Nigel Dawes and Greg Moore will play tonight, while the Rangers go without any Ryans -- Hollweg will be scratched along with the re-assigned Callahan. With Marcel Hossa sidelined by the flu, Jason Strudwick will skate as the 12th forward and Marek Malik will be back on defense, most likely paired with Michal Rozsival. Callahan remains in New York even though he's been re-assigned, a hedge against possible injury to other players since the Wolf Pack don't play until later in the week. Stephen Valiquette gets the start in net in place of Henrik Lundqvist. For more, see Rangers Report, Blue Notes, Slap Shot, Blueshirt Scene, and Blueshirts Blog.
Enough talk about the lines no go out and win a game
Posted by: Jess | December 16, 2007 at 04:59 PM
why not sit Strudwick and play Callahan
Posted by: oleosmirf | December 16, 2007 at 05:02 PM
Wow. Drury will play with Moore and Dawes while Prucha gets the nod alongside Gomez and Shanny. According to TV anyway...
Posted by: pghas | December 16, 2007 at 05:04 PM
Very good forwards, can change them up easily. Struds is in because if Malik has brain farts, Renney can still field 6 D's.
Posted by: rangerbill94 | December 16, 2007 at 05:07 PM
DUM DUM DUM....This looks like one of those games already
Posted by: dennis | December 16, 2007 at 05:15 PM
i fail to understand why dawes can't ride alongside gomez, considering their preseason success.
instead prucha, who has scored less than dawes in twice as many games, is playing there. i hope petr succeeeds, but renney just doens't make sense with little things like this sometimes. argh
Posted by: alex | December 16, 2007 at 05:22 PM
Lmao poor Jags.
Posted by: ANT | December 16, 2007 at 05:27 PM
When Jags loses teeth, he plays better. Watch-
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 05:29 PM
This TV coverage is worse than any minor league TV I've ever seen. Time outs and Joe & John don't even know they are still on the air. No commercials, that's OK.
Posted by: rangerbill94 | December 16, 2007 at 05:30 PM
Yeah that was hysterical. They were looking for Grant Fuhr in the press box.
Atleast they didn't swear.
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 05:31 PM
Malik looks really bad. Next shift is still bad, get the hook. Struds is ready.
Posted by: rangerbill94 | December 16, 2007 at 05:32 PM
Renney using Gomez-Dru_Shanny line...
Posted by: Paul Arensburg | December 16, 2007 at 05:36 PM
I think DirecTV is showing the "wild feed" (I think that's the right term). You notice there's no commercials.
Posted by: JagrGal | December 16, 2007 at 05:39 PM
Wow
This broadcast is WEIRD!!!
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 05:47 PM
JagrGal
I see why they call it a wild feed!
OK 1st period. Defense looks a little shakey, Malik looks like he should be watching and maybe he will be. BTW, I'm not one of those anti-Malik guys. I just see what I see. PP set up pretty good, some good opportunities. Play a control game the goals will come.
Posted by: rangerbill94 | December 16, 2007 at 05:50 PM
Hollweg healthy scratch - Check
Callahan to Hartford for Conditioning - Check
Dawes recalled - Check
Moore recalled - Check
No Hossa - Check
Stupid Renney...Doing most of the moves called for by fans but he's still a fool..
/end sarcasm
Posted by: dtaild | December 16, 2007 at 05:51 PM
The Rangers are looking like they all slept until noon and got to the rink around 4:30. No rhyme or reason to their play, just skating around whacking at the puck.
Posted by: Jasper | December 16, 2007 at 05:52 PM
Maloney is "pissed", Crispino shows up at the last minute! GREAT STUFF!!! This "wild" feed, what can I say?
Posted by: rangerbill94 | December 16, 2007 at 05:55 PM
They served turkey in the media room before the game -- we were joking that the Rangers better not have gotten the same pre-game meal, but it looks like they're tryptophaning big time (except for Jagr's line). Did Fedor Tyutin get his wake-up call yet?
Posted by: Dubi | December 16, 2007 at 05:56 PM
Renney double shifting Drury it looks like. At least twice at ES w/ Gomez-Shanny. And on PP.
I like it. Time to try it. Last night Kings double shifted Kopitar the whole 3rd. Play the guys you pay to play.
Enough 4th line indulging.
11 forwards, 7 D, every night. Extra forward minutes goes to forward playing best.
Posted by: Paul Arensburg | December 16, 2007 at 05:58 PM
Wow
We look sharp out there!
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 06:06 PM
Tough minus for Dawes Moore and Drury.
Posted by: Paul Arensburg | December 16, 2007 at 06:06 PM
christtttttttt
Posted by: Chris | December 16, 2007 at 06:07 PM
The Flyer/Devil game is a better game to watch.
Posted by: Blaze | December 16, 2007 at 06:08 PM
Petty sad so far...
Posted by: Laserman | December 16, 2007 at 06:08 PM
Pretty that is...
Posted by: Laserman | December 16, 2007 at 06:09 PM
boy the Rangers miss Nylander...
Posted by: oleosmirf | December 16, 2007 at 06:09 PM
Nylander? Nah...Avery? Yes
Posted by: dtaild | December 16, 2007 at 06:13 PM
There is just no heart on this team. Absolutely no effort what so ever. They have had just a handful of games so far this year when they have played all out. Ever since playing a complete game in Ottawa they have completly fallen apart. If they continue to play like this verse Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Colorado and Ottawa this week you are looking at last in the Atlantic.
Posted by: Cuch | December 16, 2007 at 06:14 PM
CAN WE CUT THIS NYLANDER CRAP ALREADY.Nylander is gone just forgetting about him
Posted by: ANT | December 16, 2007 at 06:14 PM
I knew this was going to happen, I had this bad feeling about this game as I knew the Coyos were the worst team for the Rangers to play at this point in time.
DT
Thanks for that post as you saved me the trouble of writing it
Posted by: Jess | December 16, 2007 at 06:15 PM
Classic Prucha over there...lol
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 06:16 PM
The Rangers look like fishes out of water.
Absolutely awful.
Posted by: Phill | December 16, 2007 at 06:22 PM
another game where jagr gets shut down on his first two shots and has been more or less invisible
sighhhh
Posted by: Chris | December 16, 2007 at 06:22 PM
the Rangers need more than Avery. Someone who can score which noone one this team other than Shanahan can do.
To go anywhere we are gonna need goals and were gonna have to go out and get a 40 goal scorer.
Get rid of Montoya, Prucha, Moore, Callahan i dont care but it has to be done
Posted by: oleosmirf | December 16, 2007 at 06:23 PM
Do we have a back up, or will this be a 10-0 loss.
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 06:24 PM
what is up with tyutin and girardi lately????????
Posted by: Chris | December 16, 2007 at 06:24 PM
This teams more dysfunctional than the friggin Osbournes...
Posted by: Laserman | December 16, 2007 at 06:26 PM
10-0 loss is maybe something this team needs for sather to wake up and start doing something about this team
Posted by: ANT | December 16, 2007 at 06:26 PM
Why do I get this sense that no one on this team is buying in to Renney's (non)system anymore?
This team seriously needs a shake-up.
You can't blame this one on injuries, or a lack of rest.
This team as is it now simply stinks-
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 06:27 PM
Gee can we blame Jameson too? After all he is attending the game which he normally doesn't.
I mean if we are going to point fingers and blame people let us get down right dorky about it
Posted by: Jess | December 16, 2007 at 06:28 PM
I was at the Washington game last week and it was also downright embarassing.
The Caps didn't play well.
We stunk it up.
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 06:29 PM
Stinking is putting it mildly...
Posted by: Laserman | December 16, 2007 at 06:29 PM
Ha, like there's many 40 goal scores out there we can just get.
Who in the right mind is going to trade the offensively inept Rangers a goal scorer without getting an incredibly lopsided return.
In other words, the Rangers are going to lose A LOT more than Callahan, Montoya, Moore if they want a scorer.
Posted by: Phill | December 16, 2007 at 06:30 PM
blueclue your right something is very wrong with whats going on here
i think you have to look at all avenues, players and renny too
something has to give
Posted by: Chris | December 16, 2007 at 06:31 PM
Now it's Gomez with Jagr and Straka again.
Very consistent Renney-
And now we're short handed.
LGR
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 06:33 PM
SCORE!!!
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 06:34 PM
This is ugly.
Posted by: Ryan | December 16, 2007 at 06:35 PM
Alright, time to wake the KING....
Posted by: BlueClue | December 16, 2007 at 06:35 PM
I agree the team could take a 10-0 beating and that may be the best thing for them...They need a wake up call..
The Rangers need more than Avery offensively, but he has a way of sparking the team...The teams record with him and without him speaks for itself..
Jess-
NP...Renney has made a bunch of moves prior to this game, and so far none of it's been working..Really just need to see Avery back in the line up, but definitely needs to be when he is okay to go and not rushed
Posted by: dtaild | December 16, 2007 at 06:35 PM