New York Rangers Notes: Tonight's Lines And Preseason Analysis
by Joe Fortunato on Sep 21, 2011 12:22 PM EDT
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PrintOur friend Andrew Gross has the line combinations for the New York Rangers first preseason tilt of the season. Below are the lines for the game against the New Jersey Devils.
Brandon Dubinsky-Artem Anisimov-Dale Weise
Carl Hagelin-Erik Christensen-Christian Thomas
Sean Avery-John Mitchell-J.T. Miller
Ryan Bourque-Shane McColgan-Andre Deveaux
Dan Girardi-Brendan Bell
Michael Del Zotto-Steve Eminger
Tim Erixon-Dylan McIlrath
Henrik Lundqvist
Cam Talbot
As we noted a few days ago, that's a pretty good mix of prospects and veterans. I'm excited to see how J.T. Miller, Ryan Bourque, Christian Thomas, Carl Hagelin, Tim Erixon and Dylan McIlrath handle the upgrade from the Traverse City Tournament to an NHL preseason game.
Below the jump are some notes on the game.
- Bourque, who was easily one of the most improved Rangers' prospects in the Traverse City Tournament, needs to keep that momentum going through the preseason. He did a little of everything in Traverse City, and if he wants a good look at camp he'll need to continue that play tonight. Expect Bourque to block shots, kill penalties and hustle up and down the ice. Whether or not that will be enough to earn him a longer stay in the preseason has yet to be seen.
- Thomas is another player who impressed at Traverse City, and will look to continue impressing tonight and through the preseason. He'll need to shoot the puck a little bit more, but if he plays the way he did in Traverse City no one would complain.
- Tim Erixon was dominant in Traverse City. Now he'll need to show he can be dominant in an NHL preseason game as well. Erixon had his way with inexperienced forwards during the tournament, but it will be a different story tonight. If Erixon can string together a few solid games, he might lock himself into one of the open defenseman slots sooner rather than later.
- Del Zotto will get his first opportunity to show he's ready to play for the big club this year. Del Zotto has said all the right things this offseason about how he's changes his mindset and how he is working harder. He can talk the talk, now let's see if he can walk the walk.
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From Gulitti
Devils Lineup tonight:
Forwards: Zach Parise, Patrik Elias, Steve Bernier, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jacob Josefson, David Clarkson, Stephane Veilleux, Petr Sykora, Nick Palmieri, Eric Boulton, Brad Mills Cam Janssen.
Defensemen; Henrik Tallinder, Adam Larsson, Anton Volchenkov, Anton Stralman, Mark Fraser, Peter Harrold.
Goaltenders: Keith Kinkaid, Jeff Frazee.
Should be a good test for the kids, that’s a healthy portion of the Devils’ presumed starting lineup.
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Yea they’ve got a lot more Opening night players on there, should be interesting to watch.
And no fatso!
by teknics on Sep 21, 2011 12:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
They said he pulled a hamstring already and will be out. No lie
by XxC17xX on Sep 21, 2011 2:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Cant wait for this game. Let’s go Rangers!!
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by BleedsRangerBlue on Sep 21, 2011 12:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Is the game on MSG?
I have been waiting months for this so hopefully its on tv. Otherwise, the wife is going to make me watch X-Factor or some other piece of crap.
by truebluesince75 on Sep 21, 2011 12:37 PM EDT reply actions
Cannot wait! Should be a good test for the kids
by Michael Tricario on Sep 21, 2011 1:05 PM EDT reply actions
is it safe to say Richards will play in the second preseason game? along with Gabby?
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Originally they said BR would be in Friday’s game but now BR himself said he wasn’t sure, they may rest his groin another day. No idea on Gabby. The games are obviously less important for players who are already a lock for the team, especially with extra exhibition games in Europe to use as warm-up, where many tryout players will probably not be brought.
So both him n gabby have bothersome groins and had concussions. It was a match made in heaven.
by XxC17xX on Sep 21, 2011 2:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
lol….we should really start Cam Talbot…he’s AWESOME!!@!
should be fun tonight…but im still most interested to see the Gaby and Richie play together…assuming they dont put EC with Gaby instead.
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we need to get cam newton before the panther’s get off lock down cause eli cant (QB) by hisselfall this saeson also we need plax back to cause smith is the best (WR) we got nd plax cant help smith nd the team out….. do that nd we have a a shout at the superblow
by Master Ov Brutality on Sep 21, 2011 1:12 PM EDT reply actions
I would have much rather
have seen Bourque on the top line with Dubi and AA than Weise, who is a bottom six forward.
by graves9 on Sep 21, 2011 1:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Apparently Weise has been pretty impressive in camp, and has improved pretty drastically over last season. From the way it sounds, he could be one of those “six or seven” guys pushing for a slot on the roster.
by EastCoastGazza on Sep 21, 2011 2:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing
But I guess they need to Weise an opportunity as well. Alternatively, I would have preferred to swap Mitchell and Bourque.
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Excited!!!!
Glad to have the game back. Got that small taste with the TC Tourney, but I’m hungry for more. Hopefully, all of our injured players will get healthy quickly and return to form. I’m eager to see what this team will be like with our full compliment.
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Cmon folks
The open thread will open at 6:30 tonight guys, hope to see you all there. Last year we got over 1,000 comments in the first preseason game, let’s top it this time!
I will accept nothing less than 10,000.
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by Brandon C. on Sep 21, 2011 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Weise makes sense
He will do the bump and grind that Callahan would normally be providing, even if it only with his size. While Bourque can do that, he’s just too small at this point to do it efficiently in the NHL.
He was my favorite player at Traverse, but there is no need to rush him.
Is it time yet?
I was thinking the Devils line is basically there whole team. If we win going against them with basically a ton of ahlers they are officially slacking
by XxC17xX on Sep 21, 2011 4:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Technically all of them will
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 21, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks Jim
you took my joke
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well here goes
my life has been missing this crucial part for way too long. definitely will be looking at timmy erixon tonight…that’s if everything works out with the stream :).
by #17ToTheRafters on Sep 21, 2011 6:08 PM EDT reply actions
How excited am I for this game....
Two boxes of Kleenex, a moist towel and one pair of tube socks for back up.
I might need a nap after the 1st period.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Sep 21, 2011 6:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
online feed
anyone know an online feed for the game?
maybe
wont know for sure till the game is on
2 minutes in the box for illegal post
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Sep 21, 2011 6:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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