The Rangers will see a few familiar faces tonight in Dallas, namely Sergei Zubov and Eric Lindros. Actually, Ranger fans are more familiar with those guys than the current players are. It will be fun to watch Lindros, Zubov, and Hockeybird favorite MB36 (Matt Barnaby) again. Hopefully, none of them get the chance to kill the Rangers the way Bobby Holik did recently.
Steve Zipay of Newsday talks about some of the alumni: Although the Rangers are familiar with Lindros and Zubov, coach Tom Renney - thinking like a baseball manager - revealed in Philadelphia before the 3-1 victory over the Flyers on Tuesday that he was alternating goalies Henrik Lundqvist and Kevin Weekes "to give teams a different look." Lundqvist, who seems to have rekindled the confidence and positioning that made him a Vezina Trophy finalist last year, will get the start tonight.
Larry Brooks writes that the Blueshirts are looking to keep Michael Nylander around a little longer: The contract that appeared inscrutable when the Rangers signed Michael Nylander to a three-year, $8.9 million deal (plus mutual options) 36 days before the 2004-05 NHL lockout has instead proven to be one of the great bargains in recent franchise history.
The Rodent isn't that excited about the recent win streak.
Joe Mac at NYSportsDay reports that the Stars called up Henrik Lundqvists twin brother Joel, for tonight's match up.
Ryan Callahan scored another goal to give the Wolf Pack a 3-2 win over the Philly Phantoms. He and Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist each. Jed Ortmeyer had one helper, as did Hugh Jessiman. Nigel Dawes stayed off the scoresheet, but had six shots. The points put Callahan in the top 20 in scoring in the AHL. Former Ranger Alexandre Giroux is the seventh leading scorer, and is first in the league with 20 goals.
Hockey Canada made its first round of cuts from the World Junior Championship roster. Ranger prospects Marc Staal, Tom Pyatt, and Marc-Andre Cliche remained with the team for now.
The Blueshirts look to make it five in a row tonight as they face the Dallas Stars. The puck drops at 8:30 pm EST.
HDH
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