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Update, 2:34 p.m.: Tortorella post practice presser (via The Blueshirts Blog)...
Update, 2:07 p.m.: Jimmy Murphy at ESPN Boston reports that Zdeno Chara was really upset that his shot broke a bone in Ryan Callahan's leg. He had tremendous praise for Callahan's grit and passion.
...obviously no anomosity towards Chara. He was shooting the puck towards the net not at Callahan.
Update, 1:56 p.m.: Rangers officially calling Callahan injury a fracture of the leg.
Update, 1:41 p.m.: Drury will begin practicing with the team tomorrow and Matt Gilroy will move to wing.
"gives us some flexibility with having a 7th D in there" Update, 1:38 p.m.: Andrew Gross reports that the official report on Callahan is a non-surgical broken ankle and is out indefinitely. "It's long-term," Tortorella says. Update, 1:29 p.m.: Drury on loss of Cally...
"Does all the little things, does all the big things. Going to be a big loss."
...while Callahan cannot be replaced, this Rangers team has stepped up in the face of adversity all year and I fully expect them to do the same now. Update, 1:26 p.m.: No official word from team but Prust, Stepan, Gaborik, Drury all talk to Andrew Gross about what a big loss Callahan is.
Update, 1:05 p.m.: Rangers were 10-7-2 without Callahan when he broke his hand in December.
Update, 12:53 p.m.: Gross reports that the Rangers are sending Kris Newbury back to the Whale and may try Matt Gilroy on the wing.
...sure the playoffs are as good a time as any to try and convert a defenseman into a winger. That's called sarcasm folks. Update, 12:36 p.m.: Bob McKenzie at TSN, who is never wrong, says broken ankle for Callahan.
...this pretty much confirms our worst fears.
Update, 12:29 p.m.: Michael Sauer discusses Callahan and Boyle blocking Chara's shots after the game last night (via Slap Shots)
Update, 12:26 p.m.: Chris Drury one of 12 Rangers on the ice for optional practice this morning.
...with Callahan possibly done for the year, Drury becomes an important piece moving forward. Update, 12:11 p.m.: Jim Cerny reports word coming shortly on Callahan from Rangers.
Update, 12:03 p.m.: Jesse Spector says nothing has been confirmed by the Rangers. While WFAN says they are reporting based on a source.
Original Post: I've been holding on to this until a credible source confirmed. Unfortunately, Andrew Gross just tweeted that Ryan Callahan broken ankle rumor may be accurate. Also hearing WFAN is reporting a broken ankle.
The assumption is it happened while blocking a Zdeno Chara shot late in the third period.
...devastating.
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Here's the NHL's latest "History Will Be Made" commercial featuring the iconic Stephane Matteau OT winner...
...yeah, still gives me the chills.
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For those of you not familiar with the Yahoo Sports fantasy rotisserie scoring system click here. For more on TheNYRBlog Fantasy Hockey League Championship round click here.
OVERALL POINTS Team G A +/- PPP SHG GWG H W GAA SV% SO TOT JDAS 8 2.5 5 7.5 7 7.5 5 7.5 3 3 2.5 58.5
GS 3.5 8 6 2 3 4 1 7.5 8 8 6.5 57.5
MSGU 3.5 6.5 8 3 3 5.5 3 5.5 7 4 6.5 55.5
TG 6.5 6.5 2 5 3 7.5 4 4 2 2 6.5 49
FS 1 4.5 3 5 3 5.5 6 5.5 5 7 2.5 48
S'94 5 4.5 4 5 7 2 2 2 6 6 2.5 46
GTFM 6.5 2.5 1 7.5 7 2 7.5 2 1 1 2.5 40.5
BLUE 2 1 7 1 3 2 7.5 2 4 3 6.5 39
Team Key: JDAS = Jim Dolan's All Stars, TG = The Greeks, S'94 = Spring of '94, GTFM = GetTheFrolovMatteau, BLUE = BLUESHIRTS, FS = Fire Sather, MSGU = MS G-Unit, GS = Glen Sather
Scoring Key: G = Goals, A = Assists, +/- = +/-, PPP = Power Play Points, SHG = Shorthanded Goals, GWG = Game Winning Goal, H = Hits, W = Wins, GAA = Goals Against Average, SV% = Save Percentage, SO = Shutouts, TOT = Total Points
OVERALL STATS Team G A +/- PPP SHG GWG H W GAA SV% SO GTFM 11 15 -6 9 1 1 73 2 3.35 .886 0
Fire Sather 7 17 0 7 0 3 62 4 1.92 .938 0
Spring '94 10 17 1 7 1 1 49 2 1.87 .932 0
Glen Sather 9 22 7 4 0 2 38 6 1.33 .950 1
The Greeks 11 18 -3 7 0 4 56 3 2.39 .920 1
MS G-Unit 9 18 14 5 0 3 51 4 1.82 .930 1
Dolan Stars 14 15 4 9 1 4 61 6 2.33 .923 0
BLUESHIRTS 8 12 12 3 0 1 73 2 2.21 .922 1
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Larry Brooks at the New York Post reports that the Rangers have yet to open talks with 2009 1st round pick Chris Kreider about leaving Boston College to turn pro and that an individual close to Kreider says he is currently planning to return to school for his junior season.
Kreider, who suffered a broken jaw on March 4th, recorded 24 points (11-13) in 32 games for the Eagles, who were eliminated from the NCAA tournament as defending champions in the semifinal of the Western Regional by Colorado College.
...in speaking with lots of readers the consensus is that Kreider is not ready for the NHL needs to remain at BC for at least another year. The kid is raw and is still learning the game. But man I'd love to have his speed on the Rangers next year.
...the other option would be to get Kreider signed and send him down to the Whale for a year to learn the Ranger way. I think this actually might be the better option. It didn't seem like Kreider's game progressed from his freshman to his sophomore year so you have to wonder if staying at BC is actually best for his development.
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The Hockey News has the Rangers at #13 in their most recent power rankings...
13. Rangers - Blueshirts have yet to lose when leading after two periods (28-0-0).
ESPN (15 and TSN (9) also released their rankings.
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In my game recap, I said one of the most memorable moments last night was Henrik Lunqvist skating to the Rangers bench and embracing teammates after Derek Stepan's empty net goal sealed the 5-3 victory. Well, here's a pic of him doing a little dance after that exchange with his fellow Blueshirts....
...Hank has said everything he does on and off the ice is to prepare himself to get the Rangers in the playoffs. And he's pretty much putting the team on his back and getting them there. Rangers fans are lucky to have a guy like this on their team.
...in a battle between Vezina front runners last night, Lundqvist absolutely put himself in the lead for that award.
...and I will continue to say it he deserves Hart Trophy consideration. Is there any other player in the league that a team depends more on?
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Update, 12:42 a.m.: John Tortorella post game presser (via The Blueshirts Blog)...
Original Post: Steve Zipay at Blue Notes has these quotes...
Vinny Prospal...
"Everybody's collecting points and for us to come back after basically trailing the whole game and getting the win is humongous."
Michael Sauer...
"He (Thomas) was challenging me, I had to shoot on the ice, I figured, who knows, a rebound, a lot of things can happen. I had one like that in the first period. I just threw it in the net area. Then I saw Boyler with his hands over his head screaming...We've got great leadership, especially at this time of the year when they're keeping you up, keeping you focused, keeping you positive and then they go out there and get the job done. Vinny today and Dubi. Getting those two goals got us excited. He's a great guy, he gets excited when he scores and he just lifts the spirits of everybody."
Brian Boyle...
"You have to live in the moment. The task (getting into the playoffs) at hand is hard enough. We came together and that is pretty special. I am going to remember this one for the rest of my life."
"It gives you goose bumps & is a feeling you can't describe when you hear the place going crazy and your team going crazy"
Henrik Lundqvist...
"It felt like it went from end-of-the-season excitement to playoff excitement...and we fed off of that"
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Larry Brooks at the 
