Rangers Pregame: News and Notes
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Nov 1, 2009 10:00 AM EST
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PrintGood Morning everyone, here are a few notes heading into today's game:
You guys posted this in one of the threads yesterday, but I will put it up here anyway; P.A. Parenteau was returned to Hartford yesterday.......here is the official release:
New York, October 31, 2009 - New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced
today that forward P.A. Parenteau has been assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League
(AHL).
No word (yet) on who is in and who is out today, but according to Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants, the three Rangers who sat out the snoozefest in Minnesota (Higgins, Avery, Gaborik) are all hopeful to play today. Gaborik said he wouldn't be at 100%, but I think after the last two games, we'll take Gabby at 50% if we had to.
Avery's injury is a recurrence of the knee injury he suffered in training camp.
John Tortorella said it was "mind-boggling" that all three couldn't play against the Wild. Curious statement, if you ask me. You could read a lot into that if you so choose to.
We've all been saying this over the last two games, and Larry Brooks agrees; every team will suffer when they lose their leading scorer to injuries, but it is no excuse for the lackluster efforts the Rangers put forth against the Islanders and Wild this week.
Some final thoughts from me:
I really think Matt Gilroy and Marc Staal should be paired together, so that each can focus on what he does best. Staal is too worried about his offensive game right now, Gilroy is too worried about his defensive game, and I think the Rangers are suffering for it. Put them together, let Gilroy roam the ice, while Staal can stay back.
This team needs a spark right now, and it needs to come from their goaltender. They need a big game from Henrik Lundqvist today.
Hopefully someone finds Brandon Dubinsky in time for the game today.
Brilliant NHL scheduling today. Do they even look at the schedules of the other sports when they put together the team schedules? Playing an afternoon game on a Sunday during football season is just dumb.
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Gaborik said he wouldn’t be at 100%, but I think after the last two games, we’ll take Gabby at 50% if we had to.
I understand that feeling, I really do, but watch out. Thats what Isles fans said last season when it was DiPietros knee that ‘felt good, but not 100%’ and they played him. In retrospect, playing him before his knee was 100% was the absolute worst thing they could have done.
Lets go Islanders...
Gaborik said he wouldn’t be at 100%, but I think after the last two games, we’ll take Gabby at 50% if we had to.
I understand that feeling, I really do, but watch out. Thats what Isles fans said last season when it was DiPietros knee that ‘felt good, but not 100%’ and they played him. In retrospect, playing him before his knee was 100% was the absolute worst thing they could have done.
Lets go Islanders...
Yeah but Gaborik is talented :)
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Nov 1, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
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i agree that there is bad scheduling. Basketball opening during the World Series? huh? Knicks game knocking the Rangers off HD or even off totally? HUh?!?!?1 today, i am sure the game was a 1PM game so it didnt have to be at the same time as the world series?
While i understand that figuring all of this out in advance is difficult, i am sure someone is getting paid VERY well, to do it…. so open your eyes and read a schedule from the other major sports and do a better job… . my rant is now over… let hope the rangers rangers decide to wake up today and actually play the game we all love to call hockey….
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