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Funny: The Legend Of Paul Mara’s Beard

Once again the great SportsHernia brings us another Rangers related post. First time it was Larry Brooks, now it is Rangers defenseman Paul Mara and his great beard.
Here are some quips about Mara’s beard:
Paul Mara……

is no longer able to speak because the weight of the beard is too great.
will soon instruct his beard to attack [...]

Listen: Sam Rosen on WFAN with Steve Somers

Voice of the Rangers Sam Rosen joined Steve Somers on WFAN at 9:25P ET.
Go to WFAN.com for the audio (once I put it up there — haha)

No Quick Fix — But a Few Ideas

There is no quick fix to the Rangers problems, obviously.
Here are the pressing issues:

Lack of a true goal scorer
Power-play is a nightmare
Not a great core of prospects

A few ideas (Note — I have heard nothing and I am not making up rumors, I am just playing GM):

Dangle RFA Nikolai Zherdev, and perhaps Dan Girardi, the [...]

Video: Rangers On Breakup Day

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News: Drury Won’t Need Surgery On Hand

While saying goodbye on breakup day today, Rangers captain Chris Drury said that he will not need surgery on his injured right hand.
“The good news today is I don’t need surgery,” said Drury, who will wear a brace for a couple of weeks.
Drury was also asked twice during the series vs Washington whether he could [...]

2nd Round Picks..

These are tough match-ups.
In the East I was right about the Bruins (dead on), Canes and Pens.  Wrong about the Rangers….bummer.
In the West, I had the Wings and Blackhawks.  Dead wrong about the Blues and missed on the Sharks finally doing something.
Ok — round two:
Bruins/Canes — Being bold, taking the Canes in 6
Pens/Caps — Pens [...]

Listen: Round Two Preview, Tangradi Interview

For those of you who missed the OuttaLeftField blog talk show but still want to listen, click play below.
We recapped the first round, previewed the second round and got a little heated in a discussion about the NHL’s TV deal.
We also had the pleasure of interviewing the 23rd best NHL prospect according to Hockey’s Future, [...]

Quotes: Torts On Breakup Day

John Tortorella met with the press for over a half an hour today and spoke on mnay of the burning issues that faced him and the team.
On the incident that led to his suspension
“My thing … it’s a bad mistake by me. I regret it. I think I put the New York Ranger organization in [...]

Brooks: Go Get St. Louis

Larry Brooks of the New York Post has a column today sayin that the Rangers should reunite John Tortorella and Marty St. Louis on Broadway.
Understand that St. Louis, regarded as the heart and soul of the Lightning’s 2004 Stanley Cup
championship team, is one of Tortorella’s favorite players ever.
Understand that St. Louis has a no-trade clause [...]

Article: Rangers need scoring wings who don’t cost a lot

Michael Obernauer, of the NY Daily News, writes today of the Rangers need for inexpensive scorers.
The salary cap is not expected to change dramatically next season after three straight years of sharp rises. For argument’s sake, if the ceiling remains at $56.7 million, that would give the Rangers just over $14.5 million to spend on [...]