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The King Rules Washington, Rangers Go Up, 2-0

Apr 19th, 2009 | By Derek Felix | Category: New York Rangers, Top Story

It’s not their goalie but rather the one at the other end who’s making life difficult for the Capitals. Even a goalie change couldn’t prevent the obvious in this series. That the Rangers boast the superior netminder which was yet again on display.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 35 shots allowing Ryan Callahan’s first period tally to [...]

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Amped, Backstrom, Best Player, Brightest Stars, Caliber, Callahan, Capitals, Coming Home, Crossbar, Fire Shot, First Period, Forwards, Henrik Lundqvist, Madison Square Garden, Netminder, Poise, Realistic Chance, Swede, York Crowd Posted in New York Rangers, Top Story | 1 Comment »

Rangers Don’t Fall into Wild Trap

Mar 25th, 2009 | By Joe McDonald | Category: New York Rangers, Top Story

NEW YORK – In football, it’s called a trap game – a match where a team overlooks its inferior opponent.
Yet, when it comes to the Minnesota Wild, it’s always a trap game, as Jacques Lemaire’s system slows down the attacking opponents almost to a crawl.
In the end though, the Blueshirts didn’t get trapped, coming out [...]

Tags: Backstrom, Blueshirts, Cal Clutterbuck, Dressing Room, Enforcer, Game Winner, Henrik Lundqvist, Jacques Lemaire, Match, Minnesota Wild, Nikolai Zherdev, Opponent, Opponents, Ottawa, Rangers, S System, Scott Gomez, Sean Avery, Second Time, Torts Posted in New York Rangers, Top Story | No Comments »