Got my flu shot yesterday. Left arm's a little sore, but I'm in there swinging.
Not so for Ryan Hollweg. The left wing didn't get the shot offered by the team, and looked wrung-out at the training center. Hollweg, who didn't skate, said he usually gets sick after a flu shot, so he passed. Marcel Hossa skated, but something was working on him as well, coach Tom Renney said.
With the status of those two forwards unclear for tomorrow's home game against the
Capitals, Sean Avery (recovering from a separated left shoulder) could be in the lineup.
Avery skated with coach Perry Pearn for an hour and 20 minutes on Tuesday and practiced with contact for the first time today in Hollweg's spot on a line with Brandon Dubinsky and Petr Prucha. After the skate, a newly-bearded Avery---who spent some time schmoozing in the Garden's blue seats on Monday--- said the range of motion in his shoulder, which was dinged slightly today by Dubinsky, isn't an issue.
"We'll see how I feel tomorrow," he said.
So, until tomorrow's morning skate, when Renney can assess the condition of those three players. he won't determine his lines.
Unless goaltender Henrik Lundqvist comes down with the flu, he will start his 12th consecutive game. Backup Stephen Valiquette said he believes he will make his season debut in one of the three games that the Rangers play in four nights next week. (Home against the Flyers Monday, Nassau Coliseum Tuesday, home against the Penguins Thursday.)
There was some encouraging news on Martin Straka, who broke a finger on his right hand blocking a Zdeno Chara slapper in Boston on Oct. 20.
Straka will have more X-rays Saturday and could skate with a protective shield on Monday, both he and Renney said.
Oh, and Jagr has new front teeth. But it looked like he didn't feel like discussing them with writers. So I left to buy bags of candy to prepare for the after-dark visits by the local trick-or-treaters....
More on Avery---and the Caps---in tomorrow's paper and on newsday.com.,,,
Comments (12)
Zip,
Great blog but do we have to keep staring at that stupid fishstick video on the ranger beat home page? For the love of God please tell whoever to take that pic of dipietro off our blog!! This is Ranger country!!! been staring at that stupid thing for two weeks!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasty_(sports)
That's the last time the Icelanders will ever win anything!
I don't care who comes back, when everyone is 100% healthy, Nigel Dawes needs to be on this team playing at least 15 minutes a night.
Bottom line, end of story.
Jimbo,
I think the problem is the same as with Pock. Whoever gets sent down has to clear waivers and will have to clear them coming back up and will almost definately get claimed without a return and the salary will hit NYR cap but...Dawes doesn't because he is a team member in Hartford. Or that's the way I understand it (Im sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong...and please do). As far as him continuing to play, I totally agree. He is team leader in goals and needs to stay until he stops scoring. He puts pressure on the regulars to produce if they want to stay in NY. The problem with the whole situation is your regulars will sit the bench without ice time and their play and possibly careers will suffer. Make a deal Glen!
Dan - we have 20 healthy guys playing. 3 injured guys. roster is allowed to have 23. no need to send anyone down to Hartford or trade anyone either. we will have more injuries and need the depth.
It is a no-brainer either Hollweg or Betts should sit until either injury or a trade occurs. I can't believe any other nonsense going around.
If there is a trade it should be one or more of the Straka, Betts, Orr, Hollweg and Gomez.
"Again these are all just rumours...and my job is to simply try and put out as much as I hear from talking to various sources. That is what i do. Most never happen, but I can tell you that for everything I hear that is being discussed ther are at least ten other possibilities being discussed that i don't hear.
And many of the things I hear are partial, and many others are contigency plans for later if certain variables fall where they may..."
- Eklund
Is it possible that he's reading and feeling the pressure of his overrated lies? Or self defense against not hitting a truth in since the last trade deadline.
Eklund=Perez Hilton
Eklund you suck!
Luke,
The Rangers will not trade Scott Gomez.
Repeat this and say it several times.
They targeted him all along and made a 7 year committment to him.
They are not giving up on him after 11 games because a few fans have already.
the will not trade Scott Gomez..b/c he has an untradable contract..no one in the NHL will want to pay that much for him. He is a good player but the contract is too much for a team to take. He will not be THE star of any team b/c he is an assist player mostly. He is effective playing with good players
LOL 1986
huh? Is that English?