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Update: 12:57AM: The Rangers postgame notes are after the jump
Original Post: For a recap and stats, visit SNY.tv
-Daymond Langkow (5) opened the scoring 3:56 into the game.
-Dan Girardi (4) tied the game late in the first from, Vinny Prospal (16) and Marian Gaborik (10)
-Jarome Iginla (8) scored a powerplay goal that ended up being the game winner late in the second.
-Rene Bourque (6) added the final goal at 16:35 of the third period.
-Former Ranger Nigel Dawes had three assists in the game
-The Rangers out-shot the Flames 31-22.
-Steve Valiquette stopped 19 of 22 shots.
-Mikka Kuprusoff stopped 29 of 30 shots
-Ales Kotalik led the team with four shots.
-Chris Drury was injured early in the first and didn’t return.
-Brandon Dubinsky was also injured in the second period.
-Bruce Springsteen was out of this world at MSG tonight.
The Rangers next game is Thursday night against Atlanta
* The Blueshirts were defeated by the Calgary Flames, 3-1, tonight at Pengrowth Saddledome to conclude their three-game road trip through Western Canada.
* The Rangers are now 10-7-1 overall, including a 4-5-1 mark on the road.
* New York out-shot Calgary, 33-22, including a 13-5 advantage in the third period.
* Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi tallied the team’s only goal of the contest at 17:16 of the first period; he finished the contest with a Rangers season-high, seven blocked shots in 20:56 of icetime.
* Vinny Prospal recorded an assist and led all skaters with 25:59 of icetime; he is currently tied for third in the NHL in assists (16) and eighth in points (20).
* Marian Gaborik registered one assist in 24:49 of icetime; he has posted a point in 14 of his 16 appearances this season.
* Michael Del Zotto and Ales Kotalik tied for the game-high with four shots.
* Steve Valiquette made 19 saves in net for the Rangers.
What can you possibly say? Same old Rangers? Good start with that one. Let’s face it my Ranger brothers this team is no closer to winning the cup than any other team Sather has put on the ice since 2000. How long till James Dolan realizes we have the wrong guy at the helm? Well since Sather didn’t rape anybody (none that we know of yet), and he is not involved in any other scandals (that we know of yet), I doubt Dolan even thinks there is anything wrong. He’s making money hand over foot (at the fans expense 100%) so to him the “business” is doing just fine. Hey Dolan did your comatose brain get to witness that little procession down Broadway last Friday? That was called a parade you idiot. That’s what you receive from the city when your team is on top of the world, a parade down the canyon of heroes. Unfortunately the only thing you may be on top of is a naked Glen Sather after he picks up the soap you dropped in the shower. The only parade for the Rangers will be the angry mob following the limo escorting Sather down the canyon of ZEROES ( the newly named route for the Belt Parkway to Kennedy airport). Similar to the angry mob escorting Dr. Frankenstein out of Transylvania. Things are very wrong with this team leaving us no better than the best Jagr team if even that good! Dubinsky, Callahan, Drury, and Higgins have all been major disappointments and that is being very very kind. Gaborik has been great as well as Prospal. Del Zotto has been very good, and Kotalik has done some very nice things. Anisimov has been good and will have to be much better than that now with the injuries. And Lisin needs to back up his good play with consistent point scoring. Bottom line is that we need another sniper (35-40 goal threat) which is obviously not on the roster or even in the system right now. We need a behemoth on Defense, a guy like Tyler Myers would do just fine. Looking ahead to April this team will be very lucky to even make the playoffs and if they do a first round exit is the best we’ll ever get this year or the foreseeable future. Well this Ranger fan is sick of that crap already. If that’s the best the team’s front office can do with putting a product on the ice then my playoff tickets if there even are any are officially up for sale. Let the chants, rants and raves begin, FIRE SATHER. FIRE SATHER, FIRE SATHER. Let Messier take over the operation. The last thing we need is for Sather to train him. In fact Messier needs to do the exact opposite of whatever Slats has done over the last decade of futility. What a damn shame it is that we are wasting the career of Henrik Lundqvist. In fact here is a riddle that sums it all up. What do you get when you combine a world class goalie with a team of blue collar lunch pail type of guys and (1) super star (First Jagr now Gaborik)? You get a first round exit (if you’re lucky) and a pack of angry fans. Can someone please contact the Hanson brothers? I need to put a bounty on Dolan’s and Sather’s head. The Hanson’s have been quite inactive since Reggie croaked so their having a 2 for 1 bounty sale. Don’t forget the foil guys!!!!!!!!!!!