Monthly Archives: February 2008

Well not really. With a chance to pull in front of the idle Penguins for sole possession of first in the Atlantic, the Devils had to settle for one point in a tough 4-3 shootout home defeat at the hands … Continue reading →

While not yet official, the New York Daily News reported early this morning that the Rangers have a deal in place to sign Henrik Lundqvist to a 6 year deal worth somewhere around $6.5 million a year. The official deal … Continue reading →

The Bridgeport Soundtigers/New York Islanders resident tough guy Kip Brennan was suspended by the AHL for 15 games for what the league deemed “inapropriate blow to the head” at a recent game against the Portland Pirates. Brennan came to the … Continue reading →

In case anyone missed it yesterday, the first significant deal came down involving two Eastern Conference teams. The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Cory Stillman and defenseman Mike Commodore from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Patrick Eaves and defenseman … Continue reading →

With the Rangers having the next five days off, yesterday on my official Hitting Back site, I decided to take a look into the Award races. There’s only a couple of months to go in the regular season. So, which … Continue reading →

Between now and Saturday, not much will be happening for Ranger fans. The team is off entirely today and will have a light practice tomorrow. I’ll use this week to catch some games from the Devils and Islanders, as well … Continue reading →

Truthfully, the Caps were the fresher team and that’s part of why they cameback to pull out a hard fought 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers earlier today in the nation’s capital.However, this was another one of those games the … Continue reading →

Not much to report this morning other than Stephen Valiquette will be getting another start in about 15 minutes against the Capitals. Marek Malik, Marcel Hossa and Brendan Shanahan are again scratches and the lines remain the same as yesterday … Continue reading →

Stephen Valiquette obviously didn’t get the memo that sometimes goaltenders allow goals, as he and a feisty Rangers shut out the Flyers 2-0 in Philly. It was Valiquette’s second shutout of his career, second in a row, second in a … Continue reading →

My apologies on not getting a post game out on the Anaheim game. Sometimes school gets the better of you, and I was stuck doing a whole lot of nonsense for the last couple of days. Anyways, the Rangers dropped … Continue reading →