New York Rangers Pregame: Wojtek Wolski and Jeff Woywitka In, Bell and Christensen Out
by Bryan Winters on Oct 24, 2011 2:18 PM EDT
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The New York Rangers participated in their morning skate, before taking on the Winnipeg Jets tonight at 8:30 PM. Notable changes to the lineup are Wojtek Wolski being back in the lineup after a nagging groin injury. Jeff Woywitka will be inserted into the lineup, in place of Brendan Bell.
Mike Rupp also stated the other day that he had a "cranky" knee, and was unsure if he would be playing. It obviously wasn't enough to keep him out of the lineup tonight, he's ready to go.
Henrik Lundqvist will get his first night off this season, and Marty Biron will make his season debut for the Blueshirts. There was concern, wondering if Biron received the start as a result of Hank's injury. John Tortorella cleared this rumor with assurance that the King was 100%. This was just a good time to give Biron a start in their final game, before returning to New York for the home opener.
We will have our Keys to the Game going up at 5:00 today, so look for that. Along with out open game thread starting at 8:00 PM tonight.
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He needs to score tonight.
PRUSTOSTERONE!!!
"Stepan, step in, step out" Timothy Leary
Scott Gomez, the gift that keeps on giving!
Please don’t put him on a line with Newbury and Rupp. He’s going to play 3 minutes if that’s the case than this entire site will bash him for being the reason we lost.
He needs to play with skilled players. I like Step on that first line, but he’s a center. We need him for that 3rd line in order to have 4 solid lines.
Lines I want to see:
Dubinsky Richards Gaborik
Fedotenko Anisimov Callahan
Wolski Stepan Rupp (I WANT MZA ON THAT WING. But, I guess Rupp will be)
Feds Boyle Prust
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Nobody is gonna blame him for the loss
if he plays crappily he’ll be criticized just like anyone else. I mean I love AA, Dubi and Cally and I’ve been all over them for their shit play so far. It’s only fair.
by graves9 on Oct 24, 2011 3:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
you have Feds twice.
Gonna double shift the poor Ukrainian?
We are going to go to Philadelphia... and we are going to win.- Glen Sather
by RichieToGabbySCORE on Oct 24, 2011 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Meant to put Newbury. My mistake.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
I would like to see Feds with Gabby and Richards for a few. He would bring a defensive side to that line. Plus the experience to just get those guys the puck and go to the net.
Feds – Richards – Gabby
Dubi – Step – Cally
Wolski – Anisimov – Rupp
Newbury – Boyle – Prust
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out."
- Rodney Dangerfield
by middletownbull on Oct 24, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
me too. why hasn’t Feds been there yet?
"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards
by -19-AgainstAll on Oct 24, 2011 4:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Vinny P “the tan man”, 8 points in 8 games with CBJ.
OUCH…….could have used him on that top line.
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out."
- Rodney Dangerfield
by middletownbull on Oct 24, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah. but they need him more then anyone. that team as far as I read are absolutely F-ed
"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards
by -19-AgainstAll on Oct 24, 2011 4:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
For a few shifts, I would like to see AA and BR switched. See what happens. BR between Dubi and Cally. AA between Step and Gabby. Just for a few shifts.
PRUSTOSTERONE!!!
"Stepan, step in, step out" Timothy Leary
Scott Gomez, the gift that keeps on giving!
by nathansfamous on Oct 24, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Line combinations are important but only up to a point, I think torts is way too focused on ‘finding the right combination’ and way to quick to shuffle the deck. He needs to feel like hes doing something and changing lines is about all he knows how to do. Seems like a very antiquated methodology if you ask me and im a huge proponent of letting guys skate together long enough to gel, and figure each other out. There is no magic combination that just clicks and suddenly we are a crisp, disciplined team. wish there was.
Might as well givbe the hot tubber some time on the PP
I’d also like to see MCDonagh get time on the point on the PP.
by graves9 on Oct 24, 2011 3:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
rubber ducky
Haha yea I guess they finally got him out of the hot tub.
by The Richards-Gaborik Connection on Oct 24, 2011 3:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
good news
We all know how talented Wolski is when he wants to be but I’m interested to see how he performs after his off season training training. He was supposedly working very hard, maybe he is finally putting it all together and will give us the spark that we need. Any ideas on line pairing? I love having Stepan on the top line and hope Torts doesn’t start messing with it already.
by The Richards-Gaborik Connection on Oct 24, 2011 3:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
No ones gonna make a joke about EC being "out"?
Really? I’m disappointed in you all
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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by Kevin Power on Oct 24, 2011 3:35 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
EC’s stats are zero across the board in 5 games!
No plus/- no penalties – nothing! wow.
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out."
- Rodney Dangerfield
by middletownbull on Oct 24, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Carl Haeglin
We’re gonna see this guy eventually any way. Here are the lines I would love to see.
Hagelin-Richards-Gaborik (way i see it is if hagelin is as good as stepan on this line Stepan should be centering his own line)
Dubi-Artie-Cally (Don’t bail on the battery line just yet)
The very interchangeable bottom 6 in terms of time for each line on the ice.
Wolski-Stepan-MZA/Rupp
Feds-Boyle-Prust.
EC goes to Hartford.
We are going to go to Philadelphia... and we are going to win.- Glen Sather
by RichieToGabbySCORE on Oct 24, 2011 3:37 PM EDT reply actions
Hagelin
We are going to go to Philadelphia... and we are going to win.- Glen Sather
by RichieToGabbySCORE on Oct 24, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone find it ironic how Joe and Sam were drooling over Henrik’s new skates in the Calgary game? They were so excited about it, and turned out the be the issue from the Edmonton game haha
by Peter North Stars on Oct 24, 2011 3:44 PM EDT reply actions
it wasn't the skates
it was the pressure of the straps wrapped around his skates from his leg pad that was causing him problems
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
Did Hank say that? Cause I can’t see how that’s possible with the shell around most goalie skates, at least on mine the break-in always sucked majorly but I never could feel any outside object pressing on them, he’ll pucks to the skate weren’t even too bad unless they pushed ur skate and twisted ur ankle
by teknics on Oct 24, 2011 3:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Of course I haven’t seen his skates so I dunno what style he has
by teknics on Oct 24, 2011 4:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was just assuming
because he does have straps that wrap around his skate and I know that those could be tight enough to cut off circulation and cause a lot of discomfort
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
Most likely it was just the molding of the skate or some of the padding inside shifted. That strap doesn’t really pull against the skate, just prevents the pads from shifting upwards, lots of goalies even leave that strap somewhat loose depending on playing style
by teknics on Oct 24, 2011 4:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Making line combinations with this coach and this team is like throwing a cup of water on a cactus.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 24, 2011 4:03 PM EDT reply actions
I read today that a ton of skilled players are playing poorly right now
So maybe its a epidemic that will end soon
"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards
by -19-AgainstAll on Oct 24, 2011 4:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
or maybe
its just early in the season and the skill players take a little longer to get back into their groove
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
nonsense.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
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