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Flyers Send Rangers Packing in Pressure Filled Final Game
Posted: 11th April 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
Aside from the fourth line, the New York Rangers should be embarrassed for not being able to defeat the Flyers in a game in which Henrik Lundqvist played his best game of the season and made 46 saves.
They were outplayed and outmatched from beginning to end, and could not overcome the massive amount of pressure the Flyers had on them.
The Rangers would strike first when Jody Shelley ...
This is going to be a very short post, mainly because, what is there to say? Win, and their in. Lose, and their done.
Today’s game between the Rangers and Flyers will probably go down as the most epic regular season game in history, because very rarely does a shot at making the playoffs come down to the final game of the season, and it is even ...
New York Rangers Defeat Flyers; Set Up Epic Sunday Afternoon Showdown
Posted: 9th April 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
The New York Rangers had their backs against the wall tonight. One loss, and they would be eliminated from playoff contention. One win in overtime, and it would make things interesting. One win in regulation, and they would tie the Flyers in the standings and make Sunday’s game a do-or-die for both teams. The Rangers forced the latter.
After a moving, and always inspiring pre-game ceremony featuring ...
Semper Fi, Do or Die: New York Rangers Must Win to Stay Alive
Posted: 9th April 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
If the New York Rangers fail to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers at home tonight, Jim Dolan can forget about summer renovations to Madison Square Garden—he will have to build a completely new one.
The Rangers season has come down to these final two games, a home-and-home with the rival Flyers, in which the Rangers must win both in order to advance to the playoffs.
Win both in regulation, and they are definitely ...
San Francisco-Houston: Giants Top Astros On Opening Day
Posted: 5th April 2010 by Greg Caggiano in MLB
It was not easy in the end, but the Giants could breathe a sigh of relief as they did not let their 5-0 lead in the ninth inning slip away completely.
Tim Lincecum cruised for the first seven innings, allowing only four hits and striking out seven. He did not walk one batter in the entire start, and even contributed offensively with two perfect sacrifice bunts.
The ...
MLB: Opening Day Gives All Teams Chance for Fresh Start
Posted: 4th April 2010 by Greg Caggiano in MLB
First off, I would just like to wish everybody a very happy, secular, non-denominational day of spring and painted egg collecting.
But for most of us, the most special part of this day is the first night of baseball in America.
Tonight at 8pm (or probably 9pm because of ESPN’s commercials), the New York Yankees will take on the Boston Red Sox in what will be the ...
Even if the New York Rangers manage to slip into the playoffs, they must begin to look to the future, starting with their own free agents. The blueshirts must decide who they will bring back and let walk when the offseason begins.
1. Olli Jokinen (C)
2009/10 salary: $5.500 million
For the past two seasons, Olli Jokinen has been a shell of the player that once scored 30 goals and 90 ...
Managing Your Hockey Equipment: Choosing The Right Stick Flex
Posted: 31st March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
The flex of a hockey stick is very important, because it is a measure of how stiff the shaft of a stick is. The shaft is the straight part of the stick that stretches all the way down to the blade. When a hockey player makes thrusting motions with his stick, he needs the shaft to have the correct flex.
The worst thing ...
NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Race ’10: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Posted: 27th March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
Just two games ago, the New York Rangers were dead and buried. With the Bruins struggling, and the Flyers riddled with injuries, the grave the team dug for themselves last Sunday is being exhumed, one shovel of dirt at a time.
With a loss to the Boston Bruins last Sunday in a listless and uninspired effort, the Rangers season was done. They were now seven points ...
Anisimov, Prust, and Shelley Making a Difference for New York Rangers
Posted: 26th March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
Since October, the New York Rangers have not had a set of four lines. Coach John Tortorella changes them by the period, sometimes even by the shift. It had been a long time since one line remained intact during the course of a game. Then again, no line really combination warranted being kept together for more than a game, until last night.
From start to finish ...