Pre-Game Talk: Training Camp '13 (Starts Sunday 1/13)

[GAGLine]

Lol why does his name come up every year? Torts clearly doesn't want him. He didn't want him in tampa and he didn't want him here. Whether or not he could help us is irrelevant.

 

[Crease]

The folklore of Paul Mara continues. Must be the beard.

 

[E-Train]

Another Jorts classic....Mara would not be an upgrade on Eminger or Bickel.

 

[Boom Boom Geoffrion*]

I had to fumigate the office after all that cigar smoke.

You'll never remove it completely. But I encourage you to keep trying.

Another Jorts classic....Mara would not be an upgrade on Eminger or Bickel.

 

[BBKers]

Another Jorts classic....Mara would not be an upgrade on Eminger or Bickel.

I think I get what is being implied here...
Cannot be?!?


OR

"The Dark Knight Rises"??

 

[RangerBoy]

From: @aaronward_nhl
Sent: Jan 11, 2013 9:50a

NHL teams have received their final 2013 Schedule earlier this morning. #TSN

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[RangerBoy]

Camp begins Sunday. Medicals and on the ice stuff on the same day. Travel day on Friday. John Shannon reported some NHL teams will scrimmage their AHL teams in place of preseason games.

 

[RangerBoy]

The Rangers players are having their pictures taken today while the lockout is still not over. The NHLPA voting ends tomorrow morning at 8. From: @NYRangers
Sent: Jan 11, 2013 9:56a

Here at #NYR media day @RMcDonagh27 watches @CarlHagelin and his flow. #BlueshirtsAreBack http://t.co/yiAFUD2a

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[NYR Viper]

I hope the Rangers scrimmage the Whale, would be good experience for some of those young players and it gets the Rangers up to close to game-speed for at least 60 minutes.

 

[Kovalev27]

dolan doesn't care about the lockout lol

 

[eco's bones]

Paul Mara was never as good as a lot of people made out. Not sure he'd be an upgrade over Redden and his $6.5 mil contract even.

 

[nyr2k2]

Paul Mara was never as good as a lot of people made out. Not sure he'd be an upgrade over Redden and his $6.5 mil contract even.

He would not be an upgrade. They're similar guys--playing a safe defensive game, good shots, but far too slow to play NHL hockey.

 

[IAMREALITY]

I really don't get all the arguing, debate or bickering over what the line combos should be.

I mean, you all gotta remember... We're the New York Rangers and we're coached by Torts. Every single line combination found in this thread will be tried by game 10!

 

[Bardof425*]

A hockey player doing whatever he can to help his team win. That's a role suitable for his first full year until he proves he's more valuable over the other players ahead of the depth chart.

Everybody knows Kreider's not a bottom-6 guy. This is a good role for him for early on though. Let him crawl before he walks. If he proves he's too good for that role, all it takes is a couple of seconds to tweak things, which Torts will obviously do over and over against our wills.

I think Kreider moves up around the 10-15 game mark if he starts on the third line. I think Hagelin's offensive numbers last year are a little, unrealistic. Would love to be proven wrong though.

any line with Brian Boyle needs to shut down the other team's best players. Otherwise outside of the pk he is completely useless. So, with that said, his line should have experienced checkers who will not be discouraged by the lack of offensive chances. That is not a good situation for Kreider. You are better off leaving him in Hartford.

 

[Bardof425*]

I really don't get all the arguing, debate or bickering over what the line combos should be.

I mean, you all gotta remember... We're the New York Rangers and we're coached by Torts. Every single line combination found in this thread will be tried by game 10!

It's fun; pretty simple.

 

[mas0764]

So schedules should be out tomorrow then?

 

[IAMREALITY]

It's fun; pretty simple.

You're obviously not schooled in the art of sarcasm and humor now, are you...

 

[Leetch3]

So schedules should be out tomorrow then?

yep. nhlpa will ratify in morning. lockout officially ended and schedule out after that.

 

[nevesis]

“@AGrossRecord: Dan Girardi limps back to dressing room favoring right leg after, wait for it, blocking a shot during #NYR informal scrimmage.”

 

[silverfish]

I hope the Rangers scrimmage the Whale, would be good experience for some of those young players and it gets the Rangers up to close to game-speed for at least 60 minutes.

I'd have to hold my breath the entire game. It's a good thing Artie isn't here anymore, imagine him crossing the blueline with his head down like he used to while McIlrath was on the ice? Oh boy

At least Pashnin isn't with the Whale too, dude would be hip-checking people left and right

 

[Leetch3]

“@AGrossRecord: Dan Girardi limps back to dressing room favoring right leg after, wait for it, blocking a shot during #NYR informal scrimmage.â€

#warriors

 

[Jim Morrison]

“@AGrossRecord: Dan Girardi limps back to dressing room favoring right leg after, wait for it, blocking a shot during #NYR informal scrimmage.â€

Of course. ****.

 

[Vitto79]

I've ready Cally on LW a few times so far. Keeping Gabby and Nash on RW. on the same note I read Nash on LW as well. Torts will mix it up alot

3rd and 4th lines have always been the same with Kreider, Boyle, Pyatt........Rupp, Halpern, Asham

 

[Rangerfans]

Girardi will be fine.

This is probably the first time he had to block a shot since last season. They probably forgot how painful it can be

 

[NYR Viper]

This would happen........

That is going to be happening all season. They need to add a legit NHL defenseman.