At the risk of getting ahead of ourselves
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- March
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A project for my boss just now involved submitting a list of teams the Rangers might face in the first round of the playoffs.
From what I recall about last year, only sixth through eighth place were viable options at the same point in the season, and I’m pretty sure there were only four realistic first round opponents: Buffalo, New Jersey, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta (where the Rangers ended up going).
This year? There are seven different possible opponents (eight if you count the Sabres three points out of eighth, and 10 if you think Washington or Florida storming back to win the Southeast Division is still a possibility).
Not only that, but there is still the chance the Rangers could claim home-ice advantage, meaning there are something like a thousand different scenarios for where the Rangers would play their first round game and who they’d be playing against.
A couple of reactions to this:
First off, I should reiterate I am really bad at math so I’m pretty sure “a thousand” is probably not accurate.
And secondly, I’m aware that this isn’t something any of you want to discuss right now since it’s woefully premature. But that’s just what I do.
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Josh Thomson Josh, who is 26 and a native of Carmel, graduated from Boston University in 2002 and began working for The Journal News the following March. 
Maybe DiP the Fishsticks should make DiP play without a stick.
Problem is his head is so big…he couldn’t fit through a barndoor…someone needs to humble him and bring him down to earth…
No come to think leave him where he is
Watched the Islander game last night – hahahaha
The fishsticks are stuck with this bum for 15 years – hahaha
The stickhandling wasn’t good because the decision to play the puck was bad. This quote from Nolan in Newsday sums it up:
“”We ask him over and over again not to play the puck as much,” Nolan said of DiPietro. “He’s one of the best puck-handlers in the league, but you just can’t overhandle it. When you overhandle it, you get yourself in trouble a little bit.””
He made a poor decision in playing the puck. I still say that after Brodeur, he’s the best puckhandling goaltender in the leadue. Smartest? not even close.
Speaking of goaltending blunders, who remembers Roman Cechmanek coming out almost to the blue line to try and stop a breakaway, like he was a soccer goalie? That one play was literally the end of his time in Philly.
YAY!
TSN- Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will sit out tonight’s game against the Buffalo Sabres after experiencing pain in his right ankle during the team’s morning skate.
Beer Me,
I was so afraid that wuld happen, I thought they were rushing the kid back, kind of like how the ubs overworked and destroyed both Kerry Woods and Mark… wow I forgot his last name… another young pitcher who blew out his arm, my apologies…
Did the boys have a skate today?
That’s Mark Prior…I’m a long suffering Cubs fan too.
Prior, I believe is the name you were looking for?
Well, the last time he was out they took over 1st place. So it may not be that great. But I enjoyed seeing the headline “Crosby Out”.
Here is Beer Me’s link, not that it matters
http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=231849&hubname=
Sam. You have the greatest job on earth.
Ah Beer Me, you beat me to it, I was updating Ranger NAtion and I remmebered it was Prior, yes.
I am sorryfor your suffering I went to college with a die hard Cubs fan, so I know how tough it can be for you. I am a Mets fan personally, but after this steroid stuff (Hundley was a childhood hero, and I had a huge crush on him too!), and their collapse last year, and the fact that baseball players seem so apathetic and removed from people (unlike hockey players who atleast appear to care when they see hteir fans…) I don’t feel much like watching baseball anymore… I don’t know what I will do during the off season, the boys better keep playing late…
My sister joked that Malkin has a couple of voodoo dolls, becuase he is tired of being overshadowed, Crosby then Hossa now Crosby again, I am starting to beleive it… we will see when Hossa gets back.
Anyone see that Peters got suspended for the game tonight against Pitt? Sheds further light on the fact that it should have been an extra MINOR! McCretant.
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/hockey/rangers/blog/
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i know how some of you guys get mad at renney for not being a screaming lunatic when the rangers arent getting calls, but really what does he have to gain by doing that? hes a calm cool collected guy and the fact that he is like that, in my personal opinion, has a calming effect over the players as they realize their coach doesnt flip out and overreact to bad reffing so they wont either, they keep their cool and because of this they can overcome the bill mccrearys of the world tryin to bring them down!
AMEN RENNEY!
Rob L – Sanguinetti’s full season including playoffs has to be over for him to come here or Hartford- not going to happen during our regular season