Rangers’ Unrestricted Free Agents and some speculation

Here’s a list of the Rangers unrestricted free agents and what they made this year. (Thanks to NHLnumbers.com… if you click on this link, you will waste a hell of a lot of time. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.)
Avery, Sean – $1.9 mil
Jagr, Jaromir – $8.36 mil
Malik, Marek – [...]

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A few off-day notes; link to Malkin’s slew-foot

The Rangers had a team meeting yesterday followed by an optional skate, but only Jaromir Jagr and Marek Malik took the ice.
Evgeni Malkin’s dirty plays (he slew-footed Mara twice!) towards the end of the game seem to be a non-issue for the Rangers and for the league. NHL Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell [...]

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Is Avery’s condition more serious than the Rangers say?

Maybe Avery did go into cardiac arrest? I’m not quite sure how to interpret John Dellapina’s most recent blog post (scroll down to the last 3 paragraphs for the part I’m talking about). Here is the quote:
“Finally, for all those from other media outlets and newspapers who have sarcastically dismissed our initial [...]

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Avery out for remainder of playoffs with lacerated spleen

Sean Avery was rushed to St. Vincent’s Medical Center after the team’s game 3 loss and was diagnosed with a lacerated spleen. Avery’s spleen was not removed and he isn’t expected to need surgery, but he will most likely remain hospitalized for the next few days.
Avery will be out for the rest of this [...]

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Rangers shuffle the lineup in practice today

On the front lines, Petr Prucha and Brendan Shanahan switched spots, meaning Prucha skated on the 2nd line with Scott Gomez and Sean Avery, while Shanny skated on the 4th line with Blair Betts and Fred Sjostrom.  The Rangers used this lineup in the last game of the regular season against the Devils.
On D, Jason [...]

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#2 Penguins vs. #5 Rangers – Series Preview

Here once again is the definitive series preview, brought to you by a joint effort of the creators of this blog. The Rangers posted a 5-3 record against the Penguins this season. Can Henrik Lundqvist keep Sid the Kid and his cronies from punching the Rangers out of the playoffs? The only way to find [...]

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Rangers on Letterman

Check out this skit from Letterman last night starring Brendan Shanahan, Sean Avery, Scott Gomez, Henrik Lundqvist, and Fredrik Sjostrom.
Unfortunately, Chris Elliot is not funny. But, if you’re bored, this video is worth a look. I giggled once or twice.
I’m not sure when this was filmed, but judging from Avery’s face (no black [...]

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Link to Avery Interview

Here’s a youtube video of the Sean Avery interview we talked about in this earlier post.

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Avery gives best interview ever; calls Brodeur “fatso”

I highly recommend you watch the replay of Game 5 on MSG, if only for the post game show featuring John Giannone’s interview of Sean Avery. Some gems from the interview
In response to whether the Devils were targeting him, Avery said, “Guys like Clarkson, who’s not much of a player, and really is not that [...]

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Rangers send Devils Packing

After jumping out to a 4-1 lead, the Rangers held on for 5-3 victory.
I don’t have much to say about the game itself other than the Rangers really dominated play throughout the game and seemed to fall victim to a few unlucky bounces. Let’s hope that’s out of their system and we stop bouncing [...]

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