Game 22: Rangers vs Panthers
on Nov 21, 2009 in Game Thread The Rangers are at it again, this time facing the Florida Panthers at the Garden. The Rangers need a couple of things: secondary scoring, protection of hit players, and, perhaps most important, a win. Good news for the Rangers: Panthers are one of th...

Kotalik On First Line
on Nov 20, 2009 in Analysis Lineup Changes Ales Kotalik In another line change, the Rangers have moved Ales Kotalik to the first line. According to Steve Zipay, the move was made because Kotalik can control the puck better than Lisin. I like the move. Kotalik has been the third best offensive player, behi...

Fixing the Defense
on Nov 20, 2009 in Analysis The defense of our beloved Rangers seems to be taking the biggest hit lately. Yes, they score, but they don’t play defense particularly well, and they definitely don’t hit anyone. The latter issue is tougher to address, as the current p...

Werek On A Tear
on Nov 19, 2009 in Prospect Watch Ethan Werek, the Rangers 2nd round pick in 2009, is absolutely lighting it up in the OHL. In his past seven games, Werek has put up ridiculous numbers (7-4-11, +6). More and more, he is looking like the steal of the draft in 2009. Another steal so...

Trade Rozsival? Waive Rozsival? Not Likely
on Nov 19, 2009 in Business of Hockey Michal Rozsival Let’s preface this title by saying that Michal Rozsival has been atrocious this year. He is eating up cap space, and this signing is really hurting the Rangers. Larry Brooks has called out the Rangers to get rid of Rozsival at any cost: Rozs...

Secondary Scoring?
on Nov 18, 2009 in Analysis It’s amazing the difference a year makes. Last year, the Rangers had some pretty decent secondary scoring, but no primary scoring. This year, it’s the polar opposite. The Rangers have plenty of primary scoring courtesy of Marian Gabori...

Call Ups? Not Until LTIR
on Nov 18, 2009 in Call Ups/Send Downs After last nights bad loss to the Caps, it has been made quite obvious that the Rangers are incredibly thin without Brandon Dubinsky and Chris Drury. P.A. Parenteau has played decently in his time with the big club, but you can tell there’s ju...

Game 21: Rangers vs Caps
on Nov 17, 2009 in Game Thread Our beloved Rangers take on the Washington Alexander’s Capitals tonight at the Garden. Game time is at 7, and is on Versus. Lundqvist is in goal and so is Simeon Varlamov. Jose Theodore has a personal matter to deal with. We wish him the best.

Rangers Won The Korpikoski-Lisin Trade
on Nov 17, 2009 in Analysis Enver Lisin Lauri Korpikoski When the Rangers traded Lauri “Korpdeo” Korpikoski for Enver Lisin, I think a bunch of fans were shocked. First, who’s Enver Lisin? And second of all, Korpikoski was turning in to a solid player.  Here was Dave’s reaction whe...

Higgins Should Stay At Center
on Nov 17, 2009 in State of the Rangers Chris Higgins With Drury and Dubinsky out for the near future, and no real viable center candidates in Hartford, or on the waiver wire (Joel Lundqvist anyone?) the Rangers have to start looking on their current roster for replacement. Chris Higgins, I thought, was...