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Islanders in Philly Now

Right now, they’re facing off at Wachovia Center where the underachieving Flyers are hosting the overachieving Islanders who look to rebound from a bad shutout loss to Tampa Bay. The Isles have been a resilient club all year which explains … Continue reading

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Marty Disrespected

So, I was working on a piece about how Martin Brodeur’s latest remarkable feat was disrespected by local tabloids and of course, loathsome ESPN, who can’t even be bothered to take 5 minutes off from beloved football praise of “God” … Continue reading

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Poor MB30

This is the kinda treatment the greatest goalie in the modern Era gets from ESPN when he ties Terry Sawchuk’s shutout record. Sad. Reaching 103 shutouts over a brilliant 16-year Hall Of Fame career that’s included most ever wins by … Continue reading

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A new server

For anyone who’s looking for our blog, we have moved to a new server. Please check us out over at our new location: Battle of New York Thanks. New Post

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Rangers v. Islanders right now on MSG

End of the game – Avery added an empty net goal to make it 4-1 Rangers. Solid defensive game, Lundqvist came up big when he had to and the offense chipped in. The Rangers haven’t lost in regulation in 11 … Continue reading

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Rangers drop one to Isles in shootout.

In a game that was mostly dominated by the New York Rangers, the other New York team took away the two points. Derek’s recap covers the stats, I’ll provide some analysis from my point of view. – Henrik Lundqvist spent … Continue reading

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Dubi and Tambellini give Isles upper hand

On a night where the Islanders were without All-Star netminder Rick DiPietro, the more desperate team from Nassau County came into the Garden and earned a 4-3 shootout victory over the Rangers. They can credit backup Wade Dubielewicz and rookie … Continue reading

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Same lineup for the Rangers tonight

The Rangers and Islanders faceoff in seconds, with the Rangers fielding the same lineup as Sunday afternoon. Ryan Hollweg, Petr Prucha and Jason Strudwick will be the healthy scratches. No Rick DiPietro tonight, as he’s out due to personal reasons. … Continue reading

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Ovechkin hits 50 in style

There are nights where you are lucky to be a sportsfan. For our sport, this was one of those special nights courtesy of Washington Capital sniper Alexander Ovechkin. The 22 year-old league leading finisher entered yesterday’s home contest against Boston … Continue reading

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Big win for the Blueshirts and Monday afternoon update

As a Ranger fan, it pains me to see any starting goalie get pulled early in a game. I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but you have to admit, yesterday’s game was an extremely entertaining game. Derek has a … Continue reading

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