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PatrickBateman wrote:

yup
and that BB article was exactly what I have been thinking....

which BB art ? The most recent one ?

And hey what do you know Sandis Ozolinsh is missing. Have you guys heard about this . Maybe he drove his car DWI into a lake somewhere. They shouldve had a lojack on that guy when they let him come back.

So he may retire instead of playing or even being down in Hartford.

how about it.

who the fuck took our powerplay and how the fuck do we get it back ? 1-9 ? ? :eek: :eek: :eek:


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bye bye Adam Hall ? ?



Power Play Unplugged

The past few games, the Rangers lost because they couldn't stay out of the penalty box. Last night in Florida, it was the Panthers who couldn't stay out of the penalty box, and still the Rangers lost. The Rangers may have given away a 2-0 lead and the game in the third period, but they lost the game in the first period when they squandered five straight power plays, including a double minor and a lengthy five on three that was shortened by an Adam Hall penalty. Yes, they scored on their sixth power play of the period in the final seconds when someone (Karel Rachunek) finally decided (was forced by the expiring clock) to shoot the puck -- but the Panthers still came out of the period lucky to be down by one when the rout should have already been on.

In the end, the Rangers went 1-for-9 on the power play -- they are 4-for-45 in their last six games, 2-for-36 if you exclude their 2-for-6 in the loss to the Isles. They had two more chances with the man advantage after the Panthers tied the game at 2-2. They were in the midst of a pressure-packed power play when Petr Prucha was incredibly called for the only penalty despite a half-dozen worse infractions by the Panthers on a post-whistle scrum. Less than a minute later, Rosti Olezs scored the game winner with the teams skating four on four.

With the Rangers power play fizzling, Florida of course scored on one of their few advantages to start their third period comeback -- Michal Rozsival had gone out to play the point off the draw (why?) and Blair Betts failed to cover for him, leaving Chris Gratton all alone in front for the deflection. Jaromir Jagr's stubborn refusal to give up the puck led to him turning it over for a Nathan Horton goal 21 seconds later, and poof!, two good periods of work (except on the power play) were out the window.

As predicted in this space yesterday, Brad Isbister came in hungry and, after a rough start, scored his first goal as a Ranger in the first period, deflecting Rachunek's power play shot, and played well after that. He nearly scored the equalizer in the final minute. So what's the over-under on how many games he has now earned? We'll start taking bets at 20.

Meanwhile, one game after telling us that Ryan Hollweg is going to start getting more responsibility, Tom Renney gave the plugger less than six minutes of ice time as a fourth liner. And what of the two young players Renney praised for their smarts? Ryan Callahan was in Hartford, having never gotten the type of ice time Isbister got in his Ranger audition (see Blueshirts Blog for Renney's explanation on choosing Isbister over Cally). And Jarkko Immonen played his second game as fourth line center after earning good notices as second line center while Jason Ward, on the ice for all three Panther goals, was first line center despite being a career third line winger.

Game reports: News, Newsday, Post, NYR.com, Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, and Palm Beach Post. At SI.com, more on Shanahan after the silver stick ceremony, as well as a look at key players at the WJC, including Marc Staal. From the Courant, an article on Jessiman and Montoya from Bruce Berlet, and the Wolf Pack week ahead. Charlotte was shut out. And a pair of prospects in Russia were in action -- see NYR.com's prospect update.


December 21, 2006

Ozo No Show
Sandis Ozolinsh still hasn't shown up in Hartford, Bruce Berlet of the Hartford Courant tells us. Wolf Pack GM-coach Jim Schoenfeld said he doesn't know what is going to happen with Ozolinsh and is awaiting word from the Rangers. Ozolinsh's agent was having some personal problems that might be holding up the waived defenseman's decision between playing in the AHL and retiring. So far, Ozolinsh hasn't said anything 48 hours after clearing waivers about his future. Even if he shows up Friday, Schoenfeld said he wouldn't play this weekend unless the Pack suffered a slew of injuries Friday night against Springfield.

if this deal involves Prucha or Immonen for Rucinsky. i'd have to pass,..

maybe they'll take Hossa ,....

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December 23, 2006
Soggy Saturday in NYC [updated]
The Rangers may be interested in bringing Martin Rucinsky back to New York to make Jaromir Jagr happy, according to Larry Brooks of the Post, but they won't trade a young asset to acquire the veteran winger and his restrictive over-35 two-year contract. Michael Nylander and Henrik Lundqvist are expected back tonight for the Rangers' game in Tampa, according to Steve Zipay of Newsday. John Dellapina's article on Nylander that should have appeared in today's Daily News is posted instead in his Blueshirts Blog, along with some other stuff (like Marcel Hossa a likely scratch tonight). Game preview at NYR.com, as well as a brief one in the St. Pete Times.

Jed Ortmeyer scored with 1:11 left in a 1-1 game to give a superlative Al Montoya the win in Hartford -- see stories in the Hartford Courant and Springfiled Republican. More in NYR.com's daily prospect update. Hockey's Future has ISS's look at the top WJC prospects, with Marc Staal the only one of five Ranger participants to make the list. In other reading, Dave Maloney discusses the topic of physicality at MSGN.com, Wes Goldstein analyzes the Rangers' recent slide at CBS Sportsline, and Spector has a bit about Brian Leetch at Fox Sports that Dellapina shoots down in his Blueshirts Blog post.

its all Ozolinsh's fault.


bring back the New York Rangers . We have all had enough of the New York Strangers :rolleyes: