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New York Rangers Stay Alive with Win Over New Jersey Devils
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
The New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist was absolutely brilliant tonight, and deserved the win against the New Jersey Devils.
It wasn't pretty, but the Rangers would get him that 30th win in a shootout, with some late game heroics by Chris Drury. Lundqvist is now the only goaltender in NHL history to have five straight 30 wins seasons to start a career.
The first period was played predominately ...
Chicago Blackhawks: Critics Offended by Anthem Tradition
Posted: 23rd March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
I thought I’d seen it all in terms of people going out of their way to be politically correct.
That was, until this afternoon, when I sat down to log in to Comcast.net, and saw a video featured by Fox News Mobile. The title: “Disrespectful Hockey Tradition.”
I wondered what that could be about.
So I clicked on the two-minute long video, and it did not take long ...
So far this Spring Training, the San Francisco Giants have used six catchers. Two of them, Johnny Monell and Jackson Williams, did not have a shot at making the Major Leagues. Bengie Molina will be the No. 1 catcher, but the question is who will be his backup?
Buster Posey, Eli Whiteside, and Steve Holm have all been given a look so far, and each has had a taste in the ...
San Francisco Giants: Wellemeyer and Pucetas Battle for Fifth Spot
Posted: 22nd March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in MLB
Brian Sabean’s drafting and construction of pitching depth in the organization has set manager Bruce Bochy up to be a very lucky man.
His biggest decision at the culmination of spring training?
To decide on who gets the fifth spot in the rotation.
The two most likely contestants to win that spot have been narrowed down to free-agent acquisition Todd Wellemeyer and the homegrown pitching ...
The vast majority of New York Rangers fans have written off this season as a failure, and that they will not make the playoffs. I am part of that majority.
There can be a bright side to this, however, and that is all of us wanted a rebuild at some point in time and this season is close as anything to a rebuild that any New York ...
Rangers Dig Their Own Graves in Lethargic Display vs. Bruins
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
This was the single biggest game of the season for the New York Rangers, and perhaps their biggest regular season game in the last decade. They needed this win to entertain any thought about reaching the postseason. How did they perform? Well, just look in the dictionary and a pick a word completely opposite of how they were supposed to play today.
Listless. Lethargic. Un-energetic. Careless. ...
Fantasy Baseball Secret Unveiled: Don’t Draft Closers
Posted: 20th March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in MLB
As a fantasy baseball manager since 2003, I have experienced moderate success.
With the 15 teams I have managed, I have won the championship twice, while finishing in the top—three five other times. Both championship victories I have both came last season, because it was then I realized what the secret was.
It’s nothing groundbreaking, nothing that would make you go, “Oh, why didn’t I think of ...
Canucks Re-Sign Ryan Kesler to Ridiculous Deal: Implications for Rest of NHL
Posted: 20th March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
There have been ongoing talks that the Vancouver Canucks were looking to re-sign center Ryan Kesler for some time now. Today, the deal has reportedly happened, and Kesler can now enjoy an absolutely ridiculous contract of $30 million over six years.
This signing has to be one of the single worst contracts I have ever seen given out, right on par with Wade Redden’s with the ...
New York Rangers Fans Should Nix “Potvin Sucks!” Chant
Posted: 19th March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
Ever since 1979, the chant of “Potvin Sucks!” has rained down from the crowd at Madison Square Garden during every New York Rangers home game, after a playing (or fan whistling) of the Let’s Go Band theme music. This is what happened after one check in a game on February 25th of that year, when Islanders defenseman Denis Potvin hip checked Ulf Nilsson, who suffered ...
New York Rangers Playoff Hopes Dwindle in Loss To St. Louis Blues
Posted: 18th March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
Two days after captain Chris Drury called his team out for being immature and unable to play well when games really matter, the New York Rangers showed that they were not willing to change any of that, as they fell to the St. Louis Blues 4-3 at Madison Square Garden tonight.
Although the Boston Bruins lost tonight, which helps the Rangers, the Blueshirts did not gain ...