DMBcrew36
12-18-2009, 10:08 AM
New York Rangers coach John Tortorella benched defenceman Wade Redden (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=wade+redden) and forward Ales Kotalik (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=ales+kotalik) for the rematch Thursday night against the New York Islanders after his club dropped its fifth straight a night earlier.
The Rangers started the home-and-home series at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday with a first period in which they fell behind 1-0 and were outshot 10-3. They barely avoided a shutout by scoring in the final minute. The 2-1 loss dropped the Rangers to 0-3-2 in their last five and 1-6-2 in the past nine.
"The guys that are out has to do with their play," Tortorella said. "It's never over one game, but it has to do with their play."
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=302730
We'll see if he plays Saturday afternoon.
The Rangers started the home-and-home series at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday with a first period in which they fell behind 1-0 and were outshot 10-3. They barely avoided a shutout by scoring in the final minute. The 2-1 loss dropped the Rangers to 0-3-2 in their last five and 1-6-2 in the past nine.
"The guys that are out has to do with their play," Tortorella said. "It's never over one game, but it has to do with their play."
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=302730
We'll see if he plays Saturday afternoon.