Tom Renney

26 Oct 2009
Torts' benchings send a message that everyone is accountable.

Practice Notes: Benchings, Henrik Expected to Start, Brash Returns

Here are some of the notes and quotes from this morning’s skate: – Christopher Higgins worked yesterday with the fourth line but will return tonight to the wing with Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan as Torts wants to see how the two respond to their benchings when they face the Coyotes at MSG. -Brandon Dubinsky [...]

22 Oct 2009

Devils 4 Rangers 2

The Rangers lost their second straight home game earlier tonight vs. the Devils. Here are the highlights from the loss: Here is the video of Coach Tortorella’s post game news conference: Henrik Lundqvist had this to say about tonight’s loss: “It hurts to lose the game. We came back after the first couple of periods. [...]

4 Aug 2009

Z Wait is Over as Rangers Walk Away

A year ago, when the Rangers acquired Nik Zherdev from Columbus, the knock on the young russian was that he had tons of talent but lacked the heart and work ethic to truly reach his potential in the NHL. Earlier today, Glen Sather decided that the Rangers would not be the organization stuck waiting for [...]

14 Jul 2009

News Round-up: Zherdev Speaks, Zubov Leaves and Potter Signs

Not much hard news today but some interesting quotes from Nkolai Zherdev to magazine Sport-Express. Zherdev talks about the Rangers, his interest in the KHL and about where he’d like to play should he not return to New York next season. To me the most telling quote from the enigmatic winger comes when he is [...]