Rangers News: It's official, Michael Del Zotto is here to stay, Gilroy, Double A, and Boyle as well
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 19, 2009 12:59 PM EDT
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PrintFrom Larry Brooks at the NY Post:
With tonight's Garden match against San Jose the Rangers' ninth of the year and thus the final game that Michael Del Zotto can play before this season kicks in against his Entry Level contract, The Post has learned that the 19-year-old defenseman will be moving.
No, not back to the OHL — Hello? — but out of the hotel in which he has been staying and into a more permanent place of residence, for Rangers management has given that green light to Del Zotto and to fellow rookies Matt Gilroy and Artem Anisimov as well as to Brian Boyle.
Del Zotto, a plus-three, is tied with Philadelphia's Matt Carle for the NHL lead in scoring by defensemen with eight points (3-5). He leads the rookie-scoring race by one point over the Islanders' John Tavares. He has been on the ice for all eight of the Rangers' five-on-four power play goals.
"He has a nice strut to him," head coach John Tortorella said. "But he hasn't crossed the line."
Obviously this doesn't come as a shock to any of us, but it's nice to see it is official. As for Matt Gilroy, Anisimov, and Boyle, I guess the Rangers considered them as "bubble guys" and were keeping them in temporary quarters for the time being. Sounds like they will all need a real estate agent.
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This makes sense
With the way they are playing, why mess with the lineup?
No weekend spent pantsless is a wasted weekend.
mdz and gilroy should live together and artie and lisin too. lol.
nice to see them announce it before the game and not when they have to after it. let us hope that he plays with the same intensity now that he has his spot as he did to get and keep it and i fully expect he will. great work.
Always helpful
To pair a rookie with a veteran. Helps them mature. Look at Pittsburgh for example: they had Crosby live with Lemieux and Malkin live with Gonchar.
by Lunkwill Fook on Oct 19, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
This Defense
After Rosi and Redden leave, this corp of dmen will be one of the best if not the best in the NHL. they supply tough defense with the offensive touch.
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