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  • NYwRiter94
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    • Jun 2008
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    Savior-Andrew Dellapina (NHL 10)



    A single moment in time. It can mean so much, yet so little. Something as monstrous as the creation of a universe, or something as miniscule as a drop of water collecting on a leaf. It was such a moment in time that a small, black object began to fall. The puck came down for what seemed like an eternity, although in actuality it was merely a second or two. However, once it hit the cold hard surface, covered in snow grated off of the surface of the ice, slicked with sweat dripping from the grown men waiting feverishly for the most important moment in their lives, that small rubber disc spawned a clash of two pieces of wood, both vying for the right to win the puck for their owner, to win the puck for their team, to win the puck for their city, to win the puck for their country. As the puck fluttered harmlessly to the side, an entire arena full of people suddenly came into being. An insurmountable burden had been lifted, and after 54 long years, the Stanley Cup had returned to New York City.

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    In 1989, Neil Smith was hired as the general manager of the New York Rangers. He inherited a team with young stars Mike Richter and Brian Leetch, but much work needed to be done before the Rangers were Cup contenders. Sergei Zubov was drafted in 1990 to complete the defensive tandem with Leetch. In 1991, Smith acquired both Mark Messier and Adam Graves, key components to the Rangers’ playoff picture, and at the trade deadline of the 93-94 season, the Rangers acquired Craig McTavish and Glenn Anderson from the Oilers, to push for another Presidents’ Trophy. The team cruised past the Isles and Caps, and after falling behind to the Devils, 3-2, Captain Mark Messier made his famous guarantee, and scored three goals in the third period, along with Stephane Matteau’s epic double overtime goal in game seven, as the Rangers went on to win the next two games, and advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, in hopes of breaking the curse that haunted Rangers fans everywhere they went.

    Although the Canucks won the first game in New York in OT, the Rangers bounced back. They won the second game at home, and the next two in Vancouver. The Rangers then came back home, hoping to win the Cup in front of the New York faithful for the first time ever. However, the Canucks took an early 3-0 lead. Just as soon as the Rangers tied it up in the 3rd, the Canucks fired back and won the game, 6-3. The Canucks brought the series back home and pounded the Rangers 4-1, sending the Rangers reeling and pressuring them at home in the always magical game seven. Leetch and Graves sent blue up 2-0, although Trevor Linden punched one past goalie Mike Richter to halve the lead. Messier then scored on a power play, but Trevor Linden cut the lead yet again. The Rangers then proceeded to kill time, frantically dumping the puck into the Canucks zone with mere seconds left, as the players began the motion of jumping off of the bench and racing towards Richter. However, the referee called icing with a second and a tenth left, and the celebration was cut short.

    As the puck dropped on the final play, Craig McTavish knocked it away, and Madison Square Garden simply burst. A 54-year curse had been broken, and New York City was in all its glory. Brian Leetch was named the first American born and non-Canadian born player to win the Conn Smythe, and Mark Messier had captained two different teams to Stanley Cup championships. It was the defining moment in Rangers history.
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    Beginning during the 1994 offseason, the entire Rangers franchise went downhill. Mike Keenan left over bonus payment disagreements, and Colin Campbell took over as coach. The team struggles the following two years, and even the major signing of Wayne Gretzky in 1996 can’t help as captain Mark Messier leaves for Vancouver the following year and the team misses the playoffs, further injured by Gretzky’s retirement in 99. In 2000 Theo Fleury came to the team in what proved to be a bum move, and Neil Smith was fired in favor of Glen Sather, the man who put together the epic Edmonton Oilers of the late 80s. Although Sather brought back Messier, later signings such as Eric Lindros, Darius Kasparaitis and Anson Carter just wasted money and did nothing for the team. Glen Sather then enraged Rangers faithful by shipping off Adam Graves, and more notably, Brian Leetch, one of the few hard-working players left and a fan-favorite. Eventually, Sather brought in one last star, trading Anson Carter for Jaromir Jar, before the lockout in 2004-2005. By this time, the Rangers were in shambles, and their likely franchise goaltender, Dan Blackburn, had sustained a nerve injury and left the Rangers in even worse shape.

    The lockout led to a new look for the Rangers, and a new organizational goal, which involved more young, homegrown players coming out of the system to develop into starters. That, in addition to strong European roots in veterans like Martin Straka and Jaromir Jagr, who broke both the Rangers’ points and goals records the same year, led to a surprising playoff finish in which they were swept by the Devils in the first round. After the 05-06 season, the Rangers signed veteran scorer Brendan Shanahan, who brought goals to the team, along with the annoyance and grit of Sean Avery and the surprising netminding prowess of rookie Swedish tender Henrik Lundqvist. The Rangers once again made the playoffs, losing to the Buffalo Sabres in 6 games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

    In the 2007 offseason, the Rangers picked up top 5 skater Alexei Cherepanov in the first round of the Entry Draft with the 17th overall pick. In addition, they inked huge deals with Scott Gomez and Chris Drury, expecting two high-scoring centers to pair up with Shanahan and Jagr. However, the acquisitions fell short of expectations and lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round. In the offseason, Glen Sather made one of the most questionable moves in Ranger history, releasing captain and star Jaromir Jagr to go play in Russia, denying him the $6 million he requested, and instead giving it to Wade Redden, a defenseman from the Ottawa Senators, and signed veteran winger Markus Naslund in exchange for the cut ties with Brendan Shanahan. Wade Redden had a dismal season, no doubt less than half of the season the Rangers could have expected from Jagr. Early in the season, a hot start by the Rangers was cut short by the awful news of the death of Alexei Cherepanov, who died on the bench of an Avangard Omsk game, sitting next to Jagr himself. Late in the season, Glen Sather fired Tom Renney and hired former Bolts coach John Tortorella. The team reacquired Sean Avery off of waivers from the Dallas Stars, and traded Petr Prucha and others in two trade deadline deals that brought Derek Morris and Nik Antropov, neither of whom resigned at the end of the year, to New York. The Rangers made the playoffs, but couldn’t hold onto a 3-1 series lead over the Capitals, and fell 4-3.

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      • alex96
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        HOLY COW! DID U MAKE THAT? It looks great!
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        • Qb
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          Yeah, nice graphic! I'm sure we'll be seeing some game recaps soon, right?

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            Originally posted by alex96
            HOLY COW! DID U MAKE THAT? It looks great!
            Thanks, yeah I made it myself.

            Originally posted by Qb
            Yeah, nice graphic! I'm sure we'll be seeing some game recaps soon, right?
            Haha, definitely, I was supposed to get 10 on release day but my dad(he's getting it through his office) has not obtained a copy yet, so I'm waiting. In addition, I have a video to post, a recap of what happens in the offseason with the draft and free agent signings that Sather made, then I'll assume the role of GM and make a few moves I have been planning. Then, I FINALLY get to start the games.
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            • Whitesox
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              Originally posted by Qb
              Yeah, nice graphic! I'm sure we'll be seeing some game recaps soon, right?


              Nice graphic, can't wait to hear how it plays out.
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                Credit to shinderhizzle84 for the video.
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                • Qb
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                  • Mar 2003
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                  Still didn't get the game? If so, bummer dude...

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                  • FlyersFan30
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                    Originally posted by Qb
                    Still didn't get the game? If so, bummer dude...
                    I'm pretty sure he got it, no updates yet though

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                    • NYwRiter94
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                      Yeah, I got the game, planned on starting this weekend, but some BS note sent home by my math teacher that was full of lies led to me not being allowed to play this weekend. Couple that with the fact that I can only play on weekends, add in a bit of extra time to find realistic sliders, and we may be looking at a month or two before this really kicks off. Ideally, if I have a fantastic first quarter grade-wise, I can earn back full playing time, which would mean I could get anywhere between 3 and 10 games a week in.
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                      • NYwRiter94
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                        Rangers Have Big Offseason, Steal Gaborik And Others
                        New York, NY--Glen Sather, in an attempt to save himself from the wrath of Ranger faithful, made some big moves this offseason to add to what looks like a promising team. The headlining move was the first day signing of former Minnesota franchise winger Marian Gaborik to a 5-year, $7.5 million contract. Marian Gaborik brings much needed goal-scoring to a team that struggled to put the puck in the net last year. As long as the 'Glassman' can stay off the IR, he will be a lethal force on the Blueshirt's first line. In addition, Ales Kotalik was inked to a 3-year contract. Kotalik will bring help on the power play from the point with rookie Michael Del Zotto. Other FA signings include Chris Higgins, Donald Brashear, Vaclav Prospal, Enver Lisin and Brian Boyle.

                        On the returning end of the team, Lundqvist is still between the pipes for at least another 5 years, the backbone of the team. Chris Drury returns as the Captain, and youngsters Ryan Callahan and Brandon Dubinsky return for encores, along with Sean Avery. On defense, Michael Del Zotto joins Michael Roszival, Wade Redden, Dan Girardi and Marc Staal. In addition, 2009 Hobey Baker winner Matt Gilroy will step in as a speedy offensive defenseman.

                        With high-tempo coach John Tortorella on the bench, this Ranger team looks to make a splash in both the regular and postseason. If Lundqvist plays as well as always, and Gaborik can stay healthy, look for this team to get past the first round, and even have an outside chance at the cup.

                        The only question left is, will Glen Sather be at the helm when the season kicks off October 2nd against the Pittsburgh Penguins?
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                          Sather Tries Hard, But Can't Hang Onto Job
                          New York, NY--The Rangers Organization has announced today that Glen Sather has been fired as General Manager of the Rangers.

                          Recently, Sather has made a last desperate attempt by signing Marian Gaborik, among others, to the team in hopes of rectifying last years problems. However, Owner Jim Dolan wasn't satisfied and decided it was finally time to listen to the peope of New York.

                          Replacing Sather is former Ranger Andrew Dellapina. Andrew played Right Wing for both the Rangers and the Wolfpack, their AHL affiliate, last year, but stopped playing about 25 games in for reasons unbeknownst to the general public. Dellapina is at a ripe old age of 25, and comes fresh off of a 4-year period at the University of Pennsylvania, where he set nearly every possible school hockey record. The new General Manager was not available for comment, but says he doesn't want to shelter the media, and will try to be as open as possible.

                          Andrew has only a week to settle in before the Rangers begin their preseason games, which begin at home on Tuesday, Sept. 15 against the Boston Bruins.
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                            Believe it or not, this is actually still alive. I've just been doing okay in school, so my parents have been taking away my stuff in hopes that I'll do better. Look to see some updates this weekend (hopefully).
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                              New York Rangers 2009-2010 Opening Night Lines

                              Vaclav Prospal-Brandon Dubinsky-Marian Gaborik
                              Chris Higgins-Chris Drury(C)-Ryan Callahan(A)
                              Ales Kotalik-Artem Anisimov-Enver Lisin
                              Donald Brashear-Brian Boyle-Sean Avery

                              Dan Girardi-Marc Staal(A)
                              Matt Gilroy-Wade Redden
                              Michael Del Zotto-Michael Roszival
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