Ranger Home Opener Tomorrow!!!

Rangers (1-1-0) vs Maple Leafs (3-0-0)

• This week seemed to last forever, following the tough lost to the Islanders on Monday
• Yes... The Maple Leafs are 3-0. They have wins over Montreal, Ottawa, and Pittsburgh
• The Garden will be ROCKING!! 
• Finally I will be able to watch the game live, and provide full game analysis 
• Game time is at 7PM, but due to the pre-game ceremonies, drop of the puck will probably be around 7:30. Game can be seen on MSG
• Drury is expected to be in the line-up, but whether Christensen will be is unknown.    

Game 2 vs New York Islanders - Loss 6-4 - (1-1-0)

New York Rangers vs NY Islanders

Game #2 at Nassau Coliseum

October 11^th,2010

Line Ups

                           Forwards                                                             Defense

      LW                       C                        RW                             LD                   RD

   Frolov           Christensen          Gaborik                        Staal              Rozsival

Dubinsky          Anisimov            Callahan                    Del Zotto         Girardi

  Avery                Stepan              Fedotenko                   Eminger           Sauer

Boogaard             Boyle                   Prust                       

Goalie: Lundqvist, Biron

Statistics

                                          Shots:  33                                         Saves: 26

                                   Power Play: 2 for 4                             Penalty Kill: 3 for 5

Scoring Summary

Per.      Islanders - Rangers

1                    1      -      0         Scored by: Comeau(2)

Time: 12:47                                  Assists: Unassisted

1                    1      -      1       Scored by: Dubinsky (3)

Time: 13:57                                  Assists: Del Zotto (1) & Rozsival (1)

1                    2      -      1         Scored by: Bailey (1)

Time: 16:47                                  Assists: Comeau (1) & Mottau (1)

2                    2      -      2         Scored by: Del Zotto (1)

Time: 8:28                                  Assists: Dubinsky (1) & Anisimov (2)

2                    2      -      3         Scored by: Girardi (1)

Time: 13:01                                 Assists: Frolov (2) & Staal (2)

2                    3      -      3         Scored by: Moulson (2)

Time: 19:39                                  Assists: Hunter (1) & Nielsen (2)

3                    3      -      4         Scored by: Anisimov (1)

Time: 12:46                                  Assists: Gaborik (2) & Callahan (2)

3                    4      -      4         Scored by: Parenteau (1)

Time: 15:36                                Assists: Wisniewski (2) & Moulson (1)

3                    5      -      4         Scored by: Comeau (3)

Time: 16:34                                Assists: Bailey (3) & Mottau (2) 

3                    6      -      4         Scored by: Nielsen (1)

Time: 19:41                                Assists: Unassisted

3 Stars 

#1- Blake Comeau (2G - 1A)

#2- Josh Bailey (1G - 1A)

#3- Brandon Dubinsky (1G - 1A)

Game 1 vs Buffalo Sabres - Win 6-3 - (1-0-0)

New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres

Game #1 at HSBC Arena

October 9^th,2010

Line Ups

                           Forwards                                                             Defense

      LW                       C                        RW                             LD                   RD

   Frolov           Christensen          Gaborik                        Staal              Rozsival

Dubinsky          Anisimov            Callahan                    Del Zotto         Girardi

  Avery                Stepan              Fedotenko                   Eminger            Sauer

Boogaard             Boyle                   Prust                       

Goalie: Lundqvist, Biron

Statistics

                                          Shots:  28                                         Saves: 33

                                   Power Play: 0 for 4                             Penalty Kill: 4 for 5

Scoring Summary

Per.         Sabres - Rangers

1                    0      -      1         Scored by: Stepan (1)

Time: 10:53                                  Assists: Girardi (1) & Avery (1)

1                    0      -      2       Scored by: Dubinsky (1)

Time: 15:42                                  Assists: Anisimov (1)

2                    1      -      2         Scored by: Leopold (1)

Time: 11:07                                  Assists: Kaleta (1) & Gaustad (1)

2                    1      -      3         Scored by: Stepan (2)

Time: 15:08                                  Assists: Staal (1)

2                    1      -      4         Scored by: Stepan (3)

Time: 18:20                                 Assists: Avery (2) & Girardi (2)

3                    1      -      5         Scored by: Christensen (1)

Time: 1:08                                  Assists: Gaborik (1) & Frolov (1)

3                    2      -      5         Scored by: Leopold (2)

Time: 5:40                                  Assists: Connolly (1) & Stafford (1)

3                    3      -      5         Scored by: Roy (3)

Time: 14:23                                Assists: Ennis (3) & Leopold (1)

3                    3      -      6         Scored by: Dubinsky (2)

Time: 18:53                                Assists: Callahan (1) 

3 Stars

#1- Derek Stepan (3G - 1A)

#2- Jordan Leopold (2G - 1A)

#3- Dan Girardi (0G - 2A)

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Unfortunately I will be away this weekend and will be missing both Ranger games today and Monday. I will try to have the scoring summary for both games up by Monday night.

Here are the probably defensive lines for tonights game:

Staal-Girardi
Del Zotto-Rozsival
Eminger-Sauer

Really Quick Update

Earlier today the NY Rangers announced that they have put White and Kennedy on wavers. 

President & GM Glen Sather on his decision:

"Let's say somebody's got a cap problem, and they put a real good player on waivers tomorrow, then we have the room to take a real good player. Maybe in a different position -- maybe you're looking at a defense man that could be there, somebody can't afford to keep him. Then, by opening up this space, we would have room to absorb it. It's just giving us a chance to do something like that, to exercise an option."

OPENING NIGHT ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY!!

Update

Just a quick update for today:

• Rangers signed Ruslan Fedotenko for 1 year, $1 million dollars
• Health update on Vinny Prospal: some Rangers sources are saying that Prospal may need season ending surgery. (That would be horrible)
• Don't forget!!! RANGERS SEASON OPENER ON SATURDAY!
• I wont be updating until the weekend due to the SAT Saturday and other school work 

2010-2011 New York Rangers Roster

The New York Rangers have made two more cuts... McDonaugh and Valentenko have been sent down to the AHL. Both these players did well in camp and pre-season. The fact that they would not need to go through waivers was the difference between them two, and Steve Eminger and Mike Sauer being cut. The Rangers also sent Zuccarello-Aasen and Dale Weise to Hartford. 

This leaves the Rangers with 25 players remaining (limit of 23). Rangers solution? Simple. Put Chris Drury and Vinny Prospal on the Injured Reserved to start the season. As each player gets closer to their return, more decisions will have to be made. For now, here is the NY Rangers Roster for opening night.

Forwards:

Artem Anisimov, Sean Avery, Derek Boogaard, Brian Boyle, Ryan Callahan, Erik Christensen, Brandon Dubinsky, Ruslan Fedotenko, Alex Frolov, Marian Gaborik, Tim Kennedy, Brandon Prust, Derek Stepan, Todd White 

Defense:

Michael Del Zotto, Steve Eminger, Matt Gilroy, Dan Girardi, Michal Rozsival, Mike Sauer, Marc Staal

Goalies:

Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron

Injured Reserved:

Chris Drury, Vinny Propal