So I leave New York City for like three or four days and I come back and Larry Brooks is clamoring for the Rangers to bring in Sean Avery?
I’m glad I wasn’t gone a week. Otherwise Chris Simon might have been in the line-up.
I see Brooks’ point. The Rangers are soft. There’s very little energy. [...]

I’m sorry but I think Mats Sundin is a little crazy. This week he was in New York, huddling with the Rangers, making it seem like his signing was inevitable.
And then, of course, he signed with the Canucks.
In New York, the beat writers seem to believe the X factor was a dollar sign. Larry Brooks [...]

Mike Keenan was back in St. Louis Tuesday and true to form, he was making fans miserable.
In typical Keenan fashion, he played the victim.
Then, the media came in and fact-checked his statements.
How many times do you think this dance has been performed? Hundreds? Thousands?
Sometimes I think Keenan is maturing and then he visits an old [...]

Adrian Dater has an interesting plot twist in the Sundin To Rangers Show.
Like how about the Rangers moving Chris Drury to Colorado? Adrian Dater says it’s not impossible. He concocts a scenario where the Rangers waive Drury, Colorado claims him, and the Rangers are only on the hook for half of Drury’s salary. Because the [...]

I haven’t really talked about Mats Sundin possibly/probably coming to the Rangers because it seemed like such a dumb idea, I didn’t think there was any way it was really going to happen.
But more and more, it seems likes it’s going to happen.
It doesn’t make any sense for the Rangers, who are deep down the [...]

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. I’ve been on the phone with Richard Simmons since Friday, so I’m feeling much better.
You know who’s not feeling so well? Brendan Shanahan. It seems all of the teams that might have wanted him are now playing so well, they really don’t need him. The Flyers are suddenly [...]

Fluto Shinzawa had a great piece in the Globe, looking at which of the Bruins recent GMs brought in which current player.
I suspect current GM Peter Chiarelli is not quite getting all of the credit he deserves. He didn’t start as GM right away due to his contract with Ottawa, but some moves have his [...]

I’d love to know the Versus ratings on last night’s Red Wings/Penguins game. It seemed liked everyone was watching it. The Wings blew a three-goal lead and were pretty much single-handedly beaten by Pittsburgh’s Jordan Staal.
Staal has a lot of offensive talent for a natural shut-down center and he struggles with balancing the offense [...]

Trade rumors are finally starting up again. The one thing I hate about the start of the NHL season is that there aren’t a lot of rumors as everyone pretty much stands pat to see what they’re dealing with:

The Ducks, Canucks, and Rangers are all still interested in Mats Sundin. I don’t see how the [...]

Brendan Shanahan told his agent to let teams other than the Rangers know he’s available.
Shanahan was waiting on the Rangers to sign him. According to Larry Brooks, Rangers GM Glen Sather told Shanahan to wait for the Rangers to clear some cap space but Shanahan had to see the writing on the wall. The Rangers [...]