The Mid-Week Report
Only one Ranger prospect in action on Wednesday evening and the good news is that Tysen Dowzak actually does play defense like a defenseman is supposed to.
Only one Ranger prospect in action on Wednesday evening and the good news is that Tysen Dowzak actually does play defense like a defenseman is supposed to.
It’s going to be a busy night in the NHL On The Fly studios…
The Montreal Canadiens will be honouring one of their legends prior to Saturday night’s game against the Boston Bruins, as Patrick Roy’s No.

Breaking Chris Doyle’s 3 week hold on our Ranger Prospect of the Week is 2008 3rd round pick Evgeny Grachev of the Brampton Battalion. Grachev had 4 goals in the Battalion’s 14th straight win on Sunday is also the leading rookie goal scorer in the OHL with 12 goals.
Apologies to Bryan for posting right after him, but I have something quick I need to saw.
The Saturday night report really does not have anything special about it as once again the Ranger prospects just don’t put any points on the board.
We’re probably due for a Rangers post right about now. But before we get to that, I just want to point out the sheer absurdity that is the Islanders’ 2008-09 schedule. Now, when the schedule came out back in July, I pretty much trashed it
The Lightning are seemingly trying their best to become the laughing stock of the NHL taking the crown away from the New York “lets promote our backup goalie to General Manager” Islanders. Just 16 games into the season the Lightning have fired head coach Barry Melrose. This comes just a couple days after
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Lightning Strikes Melrose
Chris Drury must have heard my calls from two or three weeks ago asking for him to do a conditioning stint in Hartford. He has come alive lately. In Tampa Bay, it was like a group of bullies taunting a weakling, and to of his goals were a result of bad goaltending.
NJ.com passes along three different angles of a skirmish in the upper level of the Prudential Center during last night’s Rangers/Devils game between a Blue Shirts fan and security. To his credit, he put up quite a fight.