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http://www.nyhockeyrivalry.com/ - Two friends. Two bitter enemies. Two obsessed fans. One Rivalry.
Thanks to Longtime Reader Lou (who was responsible for my seat upgrade a few weeks ago during that not-very-fun Sharks game at MSG), I got a ticket into the Garden of Dreams charity event last night at The Garden. It was a great night with a free buffet (featuring prime rib), an open bar, Adam ...
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Marian Gaborik
Donald Brashear
Florida Panthers
New York Rangers
nyhockeyrivalry.com - 4 days ago
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One quarter of the way through the 2009-10
NHL season, the New York Islanders are tied for
fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Did you ever , in your wildest dreams, envision this scenario? Last year, around this time, the season peaked as the ...
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Are The Islanders For Real?
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Lighthouse Hockey
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Coming Tomorrow on The Rivalry! * * Alex Ovechkin's return is imminent, and what better way to do it than against the Rangers! (See: Kovalchuk; Atlanta; 11/12/09) * * Bryan thinks the Islanders might be "for real" this year. His prediction is 85 points, putting them exactly where I predicted in ...
NHL
New York Islanders
Chris Drury
Brandon Dubinsky
New York Rangers
Alexander Ovechkin
Ilya Kovalchuk
I recently got a new job. In my previous employment, I would often work at 5:00 at night, waking up sometime around 11 in the morning. Sometimes, I would go to bed at 2 a.m. then wake up at 11:30, sleeping over 9 hours. I would actually be more tired when I woke up then when I went to sleep. I ...
NHL
Sean Avery
Calgary Flames
Atlanta Thrashers
Henrik Lundqvist
nyhockeyrivalry.com - 12 days ago
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As Zach explained on Sunday, there are certain
jerseys you can wear to the game. At the
same time, there are others you wouldn't be caught dead wearing at the Coliseum. Here's a (hopefully) comprehensive list of what's in and out when it comes to ...
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The Best (And Worst) Islanders Jerseys To Wear
I started compiling this list after I was at the Ranger-Islander game at the Coliseum last Wednesday and saw Nikolai Zherdev and Lauri Korpikoski standing next to each other. Of course, it wasn't actually them, but two people who paid a combined $360 for the jerseys of two players who no longer ...
NHL
Steve Rucchin
Scott Gomez
Mark Messier
Wayne Gretzky
Chris Drury
Eric Lindros
I try not to be one of "those fans" - you know, the type who sulks and glooms and says the team is horrible after a loss, but they're the first one to chant "We Want the Cup" after a convincing win. However, tonight was a good game. The difference between Edmonton and Vancouver, between 1,160 ...
NHL
Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton Oilers
Aaron Voros
Brandon Dubinsky
Wade Redden
Michal Rozsival
nyhockeyrivalry.com - 16 days ago
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Last time two Edmonton faced the Rangers, the
Rangers lost in a shootout. Last time, they fired
42 shots on net and scored on only 2 - on a backup goaltender. Ah, the Tom Renney era... Well, tomorrow, the Rangers meet Tom Renney again, and while not ...
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Tom Renney...
Ah, the dreaded Western Canadian Road Trip. Remember last time, in January of 2008 when they got 1 points in 3 games? They ran into a red-hot Calgary team featuring Kristian Huselius, who had 4 points in the 4-3 game, including a goal from behind the goal-line that somehow sneaked past Henrik ...
NHL
Vancouver Canucks
Chris Drury
Tom Renney
Edmonton Oilers
Donald Brashear
Jaromir Jagr
I apologize for not writing more about our beloved Rangers, but between working very long days, going to a wedding yesterday, being hungover today, and running back and forth between the bank and the GMC dealership, I haven't had any free time to watch hockey, much less write about it. Okay, ...
NHL
New York Rangers
Vancouver Canucks
Minnesota Wild
Boston Bruins
Colton Orr
nyhockeyrivalry.com - 20 days ago
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If I close my eyes, I can picture
what so-called "experts" are writing and what they're saying.
"I'll tell you what - I like this New York Islanders team." "This is a team that will never say die." "These Islanders do not know the meaning of the ...
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Don't Believe The Hype
When you're a fan of a losing team, you generally don't watch them expecting to win. Instead, you watch hoping you'll see something amazing. For example, even though the Mets were out of playoff contention in July, I still watched them most nights, just in case they finally pitched a no-hitter ...
NHL
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
John Tavares
Doug Weight
nyhockeyrivalry.com - 24 days ago
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The Rangers played tonight like they played all
of last season - tentative, over-thinking hockey. While they
had over 30 shots, most of them were bad-angle shots like Chris Drury, Markus Naslund, and Scott Gomez did over 89 games last season. While ...
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Weak Night at the Coliseum...
Most teams look forward to April and beyond for their most meaningful games. The Islanders, on the other hand, play Game 1 of their annual six-game "playoff" against the Rangers tonight. It's not a stretch to say that these rivalry games can save a season, particularly for a subpar team. For ...
NHL
New York Rangers
New York Islanders
Donald Brashear
It's been a slow week here at The Rivalry, due to Bryan having a new baby to take care of (poor excuse) and me having work and a marathon 24 session the other night (better excuse). I wanted to write something Saturday night after the Rangers overtime loss to Montreal about how, even though they ...
