Rangers Waiver Moves: Claim Christensen & Waive Valiquette

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Bob McKenzie reports that the Rangers have claimed Erik Christensen off of waivers (he was placed on waivers yesterday by the Ducks). He also reported that New York waived Steve Valiquette.

According to Ranger Rants:

Steve Valiquette has been put on waivers with the hope he can be sent to Hartford (AHL) without anybody claiming him. Chad Johnson, a top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker and the CCHA player of the year at Alaska-Fairbanks, has been recalled, though there are no plans for him to make his NHL debut. More than likely, the Rangers will try to bring in another veteran

At this point it's safe to assume that Valiquette has played his last game as a New York Ranger. At $725k Valiquette is already a cheap option as an NHL backup. If the Rangers attempted to re-call him then certainly someone would claim him as the Rangers would be responsible for half of his salary.

Ranger Rants went on to say "Christensen is a decent perimeter player who did not score in nine games for the Ducks this season." Sounds exactly what the Rangers need (sarcasm!).

How many years is it going to take management to realize that this team doesn't need to keep acquiring players who play the perimeter? I'm sick of this crap, put a team on the ice that can crash the net and put the puck in it. Expecting Gaborik to score all your God damn goals just isn't going to work!

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Video: Keith Ballard Tries To Decapitate His Own Goalie

Monday, November 30, 2009

According to the Panthers website:

Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun is on his way back to South Florida with the team Monday night after being taken to an Atlanta-area hospital due to a lacerated ear after being accidentally hit by a teammate’s stick. Vokoun required several stiches to close up the deep laceration.

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Competition: Win Free Pack of Topps' Puck Attax

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Video Tribute: Brendan Shanahan Retires

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Video: Colton Orr Doing What He Does Best

Saturday, November 14, 2009

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Bruins Fan Tattoos Entire Back - Devoted Fan Or Crazy?

Friday, November 13, 2009

Found over at Karlson & McKenzie
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Rangers: News & Thoughts

• The Rangers recalled P.A. Parenteau from Hartford and sent Dane Byers back down. [Newsday]
  
  
• Larry Brooks says it's time to make another call up. He says it's time to sit Michal Rozsival and bring up Bobby Sanguinetti.
  
  
• Crazy stats: Last night Prospal played 27:52  and Gaborik played 26:02 - those are ridiculously high minutes for forwards. It seemed like in the third period Gaborik and Prospal never left the ice.
  
  
• Not sure if this was visible on TV last night, but I was at the game and several times throughout the game Eric Boulton was going after the Rangers after the whistle and pushing them. The first time it was definitely Gaborik, the second time I believe it was Prospal. If opposing teams are going to start that stuff with the Rangers better players, then not only should Brashear be going after Boulton, he needs to be in Kovalchuk's face to send a message.
  
  
• Rangers fans (including myself) are starting to wonder what's going on with Sean Avery. He has been a shell of his former self. I can count on one hand how many times this season Avery was a factor for the Rangers and probably on a couple of fingers how many times he has played the agitating style that hockey fans have become accustomed to seeing Avery play. Last night for the second time in the last couple of games he was one-on-one with the opposing team's goalie and fanned on the shot.
  
  Avery is not effective unless he's playing on the edge. If he goes over it every so often then that's something that the Rangers have to live with. But, this mellowed out Sean Avery is starting to irritate me more than the "in your face" Avery agitates Marty Brodeur.
  
  
• Next game - in Ottawa on Saturday for an afternoon (2pm) game
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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