Bleeding Blue

Marc Staal and Brandon Dubinsky have made it past the last round of cuts, and will remain with the big club. Dawes, Montoya and Anisimov were reassigned to Hartford. NYR is carrying 8 D, on a roster of 23. More young (blue) blood injected into the club. Staal looked good in games I saw this pre-season. Never out of place, good passing ability and a looonngg reach. We haven’t seen a reach like this since Willie Huber, or more recently Kjell Samuelsson, . Dubinsky earned his spot on the roster with a so so touch, and a willingness to mix it up; probably end up centering the 3rd line. Good thing we didn’t land Mike Peca, oitherwise this kid would be packing his bags today as well.

MSG will be running Ranger’s programming from today until Thursday night’s Home Opener (7:00 PM). Here is the link to see exact times and what will be airing.

Ranger Marathon on MSG

Some of the better shows:

-Spring of ’94 (7:00 PM on Monday, Oct. 1st)

-1979 Rangers vs. Islanders (Tuesday, 11:00Am)

-Game 3, Rd. 1,  Last season’s Playoffs: Atlanta Thrashers at NY Rangers – a 7-0 drubbing (Tuesday, 8:00 PM)

-NY Rangers vs. Vancouver Canucks: Stanley Cup Finals – Game 7 – Rangers Win the Cup! (Thursday, 3:00 PM)

-There is also a Player Profile series peppered throughout with features on Lundqvist, Esposito, Duguay, Giacomin, Shanahan, Graves and Richter!