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Ek saying Habs interested in Christensen
Mid round pick would be nice, potentially frees up a roster spot.
Ek-Rangers mega offer for Richards rumor!
How many times will this be repeated this year!
Souray rebroke his hand in a fight
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=338750
Rangers interested in Neal Rumor?
Its Ek FWIW.
Staal for Setoguchi more Ek stupidity!
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklund/Sharks-Interested-in-Marc-Staal-CanucksCaps-Souray-Guerin-OSullivan/1/30048
First pair anchor for a 2nd line RW? Like the Tortorelli paraphrase, what a joke! But I wouldn't doubt that part, remember him slamming Dubi last year during his holdout. I can't wait for this idiot to be fired, your the coach DH, not the GM so STFU! Does he really expect these guys to play for him!
Lundqvist says fewer starts will mean more wins
NEW YORK -- Despite starting 72 games last season, mostly without a safety net since the Rangers didn't have a real suitable backup for him, Henrik Lundqvist said he didn't feel a twinge of exhaustion as he packed up for the long summer following Game No. 82 of the regular season.
Was his pride crushed? Yes. Was he angry? Of course. But, Lundqvist felt strong and was ready to continue on into the spring if he and the Rangers had just won that last-day shootout in Philadelphia.
But looking back on his 2009-10 season, and particularly his workload, Lundqvist admitted Tuesday in an interview with NHL.com that starting 72 regular-season games nowadays is not smart if you want to keep up your hopes of playing into June.
The last goalie to start 70-plus regular-season games and then play into June was Martin Brodeur in 2003 when he started 73 before leading the Devils to the Stanley Cup. The highest number of starts for a Cup Final goalie since was the 61 made by Marc-Andre Fleury in 2008-09.
That's why Lundqvist is so excited to head to camp with Martin Biron as his backup. Biron can spell Lundqvist for 20 or so starts and the drop-off won't be as significant as it was last season when Steve Valiquette, Alex Auld, Matt Zaba and Chad Johnson combined for just 10 starts.
"For a regular season, I think, no, (72 starts) is not too much. But our goal should be and has to be to play in June, so (signing Biron) is just another step in that direction," Lundqvist, who won 35 of those starts, told NHL.com. "Let's look forward here, move forward and see what we can do this year."
Lundqvist was in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday being honored as the newest celebrity inducted into Gray Line New York's "Ride of Fame" campaign. He was on hand for a ceremony to reveal and ride on the tour bus that is personalized in his honor.
Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Trump and Rachael Ray are the other celebrities with Gray Line buses named for them, but they didn't have to listen to fans on the street in front of Madison Square Garden ordering them to "Bring us the Cup."
Lundqvist and the Rangers fell way short of that goal last season, when they were knocked out of the playoff race on the final day of the regular season. The sting hasn't faded with time.
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The Rangers have made changes since, adding Alexander Frolov, Derek Boogaard, Todd White and most recently Tim Kennedy to their fleet of forwards. But the move that most affects Lundqvist is the acquisition of Biron.
Of course, it's ridiculous to think the main reason the Rangers didn't make the playoffs last season was because they had a revolving door of backup goalies. But those four backups combined for just three wins -- one more would have put New York in the playoffs.
Lundqvist had everything fall onto his shoulders. With Biron that shouldn't be the case.
"When I'm not playing, we have a great goalie to step in and it's going to push me to play even better because if I'm not playing well enough he will take my job," Lundqvist said.
For now, Lundqvist is focused on getting an early start. He is already skating with some of his teammates at the Rangers' suburban practice facility, and can sense the vibe among the guys being one of anticipation.
He's hoping everyone who was around last season remembers how hard it was to watch hockey this spring.
"I hope that is going to be the feeling starting camp, that everybody is determined to be better, to improve," Lundqvist said. "Me personally, you take it pretty hard. You're the goalie and you have a big impact if you're going to make it or not, and we didn't last year so I want to have a better year.
"I can't wait for camp to start."
Blueshirts' roster set for Traverse City
Rangers' 22-member squad has 19 players who are team's NHL property
Monday, 07.26.2010 / 12:33 PM / Prospects Central New York RangersNew York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today the preliminary roster for the 2010 Traverse City Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan.
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| Defensemen Dylan McIlrath, left, and Ryan McDonagh will be teammates on the Rangers' 2010 Traverse City (Mich.) Prospects Tournament squad. |
The annual prospect tournament is scheduled to begin on Sept. 11, when the Rangers’ prospects face-off against the Columbus Blue Jackets’ prospects. This marks the fifth consecutive year that a team of Rangers prospects will be going to Traverse City for the eight-team tournament.
A group of 22 prospects will represent the Rangers next month at the annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament, which the Blueshirts won in 2007.
Nineteen of the 22 members of the 2010 roster are players whose NHL rights are currently owned by the Rangers. Eleven players are Rangers draftees from the past two years, while eight others have already signed their first NHL contracts with the team.
Seventeen of the 22 players participated in the Rangers’ annual Prospect Development Camp earlier this summer. This includes 2010 draft picks Dylan McIlrath, Christian Thomas, Andrew Yogan, Jason Wilson and Randy McNaught.
Forward Evgeny Grachev, the Rangers’ 2008 third round selection, will be returning to the tournament for the third straight season. He will be joined by fellow 2008 third round draft pick, defenseman Tomas Kundratek, who was a member of the Rangers’ Traverse City team last summer.
Five players from the 2009 draft class – forwards Ryan Bourque, Ethan Werek and Roman Horak, defenseman Daniel Maggio and goaltender Scott Stajcer – are also back from the 2009 team, as is defenseman Sam Klassen.
Competing in the tournament’s “Gretzky Division”, the Rangers will play round-robin games against Carolina, Columbus and Minnesota, beginning with the Sept. 11 tilt against Columbus’ prospects. Their placement in the round-robin will determine who they face in the championship round that concludes the tournament.
| 2010 NY RANGERS TRAVERSE CITY PROSPECTS TOURNAMENT ROSTER | |||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Player | POS. | HT | WT | Age | 2008-09 Team (League) |
| Ryan Bourque | LW | 5-9 | 171 | 19 | Quebec (QMJHL) |
| Evgeny Grachev | RW | 6-4 | 222 | 20 | Hartford (AHL) |
| Roman Horak | C | 6-0 | 175 | 19 | Chilliwack (WHL) |
| Colin Martin | LW | 6-2 | 206 | 19 | London (OHL) |
| Chris McKelvie | RW | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Bemidji State (CHA); Hartford (AHL) |
| Randy McNaught | RW | 6-4 | 220 | 19 | Saskatoon (WHL) |
| Brendan Shinnimin | C | 5-10 | 176 | 19 | Tri-City (WHL) |
| Derek Stepan | C | 6-0 | 187 | 20 | Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| Christian Thomas | RW | 5-9 | 164 | 18 | Oshawa (OHL) |
| Ethan Werek | C | 6-1 | 195 | 19 | Kingston (OHL) |
| Jason Wilson | LW | 6-2 | 206 | 20 | Owen Sound (OHL) |
| Andrew Yogan | LW | 6-3 | 203 | 18 | Erie (OHL) |
| Defensemen | |||||
| Lee Baldwin | D | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | Alaska-Anchorage (WCHA); Hartford (AHL) |
| Sam Klassen | D | 6-2 | 199 | 21 | Saskatoon (WHL) |
| Tomas Kundratek | D | 6-2 | 200 | 20 | Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| Dan Maggio | D | 6-3 | 202 | 19 | Sudbury (OHL) |
| Brandon Manning | D | 6-1 | 195 | 20 | Chilliwack (WHL) |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | 6-4 | 218 | 18 | Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 6-1 | 222 | 21 | Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| Jyri Niemi | D | 6-2 | 208 | 20 | Saskatoon (WHL) |
| Goaltenders | |||||
| Scott Stajcer | G | 6-3 | 200 | 19 | Owen Sound (OHL) |
| Cam Talbot | G | 6-3 | 205 | 23 | Alabama-Huntsville (CHA); Hartford (AHL) |
| TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE |
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| Day | Date | Opponent | Time |
| Saturday | Sept. 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | Sept. 12 |
Carolina Hurricanes | 5:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Sept. 14 |
Minnesota Wild | 3:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Sept. 15 |
Placement Game (opponent TBD) | TBD |
Hope NHL network carries the games.
Potter signed with the Penguins.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Corey Potter to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.
The deal is for the 2010-11 season and is a two-way contract that will pay Potter $500,000 at the NHL level.
Potter, 26, has played in eight career NHL games with the New York Rangers, recording two points (1G-1A).
Potter, who was drafted by the Rangers in the fourth round (122nd overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, has played the majority of his career with New York’s top-minor league affiliate, the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League.
In 246 games with Hartford, Potter has posted 21 goals, 81 assists and 102 points. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound blueliner added 10 points (2G-8A) in 18 postseason contests with the Wolfpack.
The Lansing, Michigan native played four collegiate seasons at Michigan State University. In 150 career games, Potter recorded 44 points (8G-36A). As a senior, he set career highs across the board in games played (45), goals (t-4), assists (18) and points (22).
Potter played two years for the United States National Development Team from 2000-02. He was a member of Team U.S.A.’s first-ever World Under-18 Championship gold-medal winning team in 2002, and also won a gold medal in the 2004 World Junior Championships with Team U.S.A.
Didnt even see this. Thought he was a RFA.
Girardi files for arbitration
Here is a complete list.
The NHL Players' Association released the names of the 31 players who filed for arbitration Monday. Here's the list:
Anaheim Ducks
James Wisniewski
Atlanta Thrashers
Ben Eager
Andrew Ladd
Clarke MacArthur
Boston Bruins
Greg Campbell
Blake Wheeler
Chicago Blackhawks
Antti Niemi
Columbus Blue Jackets
Jared Boll
Anton Stralman
Dallas Stars
Fabian Brunnstrom
Edmonton Oilers
Gilbert Brule
Jeff Deslauriers
Jean-Francois Jacques
Los Angeles Kings
Brad Richardson
New York Islanders
Matt Moulson
New York Rangers
Daniel Girardi
Ottawa Senators
Chris Campoli
Peter Regin
Philadelphia Flyers
Daniel Carcillo
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nate Thompson
Vancouver Canucks
Tanner Glass
Jannik Hansen
Mason Raymond
Washington Capitals
Eric Fehr
Tomas Fleischmann
Jeff Schultz
Ilses sign Parenteau
The New York Islanders signed a pair of defensemen Friday in Mark Eaton and Milan Jurcina. Both were unrestricted free agents.
Free Agency Coverage
Eaton signed a $5 million, two-year deal, a source told ESPN.com, while Jurcina signed for one year, $1 million, the same source said.
Eaton, 33, had 16 points (3-13) and a plus-5 rating in 79 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season. He was squeezed out of Pittsburgh after the Penguins signed blue-liners Paul Martin and Zbynek Michalek on Thursday.
Jurcina, 27, had seven points (1-6) and a plus-2 rating in 44 games with the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets last season.
In other moves Friday, the Islanders also signed tough guy Zenon Konopka and forward P.A. Parenteau.
Jason Wilson selected in round 5.
Jason Wilson Left Wing
Born Apr 15 1990 -- Richmond Hill, ONT
Height 6.02 -- Weight 205 -- Shoots L
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| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2007-08 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OPJHL | 37 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 69 | |||||
| 2008-09 | London Knights | OHL | 52 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009-10 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 46 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 101 | -- | -- | -- | ||
He is not ranked among the top
Jesper Fasth in 6th round.
Jesper Fasth ![]() |
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Spelarprofil på svenskaFasth is a very good skater with nice acceleration and top speed. He works very hard, forechecks with impressive intensity and also create a lot of offense thanks to his agility and speed. Has decent hockey sense, technical skills and scoring ability, but it perhaps still more likely to develop into a role player. Is not an overly physical player, but likes to play through rough traffic and does it pretty well. |
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| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| Elitserien: | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SuperElit: | 77 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 28 |
| J18 Allsvenskan: | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 |

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Ranked 33rd among International Skat
Rangers pick Andrew Yogan in 4th round.
Andrew Yogan Center
Born Dec 4 1991 -- Boca Raton, FL
Height 6.03 -- Weight 202 -- Shoots L
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| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2007-08 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 50 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008-09 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008-09 | Erie Otters | OHL | 35 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2009-10 | Erie Otters | OHL | 63 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 97 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Andrew Yogan | ![]() |
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| North American Skater | ||||
| Erie, OHL | ||||
| Final Rank: | 61 | Midterm Rank: | 65 | |
| Position: | Left Wing/Center | Shoots: | Left | |
| Height: | 6' 3" | Weight: | 205 | |
| Born: | December 4, 1991 | Hometown: | Boca Raton, FL | |
| Born in: | Coral Springs, FL, USA | |||
• Yogan had 25 goals and 55 points in 63 games this season before a broken foot, suffered blocking a shot, ended his season in early March.
• Selected by the Windsor Spitfires in 2007, he played his rookie season with Windsor before heading to Erie in a trade.
• A Boca Raton native, Yogan was originally interested in karate, but got his start in hockey at the age of seven when a friend asked him to come out and skate. He played his minor hockey for the Florida Junior Panthers and his first team was the Coral Springs Coyotes. He also played a year of minor hockey for former Detroit Red Wings defenseman, Uwe Krupp, who influenced his career and helped him make it to the OHL.
• His father, Mark, is a pilot and they travelled thousands of miles in minor hockey playing in several tournaments around North America – one of his favourite memories was winning the MVP award at the Boston Junior Chowder Cup.
FAVORITES
NHL team: Florida Panthers
NHL player: Joe Thornton
Shootout move: “Fake forehand, backhand, forehand, low blocker”
Goal celebration: “Fist pump”
Video game: Call of Duty
Movie: Wedding Crashers
TV show: Nitro Circus
Actor: Will Ferrell
Music artist: Lil Wayne
Website: facebook.com
Book: Davinci Code
Pump-up song: New noise by Refused
Home-cooked meal: Salmon, Fettuccini Alfredo
Activity away from the rink: Beach
Christian Thomas Rangers pick at 40
| 2008-09 | London Knights | OHL | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008-09 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2009-10 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 64 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
here are his stats, he is a right shooting RW ranked 69th by Central Scouting among domestic skaters. Is the son of Steve Thomas.
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• His father, Steve, was never drafted into the NHL but went on to play over 1200 games between 1984 and 2004 for Toronto, Chicago, New York Islanders, New Jersey, Anaheim and Detroit.
Ranger Prospect Camp.
2010 Prospect Development Camp from Monday, June 28, to Friday, July 2, at the Madison Square Garden Training Center.
| 2010 New York Rangers Prospect Development Camp Roster | |||||
| Player | POS. | HT | WT | DOB | 2009-10 Team (League) |
| Ryan Bourque | C | 5-9 | 175 | 1/3/91 | Quebec (QMJHL) |
| Evgeny Grachev | C | 6-4 | 220 | 2/21/90 | Hartford (AHL) |
| Danny Hobbs | C | 5-11 | 188 | 6/21/89 | UMass-Amherst (HE) |
| Roman Horak | C | 6-0 | 189 | 5/21/91 | Chilliwack (WHL) |
| Chris Kreider | LW | 6-2 | 205 | 4/30/91 | Boston College (HE) |
| Tomas Kundratek | D | 6-2 | 190 | 12/26/89 | Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| Daniel Maggio | D | 6-3 | 205 | 3/4/91 | Sudbury (OHL) |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 6-1 | 212 | 6/13/89 | Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| Jyri Niemi | D | 6-3 | 210 | 6/15/90 | Saskatoon (WHL) |
| Mikhail Pashnin | D | 5-11 | 187 | 5/11/89 | Moscow CSKA (KHL) |
| Derek Stepan | C | 6-0 | 172 | 6/18/90 | Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| Ethan Werek | C | 6-1 | 199 | 6/7/91 | Kingston (OHL) |
OTHER INVITEES:
| Player | POS. | 2009-10 Team (League) |
| Tommy Grant | LW | Alaska-Anchorage (WCHA) |
| Keith Kinkaid | G | Union (ECAC) |
| Chris McKelvie | F | Bemidji St. (CHA), Hartford (AHL) |
| Todd Orlando | D | Sarnia (GOJHL) (2006-07) |
| Blake Parlett | D | Mississauga (OHL) |
| Ken Peroff | D | Brampton (OHL) |
| Matt Read | F | Bemidji State (CHA) |
| Rick Schofield | F | Lake Superior (CCHA) |
Surprised Hagelin isn't participating.
Current top 30 Draft Prospects from ISS
ISS Top 30 for 2010 NHL Draft
| Rank | Player | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | S/C | DoB | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TAYLOR HALL | LW | 6'1 | 185 | L | Nov 14/91 | Windsor | OHL |
| 2. | TYLER SEGUIN | C | 6'1 | 186 | R | Jan 31/92 | Plymouth | OHL |
| 3. | BRANDON GORMLEY | LD | 6'1 | 175 | L | Feb 18/92 | Moncton | QMJHL |
| 4. | VLADIMIR TARASENKO | F | 5'10 | 167 | L | Dec 13/91 | Sibir | KHL |
| 5. | CAM FOWLER | LD | 6'2 | 190 | L | Dec 5/91 | Windsor | OHL |
| 6. | NINO NIEDERREITER | LW | 6'2 | 203 | L | Sept 9/92 | Portland | WHL |
| 7. | ERIK GUDBRANSON | RD | 6'3 | 199 | R | Jan 7/92 | Kingston | OHL |
| 8. | RYAN JOHANSEN | C | 6'3 | 188 | R | Jul 31/92 | Portland | WHL |
| 9. | JEFFERY SKINNER | C | 5'10 | 182 | L | May 16/92 | Kitchener | OHL |
| 10. | DEREK FORBORT | LD | 6'4 | 198 | L | Mar 4/92 | U18 | USHL |
| 11. | JONATHAN MERRILL | LD | 6'3 | 198 | L | Mar 3/92 | U18 | USHL |
| 12. | AUSTIN WATSON | RW | 6'3 | 177 | R | Jan 13/92 | Peterborough | OHL |
| 13. | BRETT CONNOLLY | LW | 6'2 | 181 | R | May 2/92 | Prince George | WHL |
| 14. | ALEX BURMISTROV | C | 6'0 | 170 | R | Oct 21/91 | Barrie | OHL |
| 15. | MIKAEL GRANLUND | LW | 5'10 | 176 | L | Feb 26/92 | HIFK | FinE |
| 16. | QUINTON HOWDEN | LW | 6'3 | 183 | L | Jan 12/92 | Moose Jaw | WHL |
| 17. | MARK PYSYK | RD | 6'1 | 175 | R | Jan 11/92 | Edmonton | WHL |
| 18. | EMERSON ETEM | C | 6'0 | 194 | R | Jun 6/92 | Medicine Hat | WHL |
| 19. | EVGENY KUZNETSOV | F | 6'0 | 174 | L | May 19/92 | Meche | RUSU |
| 20. | TYLER PITLICK | C | 6'2 | 194 | R | Nov 1/91 | Munkato | WCHA |
| 21. | NICK BJUGSTAD | W | 6'3 | 188 | R | Jul 17/92 | Blain | MN-HS |
| 22. | RILEY SHEAHAN | C | 6'2 | 195 | L | Dec 7/91 | NDU | CCHA |
| 23. | JADEN SCHWARTZ | C | 5'10 | 180 | L | Jun 25/92 | Tri City | USHL |
| 24. | STANISLAV GALIEV | C | 6'5 | 178 | R | Jan. 17/92 | Saint John | QMJHL |
| 25. | JARRED TINORDI | LD | 6'5 | 205 | L | Feb 20/92 | U18 | USHL |
| 26. | BROCK NELSON | C | 6'3 | 205 | L | Oct 15/91 | Warroad | MN-HS |
| 27. | LUDWIG RENSFELTD | LW | 6'2 | 192 | L | Jan 29/92 | Brynas | SJ18A |
| 28. | CHARLIE COYLE | RW | 6'2 | 202 | R | Mar 2/92 | South Shore | EJHL |
| 29. | JOHAN LARSSON | LW | 5'10 | 200 | L | Aug 25/92 | Brynas | SJ18A |
| 30. | JASON ZUCKER | LW | 5'10 | 175 | L | Jan 16/92 | U-18 | USHL |
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