeyer has been medically cleared to play and will report to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) on a conditioning assignment.

Ortmeyer is now officially back on the Rangers active roster for the first time since being diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism on Aug. 13. Although he will begin his final conditioning assignment in Hartford, he is now eligible to return to the NHL and play for the Rangers at any time.

The 6-0, 197-pound forward's return to active status has been more than a month in the making. He was cleared for contact in practice on Nov. 24 after medical testing showed he was ready to take the next step in his recovery from the pulmonary embolism.

Ortmeyer, 28, has already registered one goal and two assists, along with a plus-two rating in five games with Hartford (AHL) this season after being sent to the Wolf Pack on Dec. 12 on a conditioning loan, allowed for players who have had long-term illnesses. He gained final clearance to resume his NHL career following a recall to the Rangers on Tuesday.

Also on Thursday, Sather announced that defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh has not reported to Hartford due to symptoms from a knee condition. He will continue to be reviewed and treated under the direction of the Rangers' medical staff, and has been placed on Injured Reserve while his treatment continues.

Ozolinsh, 34, has registered three assists and eight penalty minutes in 21 games with the Rangers this season.


Maybe Ortmeyer can instill some tenacity and hard work ethics,...
how is it that Ozolinsh gets this elite treatment?
He was unheard from for like a week , now all of a sudden he appears and is mysteriously injured ? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

something smells fishy

Bathgate66

some important games coming up- we need wins and we need them quick. Especially with the next few- all games with teams crawling up our asses in the standings.


from http://mt.hockeybird.com/ :


Now that the Ottawa Senators beat the Islanders last night, there are FOUR teams trailing the Rangers by a single point, two of which the Blueshirts will face this weekend. Both the Sens and the Capitals, along with the Bruins and Maple Leafs, currently have 39 points to the Rangers' 40. Boston has four games-at-hand on the Rangers.






[size=+3] - _/ Lets Go Rangers \_ - [/size]

Bathgate66

some good news,...


The Ottawa Senators will be without their top two centers, Jason Spezza and Mike Fisher, when they host the Rangers tonight

NY PJ1

ok forget last night

IAM GOING TONIGHT ,,GONNA GET DRUNK AND CHANGE OUR LUCK








LET'S GO RANGER'S!!

xavier mcdaniel

i'll be there too, same spot as always..

orig_long red

lets.......go.....islanders.

moster78

Shanahan just fought Brasheer. Is there anything #14 doesn't do?

xavier mcdaniel

i'm not about to say this was a turning point, but games like this could be if they win something like 10 of 12. not only did you have your star protecting teammates, you had three of the goals from guys not named straka, jagr, nylander and shanahan...

xavier mcdaniel

in the spirit of leadership by fighting, here's a compilation of mark messier's fights with the rangers..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th2IvvEdo6M&mode=related&search=

NY PJ1

REAL GOOD GAME LAST NIGHT

SOME REAL DIRTY SHIT ALSO ,, BRASHEAR'S SUCKER PUNCH ,ORR'S CROSSCHECK TO OVECHECKIN'S FACE

crowd was into it,, fun sat. night wish every game was like that
( plus we won)

AS FOR SHANNY ..WHAT CAN U SAY

HOCKEYFIGHTS.COM HAS ALL THE ACTION



LET'S GO RANGER'S

Bathgate66

[size=+4]Happy New Year Blueshirt Fans [/size]

moster78

Bathgate66 wrote:

[size=+4]Happy New Year Blueshirt Fans [/size]

Same to you guys! Lets hope this momentum carries into 2007 and nothing but the best for the Rangers and their faithful fans! I know 2007 is going to rock for me. Starting a new job, got a new girl, things are going my way!