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In the midst of Steve ranting about Doc Ock (aka Glen Sather), I figured I’d get my voice in on the action. 

I’m not going to sit here and tell you why Tom Renney should go, or why Glen Sather is a terrible GM…you all know that already. 

But, what gets lost in the arguments over upper management is the team on the ice.  So, let’s talk some hockey.

Way back in January, we did a show where I said that the Rangers needed a strong month to keep Tom Renney around.  This was because the team was about to go up against the likes of Washington, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Chicago and Boston. 

I honestly thought the team had a legitamite shot of going 2-10 during the month, with wins only coming against teams like the Islanders and the Senators. 

Well, the team played alright, going 6-5-1 in the month.  So, Renney remained.

Now the team is in a more precarious position than before.  They are teetering on the edge of the playoff hunt and seemingly have no hockey ability left.

That being said, this team, right now, can quell some of the fan outrage in just two weeks.  Two games against the Islanders, two games against Toronto, one against Colorado….WAHLAH!  Simple right?

Those teams have a combined record of 65-89-17.  If this team can figure out something, maybe only for a brief while, they could realistically take 7 or 8 points against these teams.

Not saying it’s going to happen, but if this team still wants to have a chance at the end of the regular season, this is as good a time as any to get back on the horse.

During the aforementioned month of January, Henrik Lundqvist had a GAA of 2.22, and that includes  two 6-goal games.  Since that time, his GAA is 3.04.

Henrik needs to be better for this team to win.  Granted, he’s not getting the help around him to facilitate better games a lot of the time, but this team lives and dies by The King.

Also during the month of January, the team averaged 2.27 goals per game.  Since that time, the team is averaging a mere 1.5 goals per game.  That has to be better.

So, what’s the point of this all?  To remind everyone that this team, this coach, and this GM have won a few games this season.

Sure, they pretty much all stink right now.  But that 6-5-1 month of January was against good teams.  These next two weeks (Blues debacle excluded) are games against bad teams, teams the Rangers can beat and did beat earlier in the season.

Maybe, just maybe, this team can win a couple and at least entertain us all for a few more days.

Something just doesn’t sound right about that does it?

Steve and I talked ad nauseum about the benching of Aaron Voros being a smart move on the last podcast.  Then, low and behold, Tom Renney decides we here at the NYRangerscast don’t know jack, and inserts Voros back into the lineup tonight against the Penguins.

Not only that, but he puts Voros in at the expense of the guy Steve said was on the verge of stepping up to the next level, Lauri Korpokoski.

This move makes absolutely no sense to me.  The Korpedo hasn’t shown up on the stat sheet as much as one may like, but when you talk about heart, effort, and groove; it seems Lauri has found all of those recently.

Conversely, Aaron Voros, had his 15 minutes of fame disappear over a month and a half ago.  Voros hasn’t scored a goal since November 28th against Florida.  Since then, he’s had 0 goals, 1assist and is -3 on the ice.

The argument that Voros is a big body that likes to throw his weight around has been disproved time and time again this season.

So, what’s the reason for putting him in you ask?

Coach Renney says his big body will help the power play!

Come on Tom, we’re not that stupid.

Update 5:07 p.m.: Steve here.  I’m just about on my way out the door to go to the Garden, but before I leave I really need to chime in on this one here.

This move really blows my mind.  Tom Renney really comes off here looking like a blind squirrel in search of a nut.  There is simply no logic to make this move at this point in time.  Aaron Voros brings nothing to the table.  The early season Voros was absolutely an abberation.

The real Aaron Voros was drafted in the 8th round, 229th overall.  He took six years to crack an NHL roster and put up a whopping 14 points in his only season.  After a fantastic first five games of the year, Voros has managed to put up 5 total points in his last thirty.  He’s a minus player over that stretch to boot.

Lauri Korpikoski is a first round pick who’s game is FINALLY rounding into shape.  He’s strong on the puck, playing with confidence and seems right on the brink of breaking out.  To take him out of the lineup at this point–and for a guy like Aaron Voros nonetheless–is laughable.

Renney said it’s not a reflection of Korpi’s game, but he needed to move someone out to give Voros a shot.  My first question is obviously: why? But that question aside, there are plenty of people who would do well riding the pine for a game or two that aren’t named Lauri.  The only problem with benching them is that their price tag is a little higher than a guy who is playing in his first full season with the big club.

Tom Renney threatened to sit down his “key guys” if they didn’t produce.  I was a fool for believing he might do it.  Drury has been awful and Gomez has been a joke, yet here they are again set to play against the Penguins, while another deserving young player gets the shaft.

Eric and I said this next tough stretch could do a lot to determine whether or not Tom Renney will be the head coach for the remainder of the regular season.  Right now, he simply seems lost.

7:00 pm: Well this is just great. There will be no live blog tonight because the great Time Warner of Cincinnati does not carry the Versus network.  Apparently, having the NHL package means nothing.  So, I will have to wait and see what happens instead of watching the game live.  Thanks NHL.  Thanks Time Warner.  Go Rangers.

The Dallas Stars announced today that the “Bad Boy of Hockey”, Sean Avery, will not be returning to the team.  This following the 6-game suspension over remarks Avery made regarding former girlfriends and current players in the NHL.

Avery was just 23 games into a four-year $15.5 million dollar deal that took Avery away from Broadway.

Dallas was a team, at the beginning of the year, getting a lot of hype as a Cup contender.  But, the teams lackluster 11-14-4 record had many in Bid D pointing fingers.  Most of them at Avery.

Avery was able to bring a spark to the Rangers two years ago, but that spark was a little more than Dallas was ready to handle.

What will happen to Avery is still yet to be determined.  The Stars could trade him, send him to the minors where he could be picked up on waivers, or buy out his contract.

In my opinion, I don’t think the first two options are extremely feasible at this point.  No team is going to want to trade him, or take him off waivers, and take the long term contract that came back to bite Dallas.

My guess is he sits out the remainder of the season and is given a buy out in the summer.

Many people want him back in Rangers blue.

This is a pipe dream.

First off, as much as the team improved on the ice with Avery, they grew that much further apart with him in the locker room.  Stories keep coming out about how much Rangers players really disliked this guy.  Not to mention the man who sent him packing, Glen Sather, will not go out of his way to give Avery another chance.

Avery will be back somewhere.

With a one-year contract on a team willing to take a chance.

The Rangers just won’t be that team.

The Rangers, coming off of a huge win against Pittsburgh last night, go into one of the most hostile arenas in the NHL to face Montreal.

Rangers (18-8-2) continued their dominance in the shootout last night, maybe a regulation win is in order against the Canadiens, who come into the game with a record of 14-6-4, 2nd in the Northeast.

Montreal is coming off back to back wins, one against Northeast Division leader Boston and the other against the Thrashers, a game in which Montreal came back to win after blowing a 3 goal lead.

Two big names to watch out for tonight, Saku Koivu and Carey Price.

Price, as you remember, let up three early goals before being pulled the last time he faced the Rangers.  Problem is, that was way back in February.  Now, Price has a 12-4-3 record, a .920 save percentage, and 2.41 GAA.

Koivu is leading the Canadiens in most offensive statistical categories.  He leads the team in points with 21, assists with 14, and is second in goals with 7.

For the Rangers, the newly assembled, “Steve Gelbs requested”, line of Zherdev, Gomez and Naslund look to have another productive night after their debut against the Pens.

Can I get 5 to 1 on a Petr Prucha hat trick tonight?  Anyone?

Rangers @ Canadiens, let’s do this.

7:12 pm: Nice ceremony for the 100th year anniversary of the Original 6.  Plenty of great Rangers and Habs getting honored on the ice.

7:19 pm: My favorite part of playing teams from Canada…Oh Canada!

7:23 pm: Blair Betts late scratch, upper body injury, Dawes in.  Dawes on the 2nd line with Drury and Cally.  Korpedo down to 4th line center.

7:27 pm: Great passing between Zherdev and Gomez to set up the great chance for Naslund.  Rangers looking very good early on.

7:30 pm: Drury unable to clear the zone, Habs get an extra chance on the possession and Mara takes the first penalty of the game.

7:36 pm: Hey everybody, Rozsival shot it! Nice pass by Dawes….Lundqvist with two excellent saves, this one after a Cally turnover.

7:38 pm: Habs score off the rush. Kostitsyn with the goal, poor job on D by Girardi and especially Redden.  His troubles continue.

7:40 pm: Well this could be a long night.  Kalinin muffs the puck after a solid shift for the Rangers.  Habs pick it up for the odd man rush and the goal.  Habs 2-0.

7:45 pm: Rangers just look lost on the defensive end.  Habs are passing the puck at will, no one is picking up a man.

7:53 pm: Ugh, this is just embarassing.  Rangers are puck chasing on defense, Habs shooting at will.  Rangers not being phyisical at all, can’t get anything going at all.  Habs now lead 3-0.

End of the 1st: Rangers are down 3-0.  Not playing defense.  No sustained pressure on offense.  Getting outplayed up and down the ice.  Enough said.

8:20 pm: Rangers come out and still refuse to hit anyone.  Another turnover in their own zone leads to the 4th Habs goal.  Henrik is livid, yelling at Renney after the 1st period and now at his teammates after that goal.  Habs lead 4-0.

8:28 pm: Its at these times I feel bad for Henrik.  Just getting pelted with pucks, no help from his defenders, he deserves better.

8:31 pm: Rangers get their first PP of the game.  You know what that means, Habs have a better chance at 5-0 than the Rangers do at 4-1.

8:33 pm: Prucha vs. Lapierre…Where did that come from?  That’s like a featherweight against a middleweight.  Prucha really working hard to earn a spot.

8:38 pm: THANK GOODNESS!  Rangers score on the PP, Mara gets the goal.  Rangers trail 4-1.  Still a long way to go.

8:46 pm: Gomez v. Koivu?  What in the world is going on?  Gomez and Prucha dropping the gloves in this one.

8:49 pm: Wade Redden out for the remainder of the game with an injury.  I know, I know, you wouldn’t have noticed if I didn’t say anything.

8:50 pm: GOAL!!!!!!!!! NIK ZHERDEV IS UNREAL!!!! GREAT PASS FROM ZHERDEV TO DAWES WHO FINISHES FOR THE GOAL!!!! ALL STARTED BY A GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAY BY DRURY!!!! Rangers down 4-2.

End of 2nd: Well, the Rangers finally show some life.  Unfortunately, they waited until they were down 4-0 to do so.  Early in the period the Rangers looked sloppy still, and were not getting any bodies on Montreal.  Petr Prucha gets into a fight, Rangers score.  Scott Gomez gets into a fight, Rangers score.  A little feistiness coming from some unusual places.  Little different scenario going into the third.

9:10 pm: Thats exactly how the Rangers couldn’t start the period.  They did.  Can’t clear the puck, another second chance for the Habs.  Montreal 5-2.

9:19 pm: Rangers just refuse to hit people.  Habs continue to shoot at will.  Add that to all the Rangers turnovers, just makes things to easy for a good Montreal team.

9:25 pm: Where’s the fire?  I know the team is tired, but come on, act like you’re trying just a little bit.

9:29 pm: It’s amazing how good Henrik can look when the team is losing so badly.

9:31 pm: Well, the Rangers are 3 for 3 on the penalty kill, so that’s nice.

9:35 pm: Ok guys, only a few minutes left in this one. The Montreal fans singing “Nah Nah Hey Hey (Goodbye)”.  Unfortunately, I cannot stay until the end as I have an event to attend too.  Steve and I will be back with a new show tomorrow.  Two games with two very different outcomes to discuss.

Reports from the “This Couldn’t Have Happened Soon Enough” camp say that Scott Gomez will be in tonight’s lineup against Phoenix.

Sam Weinman reports that with Gomez in the lineup, the lines will look like this:

Drury-Gomez-Callahan

Naslund-Dubinsky-Zherdev

Voros-Korpikoski-Fritsche

Sjostrom-Betts-Orr

Redden-Girardi

Mara-Kalinin

Staal-Rozsival

You may also notice that in the defensive pairings, Marc Staal and Paul Mara will not be paired together for the first time this season.  It’s a shame because they have really seemed to click together and have been the Rangers most effective pair.  But, Rozsival and Redden have just been so putrid that maybe Coach Renney is looking for the Staal-Mara mojo to rub off on those two.

Here’s hoping Gomez can spark some life into this offense.

New episode will go up around 5 o’clock, plenty of time for you to listen before the puck drops.

For Brendan Shanahan, the waiting game with the Rangers went on for long enough.  Larry Brooks at the NY Post is reporting that Shanny is officially moving on with his career.

“I’ve told (agent Rick Curran) that I can no longer wait and that it’s time to move on,” Shanahan told Brooks today. “Until now, Rick has been under instructions to tell inquiring teams that my focus was on re-signing with the Rangers, and that I was not accepting any other offers. That has changed.”

It’s really amazing that Shanny waited in limbo for this long.  It just goes to show how much he wanted to end his career as a Ranger.  It’s a shame that wish couldn’t be fulfilled.  The 2008 Ranger pace would have left Shanahan in the dust.

But, he still has some talent and hopefully he will make a return to the Garden with another team, where he will definitely receive a standing ovation,

As reported by TSN earlier today and confirmed by the Rangers early this afternoon, Patrick Rissmiller has been placed on waivers.

If Rissmiller does not get claimed by another team, he will be sent to Hartford. If the Rangers choose to bring Rissmiller back up at some point, he would have to clear waivers again.

The writing was on the wall from the beginning of the season. Too many forwards, not enough time to go around. Rissmiller has been the one guy that hasn’t earned a spot on the club in the small chunks of playing time he’s gotten.

Could Rissmiller be picked up by another team? Sure.

If he doesn’t, will he be coming back up to the Rangers anytime soon? Doubtful.

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In other news, TSN is also reporting that the NHL is in preliminary talks about possibly adding another franchise in Toronto.

According to the report, Jim Balsillie, the co-CEO of Waterloo, Ontario-based Research in Motion Ltd. is the most likely owner of the team.

Balsillie aided in the financial restoration of the Nashville Predators organization.

This was one of the cities I said needed another team if the NHL were to expand. But, I still firmly believe the NHL is not in a place to expand at the moment. But, money trumps all and obviously Commissioner Gary Bettman sees untapped money in Toronto.

Pregame: Good test tonight for the Rangers against the defending champs.  I think this game will really give us a gauge of how well the Rangers stack up against the best of the best.  Al Trautwig just called Joe Louis Arena a dump.  Fantastic.  Got to love a guy who knows there’s no way he can get fired.  Late Scratch for today’s game, Sam Rosen has the night off.  John Gianone will be doing the play-by-play on MSG.

7:09 pm: Well that was fast.  Detroit goal.  Couple deflections, off the post and past Hank.  Samuelsson gets the goal.  Rangers trail 1-0.

7:13 pm: Most underrated Ranger of this season so far, Dan Girardi.  Thoughts?

7:14 pm: This is going to be a long night.  Rangers are asleep at the wheel.  Detroit goal by Franzen.  Detroit leads 2-0.

7:22 pm: WE HAVE LIFE! RYAN  CALLAHAN, GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rangers trail 2-1.

7:25 pm: Rangers decided to show up, completely different team than they were the first three minutes.  Momentum is shifting to the Rangers.

7:31 pm: Red Wings continue to push the puck relentlessly.  Good stop on the 2 on 1 by Henrik.  Shots 10-6 Detroit.

7:35 pm: Great move by Zherdev in the neutral zone setting up that chance for Dubi.

7:40 pm: Rangers doing their best to keep pace.  Nice look for Gomez, couldn’t get it on net.

End of 1st: News Flash:  Red Wings are good.  Rangers spent the first few minutes of the period in awe of the defending champs.  Because of that they found themselves down 2-0.  But, the Rangers woke up and played well the rest of the period.  After one, down 2-1.

8:02 pm: Pace continues to be the story of this game.  Each team with some early chances, nothing comes of them.

8:04 pm: One reason for the pace is the fact there haven’t been any penalties and hardly any stoppages.

8:11 pm: Couple of very nice saves by Hank.  He’s really played well aside from the rebound he gave up on the second goal.

8:13 pm: Voros with the great chance off the pass from Dubi.  I don’t know how that didn’t go in, Voros arguing for a penalty.  No call.

8:18 pm: Well all this pressure someone was going to score.  Detroit scores after a one timer gets deflected twice and goes past Henrik.  Detroit leads 3-1.

8:22 pm: NIGEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rangers stay in this one with a beautiful shot by Dawes.  Rangers trail 3-2.

8:25 pm: First penalty of the game called on the Red Wings.  Let’s see if the Rangers can keep this momentum going and tie this one up.

8:29 pm: Not a good PP by the Rangers.  Follow that up by a penalty on Voros.  Time for the PK.

8:32 pm: Penalties are racking up.  Callahan for hooking. 5 on 3 for 30 seconds followed by a PP for 1:30.

End of 2nd: Good finish considering the circumstances, still have a penalty to kill for a minute in the third.  Overall, a good period for the Rangers.  Good job staying with Detroit.

8:52 pm: Penalty killed off.  Great job by the Rangers, even got a 3 on 2 SH chance.

8:53 pm: VOROS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOAL!!!!!!!!! ALL TIED UP BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Voros whiffed on one a second earlier but redeems himself there.  Game tied 3-3.

8:56 pm: Rangers doing a great job on the forecheck.  Pressure is on.

8:57 pm: VOROS!!!!!!!! HE IS SUPERMAN!!!!!!!!! GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!! Throws it off a Red Wing to bank it in. RANGERS LEAD 4-3!!!!!

9:01 pm: A complete 180 by this Rangers team from the first three minutes.  Firing on all cylinders and playing nice D as well.

9:04 pm: Rangers will go on their second power play.  Cleary gets called for roughing.  Time for some insurance goals.

9:07 pm: Exciting PP, near goals by Zherdev and Gomez.  This game is so intense.

9:13 pm: Henrik with two great saves.  Red Wings starting to gain some offensive momentum, Rangers still going well all around.

9:17 pm: Here we go.  Rangers called for too many men on the ice.  Terrible penalty to take with just over 5 minutes to play.

9:21 pm: All tied up.  Detroit is going to let you get away with that penalty.  Off a deflection off Redden’s skate.  Tied at 4.

End of Regulation: Wow. Some of the most intense hockey I’ve seen in a while.  Rangers deserve two points but they have one fore sure right now.  Let’s play some more.

9:30 pm: Well that didn’t take long.  Hossa puts one in just 30 seconds into OT.  Heartbreaking loss for the Rangers.  The boys showed some good fight but came up short.  Come away with a one point consolation.  Tough loss to swallow.

Hey everyone…sorry I’m late, I was briefly blacked out of the game in favor of the Sabers on MSG.  But, thanks to a free preview of NHL Center Ice I’m watching now.  The Garden is buzzing for this Original 6 home opener.  Lets go Rangers!

Rangers ave six games in the next nine nights…must be hockey season.

Scratches for tonight – Prucha, Rissmiller, Fritsche

By the way, I know some of you were expecting to hear Steve and My NHL Preview show.  That will be coming up sometime this week for your enjoyment.

7:19 pm: Korpikoski called for the penalty…Chicago gets the first man advantage…Rangers look good on the PK so far…fast pace so far

7:22 pm: No shots for Chicago on that PP….Callahan just got into a fight with Fraser…Cally’s line is looking like a bat out of hell…Good way to pump the Garden up

7:28 pm:  WADE REDDEN, WELCOME TO THE GARDEN!!!!!!!! GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drury puts the puck on the net and Redden puts in the rebound…Rangers lead 1-0! Rangers getting great pressure, but up until that goal they weren’t getting to many pucks on net.  But, Drury able to get one on Huet and Redden was in the perfect position to follow it up.

7:33 pm: First real test on Henrik…nice stick save.  Followed up by a great 2 on 1 stop.

7:38 pm: Rangers starting to give away to many pucks in their own zone…Drury just gave one up behind the net that led to a nice chance for the Blackhawks…On the opposite end Huet continues to give up nice rebounds for the Rangers.

7:42 pm: Nice little move by Zherdev…missed the net on the sho, but still looked good doing it.

7:49 pm: GOAL Chicago…Brian Campbell shot goes of the side of the net, rebounded by Pat Kane through the legs of Henrik…Game tied 1-1.

7:51 pm: Drury draws the penalty with 6 seconds left…they’ll start the second period on the PP.

End of 1st Period: Chicago stepped their game up the second half of the period.  Rangers a little careless with the puck but still playing pretty physical.  Huet is giving up some juicy rebounds, Rangers just need to keep challenging. Game tied 1-1.

8:11 pm: Rangers come out on the PP…great shot by Gomez and an even better glove save by Huet.

8:13 pm: PP over…Rangers get one shot on goal…not a great PP, no real pressure

8:16 pm: WELCOME TO THE GARDEN AARON VOROS!!!!!!!!! GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great feed by Dubi to Voros and a great finish for Aaron’s first goal as a Ranger…Rangers lead 2-1!  The crowd is back into it at the Garden.

8:17 pm: Voros showing Tom Renney he belongs on that second line…that was a great shift for the second line…excellent job on the forecheck and their rewarded with a goal.

8:21 pm: Wade Redden missed a wide open net, not to sure if it hit the post or if he just whiffed.  Penalty called on the Blackhawks….Rangers on their second PP and they are buzzing.

8:24 pm: PP over…a little better than the first one, but still not great…Chicago controlling the puck right now, Hank with some great saves.

8:30 pm: The Dubi, Zherdev, Voros line is looking excellent…Marc Staal with a nice shot, off the shoulder of Huet.

8:35 pm: DUBI DUBI DUBI!!!!!!!!!!! GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I not just say that line was looking excellent…great pass and a great finish by Dubi.  Rangers lead 3-1!

8:37 pm: Paul Mara getting into the fisticuffs.

8:39 pm: Gomez will join Mara in the box.  Questionable call of tripping, Gomez’s not happy and if he’s not happy I’m not happy.

8:42 pm: Short handed 3 on 2 for the Rangers…great shot by Betts and an amazing save by Huet. Full strength fot the last minute and fifteen.

End of 2nd Period: Great energy by the second line turns into two goals.  Much more energy in the second period, not giving up too many chances for the Blackhawks.  Blueshirts doing a good job of taking advantage of turnovers.  Rangers lead 3-1.

9:03 pm: Rangers come out hot…but they’ll cool down as Redden takes an interference penalty.

9:05 pm: Great short handed effort by Freddy Shoes to force the turnover and continue to work for a wrap around shot that went wide.  Teams at full strength.

9:12 pm: Goal Chicago. Blackhawks just kept the puck in the zone and kept the pressure on Hank.  Goals will happen when you give up so many chances.  Rangers lead 3-2 with 12:31 to go.

9:17 pm: NIKOLAI ZHERDEV, WELCOME TO THE GARDEN!!!!!!!!!!!! GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The new guys getting into the action.  Another goal by the second line.  A great shot after the assist from Voros.  Picture Perfect.  The second line has seven points.  Rangers lead 4-2!

9:25 pm: Chicago now out shooting the Rangers.  They are starting to put the puck on net more than they were earlier.  Rangers need to remain tight on defense.  Two goals is insurmountable with seven minutes left.

9:30 pm: Pace of the Ranger continues to be impressive.  Not necessarily getting a whole lot of opportunities but moving the puck and staying in control.

9:34 pm: Rangers can’t capatalize on their thir PP.  Under a minute to go.  The perfect season is still in tact!

9:36 pm: RANGERS WIN 4-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  They go to 3-0 for the first time since 1989-1990.  Heck of a job on their home opener.

New guys getting the job done tonite.  THe second line looked phenomenal.  Henrik with 30 saves on the night.  A total team effort.  Great win.  Aaron Voros gets the first star, well deserved.  On to Philly tomoorow for the Rangers first road game in America.

Thanks for tuning into the Live Blog everyone.  Steve and I will be back with a new podcast on Tuesday night to discuss all the Rangers games of the weekend.

Is Brendan Shanahan coming back?

Is Petr Prucha on his way out?

If a tree falls in the middle of the woods and nobody’s around to hear it, does it make a sound?

All of these questions, except for maybe the third one, have been making the rounds on the message boards today.

So, we would be remiss not to tell you that there are reports that Darren Dreger of TSN says the signing of Shanny is imminent by the Rangers.

I have looked over TSN’s website and cannot find if this is printed or just speculation.  But, I figured I’d pass the information along anyway.

Rumor also has it that Peter Prucha is on his way out.

Again, this could all be just mindless speculation, but it’s good chatter none the less.

In my opinion, this whole limbo thing with Shanahan needs to end.  The more the rumors keep flying, the more a distraction it becomes.  One side needs to make a statement or a decision before it gets out of control.

More info here when it drops.