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There's a storm front coming White water running and the pressure is low Storm front coming Small craft warning on the radio (Billy Joel, "Storm Front") As I was reading the John Tortorella quotes from last night, that song just kept running through my head. Things
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Official release from the Rangers: New York, December 15, 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). Parenteau, 26, has skated in 14 games with the Rangers
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From the Rangers: New York, December 12, 2009 - New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that goaltender Chad Johnson has been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), and goaltender Matt Zaba has been assigned to Hartford. Johnson, 23, has appeared
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Andrew Gross had some interesting comments from John Tortorella today: (click link for full story) Some of the highlights: On Ilkka Heikkinen: "It’s not like the other guys are absolutely dead on with their game right now," Tortorella said. "I see a player that has a
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UPDATE [Note by Jim Schmiedeberg, 12/10/09 1:23 PM EST The Rangers have also announced that Chad Johnson has been sent down, and Matt Zaba has been recalled from Hartford. I believe the Wolfpack are playing tomorrow night, I think this is so Johnson can start there.] As
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This past Saturday I had a chance to talk to one of the best pure passers that the New York Rangers have ever had, Ulf Nilsson. Ulf, who now lives in Sweden, was in Manhattan this weekend as part of a promotion that included 150 of his countrymen, all of
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Happy Friday Ranger fans. The weekend is upon us, we've got two Ranger games on the slate, and some big college and pro football on the slate. Send the family out Christmas shopping, and settle in for what will hopefully be a great sports weekend. Here are some
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With the Islanders picking up a win in Atlanta last night, the New York Rangers have now fallen to dead last in the Atlantic Division, and are currently right behind the struggling Philadelphia Flyers in the standings. While many of you may look at this as the end of the
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So according to Andrew Gross, Wade Redden skated today, but does not look comfortable in contact drills (insert joke here), meaning he probably won't be ready to go Saturday night. This leaves the Rangers with a bit of a sticky wicket. With the addition of Chad Johnson and
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Just to give you guys a little more insight on him, sounds like he is a decent face-off guy. RANGERS CLAIM ERIK CHRISTENSEN OFF WAIVERS New York, December 2, 2009 - New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has acquired forward Erik Christensen
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After some dismal performances, the changes have begun it looks like, and Stephen Valiquette is first on the chopping block. From the NY Post: The Rangers have placed backup goaltender Stephen Valiquette on waivers and have claimed seventh-year center Erik Christensen off waivers from Anaheim. Teams have 24 hours
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From Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants, here are the lines for tonight, subject to change after everyone's first shift: Sean Avery-Vinny Prospal-Marian Gaborik Christopher Higgins-Artem Anisimov-P.A. Parenteau Donald Brashear-Chris Drury-Ryan Callahan Ales Kotalik-Brian Boyle-Aaron Voros Matt Gilroy-Bobby Sanguinetti