Battle Of Hudson

TSN is reporting that Michael Peca is very likely to sign with the Rangers sometime in the very near future.

So says the title of the post.

We’ll be here tomorrow to give u the official release before ANYONE ELSE. We promise.

And then, later in the day, check out our analysis of what looks to be an interesting year 3 of The NHL On VERSUS.

The NHL On NBC may be announcing their sked as well tomorrow, so stay tuned to Battle of NY ALL DAY.

November 3rd, Van Halen will be at the Continental Airlines Arena.

On that very night, Bon Jovi will be at the Prudential Center.

I will be watching the Devils play the Rangers at the Garden.

Shout out to the folks at Battle of Pennsylvania (The new one, that you can find in the links). Me and Danny, who runs BoPA, have agreed to network each other’s sites. The first of these was with Battle of California, but we don’t get to use Earl and Mike and James as much because we rarely see our teams.

Here are the details:
-Battle of NY’s blog posts on the days of Games between the Rangers, Devils or Islanders against the Pens or Flyers will be posted on Battle of PA, and vice versa.
-Battle of NY’s bloggers will do anywhere from 5-10 Liveblogs this year on Game Nighs.
-Battle of PA will post comments on each other’s sites when there is big news on any of each other’s teams.
-Dustin, our graphical genius, will design graphics for them.
-We’ll do our best to promote each other’s sites, and Danny and hopefully Kristin from Battle of PA will help out with the SFM preview. BTW, Frank and Lenny (boy I wish Frank’s name was Carl, oh well) will also be a part of it, as well as the wonderful Patricia from 2 Man.
-We’ll have them take part in the upcoming debates we’ll be having soon.
-We’ll generally be nicer to each other than Stevens and Lindros were.

Visit Battle of PA and give them a shout out. See you all soon!

Finally, the Isles have signed a D man. Three years, 9 million. Not a bad signing. At three million per year, Garth may be able to afford one more decent player under the cap. Markov maybe? Eklund seems to think so.

Sutton brings tenacity and toughness to the Isles’ back line. He doesn’t score much, but will keep the opponent honest and protect Ricky. He uses his body and blocks lots of shots.

Quiet week this week for the New York Rangers. The biggest news of the week came yesterday, when the news broke that Michael Peca was on the verge of signing with the Broadway Blueshirts. Having Peca as the third line center makes sense in some ways and creates havoc in others. Having Peca does give a team a boost on defense, and on the penalty kill. He also has a leadership mentality that can be complemented with the already deemed leaders in Straka, Jagr, Shanahan and Drury. A healthy Peca would be a fantastic addition to any team, but he has not played a full season since 1998-99 and only played 35 games last season with the Maple Leafs. Peca has also been lacking in the offensive statistics. Over the past few seasons, Peca has recorded point totals of 42, 40, 23 and a point total of 15 for last season. While that might be all a third line is expected to produce, do we really want to shell out the million dollar contract it will take to sign him, or should we give the kids a chance? Any thoughts?

From the NHL Today:

New Jersey Devils goaltender Kevin Weekes will join Willie O’Ree on the set of “Everybody Hates Chris” today in Los Angeles. Weekes will play an extra in O’Ree’s scene. In the episode entitled “Everybody Hates Gretzky,” Chris (played by Tyler Williams) and his brother, Drew (played by Tequan Richmond) ditch school to meet his hockey hero, Wayne Gretzky, when the Edmonton Oilers visit the New York Islanders. When they realize they are lost, they stop an older gentleman (played by O’Ree) for directions but also get a hockey history lesson. An air date for the episode has not been set.

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/08/09/jessica-alba-the-worlds-hottest-hockey-owner/

From Greg Wyshynski at NHL Fanhouse:

Alas, it seems Ms. Alba has actually been hired for “The Love Guru,” a movie that will introduce the next Mike Myers character that your annoying friends will quote incessantly until you literally beg them to go back to saying “Do I make you horny, baby?” in a faux British accent. According to Michael Fleming in Variety, Myers has tapped Alba (he should be so lucky), “Blades of Glory” actor Romany Malco and his “Austin Powers” buddy Verne Troyer as his co-stars for a film set to be released in June 2008.

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I gotta be honest, this looks like it could suck. But then again, a spy from the 60’s who looks for his mojo is pretty shitty an idea too.

Hey, Look what I found!

Sept. 30 – 12:00 Anaheim vs. Los Angeles
Oct. 3 – 7:00 Anaheim vs. Detroit
9:30 Dallas vs. Colorado
Oct. 9 – 7:00 Carolina vs. Toronto
Oct. 10 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders
Oct. 15 – 7:00 Toronto vs. Buffalo
Oct. 16 – 7:00 Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
Oct. 22 – 7:30 Boston vs. Montreal
Oct. 23 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. Pittsburgh
Oct. 29 – 8:00 San Jose vs. Dallas
Oct. 30 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota
Nov. 5 – 7:00 Philadelphia vs. NY Rangers
Nov. 6 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders
Nov. 12 – 7:30 Carolina vs. Florida
Nov. 13 – 8:00 Detroit vs. St. Louis
Nov. 19 – 7:00 Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta
Nov. 20 – 7:00 Boston vs. Toronto
Nov. 26 – 7:00 Buffalo vs. Washington
Nov. 27 – 7:00 Calgary vs. Detroit
Dec. 3 – 7:00 Dallas vs. Columbus
Dec. 4 – 7:30 Detroit vs. Montreal
Dec. 10 – 7:00 Boston vs. Buffalo
Dec. 11 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia
Dec. 17 – 7:00 Washington vs. Detroit
Dec. 18 – 7:00 Ottawa vs. Boston
Dec. 31 – 7:00 St. Louis vs. Detroit
Jan. 2 – 7:00 Atlanta vs. Carolina
Jan. 8 – 7:30 Colorado vs. Detroit
Jan. 14 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 15 – 7:00 Montreal vs. NY Islanders
Jan. 21 – 7:00 Washington vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 22 – 7:30 Boston vs. Montreal
Jan. 26 – 7:00 All-Star Skills Competition/Young-Stars
Jan. 27 – ??? All-Star Game
Jan. 29 – 7:30 Buffalo vs. Tampa Bay
Jan. 29 – 10:00 San Jose vs. Edmonton
Jan. 30 – 7:00 Anaheim vs. Minnesota
Jan. 30 – 9:30 Chicago vs. Colorado
Feb. 4 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey
Feb. 5 – 8:00 Carolina vs. Nashville
Feb. 11 – 8:00 Phoenix vs. Dallas
Feb. 12 – 7:00 Philadelphia vs. NY Islanders
Feb. 12 – 9:30 Anaheim vs. Colorado
Feb. 18 – 8:00 Detroit vs. Colorado
Feb. 19 – 8:00 Chicago vs. St. Louis
Feb. 25 – 7:00 Philadelphia vs. Buffalo
Feb. 26 – 7:00 New Jersey vs. Carolina
Mar. 3 – 7:00 Boston vs. Washington
Mar. 4 – 7:00 Buffalo vs. Philadelphia
Mar. 4 – 9:30 Vancouver vs. Colorado
Mar. 10 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. Buffalo
Mar. 11 – 7:30 New Jersey vs. Montreal
Mar. 17 – 8:00 Colorado vs. Minnesota
Mar. 18 – 7:00 Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
Mar. 24 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. NY Islanders
Mar. 25 – 7:00 Philadelphia vs. NY Rangers
Mar. 31 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. NY Rangers
Apr. 1 – 7:00 VERSUS Choice Game
Apr. 1 – 10:00 Colorado vs. Vancouver

Games By Team:

Colorado – 8
Detroit – 8
NY Rangers – 8
Philadelphia – 8
Pittsburgh – 8
Buffalo – 7
Boston – 6
Carolina – 5
Montreal – 5
NY Islanders – 5
Anaheim – 4
Atlanta – 4
Dallas – 4
Washington – 4
Minnesota – 3
New Jersey – 3
St. Louis – 3
Toronto – 3
Chicago – 2
San Jose – 2
Tampa Bay – 2
Vancouver – 2
Calgary – 1
Columbus – 1
Edmonton – 1
Florida – 1
Los Angeles – 1
Nashville – 1
Ottawa – 1
Phoenix – 1

Well…they’re a New York team. Do not judge me…

Mon. Oct. 15 Toronto vs. Buffalo 7:00 PM
Mon. Nov. 26 Buffalo vs. Washington 7:00 PM
Mon. Dec. 10 Boston vs. Buffalo 7:00 PM
Tue. Jan. 29 Buffalo vs. Tampa Bay 7:30 PM
Mon. Feb. 25 Philadelphia vs. Buffalo 7:00 PM
Tue. Mar. 04 Buffalo vs. Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Mon. Mar. 10 N.Y. Rangers vs. Buffalo 7:00 PM