Bleeding Blue

Kotalik trade went through….we give up Kotalik & Higgins (both were complete non-players here) and get Ollie Jokinen & Brandon Prust.

Early Reports:

TSN – FLAMES SEND JOKINEN, PRUST TO RANGERS FOR HIGGINS, KOTALIK

New York Magazine – Rangers Officially Acquire Olli Jokinen

NY Daily News – New York Rangers get Calgary for center Olli Jokinen for Ales Kotalik

Canadian Viewpoint

Calgary Herald – Flames finally pull trigger on controversial Jokinen trade

Calgary Sun – Jokinen deal done

Vancouver Sun – Calgary Flames make controversial Olli Jokinen, Brandon Prust trade

Alright let’s dig in. I bet back about a week and half ago, you were saying to yourself…whew the Rangers figured out their scoring woes. WRONG. How about two shut outs in a row, followed by a 4-2 loss. Jeez by my calculations, that’s 1 goal every 90 minutes!! I can’t wait for the game tonight against Carolina…I’m predicting the score to be .6 to 5. The Rangers with the .6 (DECIMAL POINT then SIX)!! Well, obviously they can’t get a .6, so we’ll round up to the nearest whole number and maybe, just maybe, the Blueshirts will get 1. Enough sarcasm and bashing of the team I love. Let’s just hope this all gets worked out, otherwise Sather will sell the farm and pursue Kovalchuk. Please no.

Todays Media:

NY Post – Rangers look to power play to spark anemic offense

NY Daily News – New York Rangers hope Ales Kotalik can spark woeful power play

NY Times – Anisimov Ends His Slump, but Rangers Can’t Halt Theirs

Sorry for the lack of postings people. I was trying to decide on a newer theme for the site. Done. Hope you likey! Next up, back to regular postings, and an overhaul to the “Fight” section. So, check back and be amazed (hardly!)…haha.

Tim

Well, I was definitely watching the games while I was sick, even if I wasn’t posting. They look great so far. Really fun to watch, no 2-1, or 1-0 games like last year. Gaborik is the new Jagr. We finally have a bonafide scorer who can scare teams. Well, i hope to be back posting soon, so stop on by….

Besides seeing a number of players that won’t be on the opening day roster, we got to see some who just might make the cut. Gilroy…pretty good game, almost had a goal in the 3rd (except for the winning pp goal which he was on the ice for; Del Zotto….didn’t look out of place, and handled almost everything thrown at him. I stress these two, because thats what it seemed like everyone else was doing. Rightly so though.

Todays Articles:

I’m almost ready to jump back in to Rangers hockey! Keep checking here for more info as we get closer to the season.

Looking forward to a great season!

Hello, been taking a break from the blog since free agent bonanza! I am posting from the beautiful state of Maine right now, although where I am, getting a solid signal on my iPhone is tantamount to impossible! I get at most one and a half bars…which, if I turn my phone upside down, resembles Esa Tikkanens unbridged mouth.

I just saw this goodie, and couldn’t help but post it ( damn, just killed my 413th mosquito since I started typing!!!)

http://blogs.msg.com/gameon/2009/07/22/chelios-wants-to-play-for-the-rangers/

Ciao for now !

We got Gaborik!

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/rangers/2009/07/02/2009-07-02_rangers_sign_spend_green_on_gaborik.html

Say goodbye to Colton Orr, and say hello to good ol’ Donald Brashear (who signed a 2 yr. deal!

Gomez goes to montreal in 6 player deal….we get Smithtown resident Higgins.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aR8REpbtCBi4