The Dark Ranger: 31 Penalties, Several Fights, Rangers Take Down Flyers 3-2

Bio of TDR

TDR is a working professional in entertainment and is obsessed with the game of hockey. More fourteen years ago, this site emerged as a means (or an outlet) to tell some truth'isms about the game post-lockout, rather than the crud fed to us through knuckleheads like Jimmy Dolan and his lemmings universe. Today, there are a hundred Rangers sites and is thankful and grateful to all those that have come after him, but honorable thanks go to his fellow Dark-writers, Graying Mantis and J_Undisputed. And "Let's Go Rangers!"

Bio of General Ganz

General Ganz is a cynical yet well-informed student of the human spirit. He's a professional of sorts, with a post-graduate education, some experience working in real companies, and some limited athletic ability. The total small package. He got picked on a fair bit as a kid, and he experienced his first human-non-relation kiss in his teens. He also grew up on the other side of the tracks, thereby helping to cultivate a healthy contempt for dreamers and optimists whose rosy upbringing gave them something to smile about, even when "life produced lemons." Like it or not, his only mission is to point out the potholes you're lucky enough to miss on your drive to work. To find the blemish on your daughter's carefully-stitched (and not-yet-paid-for) wedding dress. To take that little smidgen of hope that your favorite hockey teams fill you with, and pour orange paint on it. Oh, and he is a Blueshirts fan, and takes most of his fashion direction from Ron Duguay (whose name he dropped as a way to close the deal on that first kiss).

Sunday, September 30, 2007

31 Penalties, Several Fights, Rangers Take Down Flyers 3-2

Here is a basic summary of the game:

The New York Rangers won tonight 3 to 2. That's it for hockey. The boxing match was as follows:
A total of 94 minutes in penalties were assessed, including 46 in the first period when New York's Chris Drury fought Richards and was given a major and a misconduct. The Rangers were given 54 minutes in penalties overall. Philadelphia's Jason Smith squared off with Colton Orr and Brendan Shanahan , and New York's Jason Strudwick fought Riley Cote in other bouts.

Pre-season is over. Our free agents feel like Rangers willing to take/give a hit. Everyone is whispering the Stanley Cup. Five days away and will be there with bells on!

Look for The Dark Ranger wearing a cape in Section 118 on Thursday - home opener.

tdr

4 comments:

NYRBLUE 74Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:53:00 AM
Dubie, throwing a couple lefts..good stuff. The more I see this kid the more I like his play...
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The Dark RangerSunday, September 30, 2007 12:42:00 PM
He definitely needed to make the impression last night and it appears that he shined! I like him too. I hope Staal sticks. Our young'ens Callahan, Girardi are bringing a great edge to the team. Exciting years ahead.
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FAUX RUMORSMonday, October 01, 2007 1:15:00 PM
1) Reading your post about the up and coming younger Ranger defensemen made us reminisce about past 'prospects'.
2) Then boom found a name from the (not so distant) past, Tomas Kloucek. Remember him? Apparently he's 'trying out' for an AHL job in Syracuse. haven't heard if the oft-injured Tomas has made the Crunch
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The Dark RangerMonday, October 01, 2007 2:39:00 PM
Was that 2002?...RIGHT!!!!, I was rooting for Tomas to be the next great thing as a Ranger. The poor guy wasn't picked up this year in free agency, but it seems like his whole career has been sidelined by injury....
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