Thursday, April 17, 2008

Now Back to Hockey

Sam Weinman of the The Rangers Report has this report from practice today...

The day after scoring what has to be the biggest goal of his career, Marc Staal didn’t skate yesterday. His ankle was still sore after blocking a shot in the third period, but Tom Renney said Staal will definitely play tomorrow.

“The last game he scores the game-winning goal and now he takes the day off,” Jaromir Jagr cracked. “All the old guys have to practice.”

A lot of questions today about Brent Sutter’s remarks last night that the Rangers are purposely running Martin Brodeur. The Rangers say that’s hardly been the case.

“I don’t know what he said but before we played the New Jersey Devils we preached going hard to the net for rebounds and loose pucks. It’s not something unique to the NHL and it’s not unique to our team,” Brendan Shanahan said.

...Sutter better start worrying about his own team or they'll be booking tee times after Friday night's game. And I love that he's complaining about running his goalie the same night one of his players slashed the stick out of Lundqvist's hand.

...I'm really proud of our organization during this series. While the Devils have complained and cried about everything, I haven't heard a word from Renney or a single player on the Rangers about bad calls or the Devils chippy play. It's called class and Sutter and his boys should take a lesson.

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