So are we going to finish out of last place? I've seen a few preseason games and nothing I saw gave me any more hope then all the preseason predictions. We look slow and horribly adjusted to the new rules. Too much side to side play and not enough up and down with the new rules. Gotta open it up a bit more..

Jagr better return to late 90's form for any chance of the playoffs I suppose..

** I don't care if non-hockey fans don't like this thread so troll away...

[Edited on October 3, 2005 at 9:52 PM. Reason : f]

10/3/2005 9:51:23 PM

go devils

hahah

i love how our favorite teams are for the most part heated rivals

10/3/2005 9:51:55 PM

yea it's like no fail. Funny how that works.. I like ND though so thats cool.

10/3/2005 9:52:36 PM

well you are from the connecticut side (although i thought they tended to be giants fans) and i lived on the jersey side

so thats why

but yeah, go irish, and i guess go pack

10/3/2005 9:55:24 PM

if they finish out of last place, you should have a parade

GO LEAFSSS

[Edited on October 3, 2005 at 9:57 PM. Reason : .]

10/3/2005 9:57:33 PM

I haven't had the chance to catch any games yet (I'll get to watch Wednesday's since I'll be at my parents). I am very nervous that so much seems to hang on Jagr, and despite having a lot of young goalies in the system I'm pretty nervous about goaltending too. Seeing Weekes play for the Canes the past several years hasn't inspired a great deal of confidence.

10/3/2005 10:08:38 PM

I got the Center Ice thing so I'll see all the games. I know Weds is on OLN but all the others are in the Center Ice package (they are doing a free preview of it through next wednesday FYI..

10/3/2005 10:11:36 PM

SABRES!!!!!!!

10/3/2005 11:34:48 PM

You will miss the playoffs guys.

[Edited on October 3, 2005 at 11:58 PM. Reason : AGAIN]

10/3/2005 11:58:07 PM

We beat the Devils the other night.

Saw it on the ticker.

10/4/2005 12:30:36 AM

Quote :

"So are we going to finish out of last place?"

CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND WE ARE.

10/4/2005 12:40:19 AM

Weekes is a hell of a lot better than the past few Rangers goalies (aside from Richter, of course).

10/4/2005 1:24:55 AM

I miss Blackburn

He was supposed to be the future.

10/4/2005 1:43:09 AM

I hope the trainer that ruined his shoulder is stuck in the Iron League by now.

10/4/2005 2:02:48 AM

^^ Yea I just read that article a few days ago that he finally gave up all hope.. Too bad..

10/4/2005 8:23:37 AM

Wednesday, 7pm on OLN

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo

10/4/2005 11:08:33 AM

Yea, weekes does look a whole lot better than dunham. Jagr has been putting up good numbers in the pre-season, averaging a couple points each game he has played. Alot of their players are from czech and russia so i think they are building a pretty fast team especially when they got rid of some of their bruisers like holik. They have a lot of potential prospects like al montoya and staal plus a couple of hard workers like ville niemenen and hossa that will hopefully lead them to the playoffs. Plus, ruchinsky and ortmeyer are looking pretty good. The only thing that comes close to the sadness of no nhl is another year of post season without the new york rangers chasing after the cup.

10/4/2005 1:56:18 PM

So Weekes is the #1 goalie? I had been wondering about that. I've been out of touch--who of note is left from the '03 team?

10/4/2005 3:00:29 PM

Quote :

"So are we going to finish out of last place? "

yes, the basement will be occupied by the capitals

10/4/2005 3:52:23 PM

Well, if you're going to have all of your eggs in one basket, Jagr's a pretty sturdy basket. In his prime he was amazing, and he's definitely not done scoring yet. I don't really think all the eggs are in his basket, though. He, Straka, Kasparitis, and Rozsival all played together with the Pens when they consistently made the playoffs in the late nineties.

It's hard to say who will go where this year there's been so much shaken up. But as a Canes fan I have to ask myself "can a team really go wrong with Marek Malik on the roster?"

I wish I could be more of a Ranger's fan, but the last time I was in NYC the tickets at MSG were not exactly affordable.

10/4/2005 7:30:57 PM

Quote :

"So Weekes is the #1 goalie? I had been wondering about that. I've been out of touch--who of note is left from the '03 team?"

Uh...

<3 Lundmark <3

Ok, that feels forced.

When did we pick up Straka and does that mean we'll have Lemieux and Kovalev soon?

We're doing the same thing to the mid-90s Penguins as we did to the mid-80s Oilers

10/4/2005 8:27:07 PM

Quote :

"But as a Canes fan I have to ask myself "can a team really go wrong with Marek Malik on the roster?""

10/4/2005 9:41:06 PM

Got the jersey in the car, ready to head down to my parent's house for fall break - and yaaaay they have cable, so I can actually watch the game!

10/5/2005 9:45:59 AM

i'll be flipping. Red Sox have to take priority over opening night..

10/5/2005 9:50:21 AM

1-0

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

10/5/2005 9:56:35 PM

Jagr looked friggin great. Straka looked pretty good. Weekes was farely sharp. I still don't think we have a great grasp of the new rules but the penalties were cut down after the midway point of the game.. overall it certainly exceeded my expectations for opening night.

Home opener tomorrow but I probably won't see it since I won't be at my apt w/ Center Ice.. oh well..

10/5/2005 9:58:35 PM

good game

I'm still worried about Weeks in net, but I am always happy to beat the Flyers

10/5/2005 10:23:47 PM

who was that in the Jagr uniform?

10/5/2005 10:24:20 PM

even though we lost GO FLYERS!!!

10/6/2005 12:14:23 AM

Go Rangers!

And I work for the Hurricanes

10/6/2005 12:19:19 AM

The reason why we won that game is we out worked the flyers. Work ethic is something previous ranger's teams have not had and that is why we haven't made the playoffs in a long time. I am excited to see the blueshirts this season and hopefully we will see them in the run for the cup.

10/6/2005 8:41:48 AM

Fuck the Rags. There I said it and Stein and I can go back to fighting.
Did you also notice how the Devils whooped the Rags two Tuesdays ago?

While I am still mourning the loss of our two Scottys and our coach I am confident that the Devils will perform at their usual exceptional level. The P.Flyers are looking mean though. They were like 6-1 in the preseason. Not bad for a bunch of goones.

10/6/2005 9:36:47 AM

Umm in the last preseason game the Rangers beat the Devils 3-2 too.. I don't know anyone who cares about PS though..

[Edited on October 6, 2005 at 10:25 AM. Reason : f]

10/6/2005 10:25:18 AM

5 goals, NICE!!! Go blueshirts!

10/6/2005 12:43:02 PM

When is the first Canes home Rangers game????

[Edited on October 12, 2005 at 8:17 PM. Reason : and Debbies tomorrow night. I'll be at the State game though..]

10/12/2005 8:17:04 PM

The first Canes-Rangers game is Raleigh is Nov. 17th, a Thursday night. I'm already agonizing over which Rangers jersey to wear.

Here's to revenge on the Debbies tomorrow night!

[Edited on October 12, 2005 at 9:36 PM. Reason : I should learn to read numbers.]

10/12/2005 9:35:23 PM

rangers fans?

10/13/2005 9:27:16 PM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

NY Rangers > NC State Football > New Jersey Devils

[Edited on October 14, 2005 at 2:20 AM. Reason : .]

10/14/2005 2:20:27 AM

5-1 Rangers over Atlanta tonight!

10/15/2005 9:53:06 PM

There's no glory in scoring five on an AHL backup.

10/15/2005 10:49:55 PM

A win is a win.

10/15/2005 10:57:29 PM

FYI they are on OLN and INHD2 for those with the HD Suite on TWC...

10/17/2005 7:10:23 PM

hopefully the OLN coverage will be better

10/17/2005 7:11:41 PM

Well they got Emrick and J.D. tonight and it looks great in Hi-Def...

10/17/2005 7:12:55 PM

to poor for HD

today on the radio the DJ said the Foreigner wrote Double Vision after watching JD get knocked out in the 77 playoffs, had never heard that b4

[Edited on October 17, 2005 at 7:19 PM. Reason : s]

10/17/2005 7:18:56 PM

good lord they need to chop a couple feet off luongo's legs

10/17/2005 7:45:38 PM

gg JD, goalies should be free game outside the crease

10/17/2005 8:13:51 PM

why did i pass over jagr for my fantasy team

10/17/2005 8:29:11 PM

Jagr is absolutely amazing on the PP this year.. he has like 75% of the Rangers PP goals..

10/17/2005 8:31:11 PM

wow, i wasn't expecting this

its lookin better for the 'canes in the division

10/17/2005 8:38:11 PM