Going....Going...Gomez! The Domino Effect Of A Bad Deal!
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... For two seasons now, we've been sold that McDonagh is a blue chipper. We've also gotten to watch Christopher Higgins over four seasons, and at certain times have alluded to him as captain material. Higgins was a Canadiens assistant captain for a season and a half, before being unceremonously stripped of the "A" this past season, without much explanation. ...

Atlantic Division Roundup
Broad Street Hockey — ... New York Rangers  The Blueshirts have been busy making their usual big-name, question-mark news so far.  They lost Nik Antropov, Fredrik Sjostrom, and Colton Orr while bringing in Donald Brashear and Marian Gaborik.  In the biggest news the day before FA opened, the Rangers were able to drop Scott Gomez (along with Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto) and his enormous salary ($7.3 million) and still pick up Christopher Higgins, Doug Janik, Ryan McDonagh, and ...

News and notes, July 3, 2009
In Lou We Trust — ... Blog: UFA overspending here to stay - (The Hockey News) MISCELLANEOUS Gomez Trade Reax: Rangers drain the poison, Habs get fleeced - (Yahoo NHL) Ex-Devils Gionta, Gomez reunite - (ESPN.com) Gionta happy to join Gomez, Canadiens - (National Post) Habs GM Gainey reunites old pals Gionta, Gomez - (Montreal Gazette) The New Face of the Montreal Canadiens. - (Bleacher Report) Bob Gainey also traded Christopher Higgins to the New Jersey Devils for Brian Gionta before July ...

2009 NHL Free Agency / Teams by Cap Space / Unsigned UFA's and RFA's
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Armstrong R 26, Jim Slater C 26, Boris Valabik D 23. 4 - Nashville Predators: $17.913 (16) UFA: Radek Bonk C 33, Scott Nichol C 34. RFA: Ryan Jones R 25, Antti Pihlstrom L 24,. 5 - New York Rangers: $16.436 (13) UFA: Blair Betts C 29, Mark Bell L 28, Patrick Rissmiller C 30, Paul Mara D 29, Derek Morris D 30. RFA: Christopher Higgins R 26, Ryan Callahan R 24, Brandon ...

Rangers nuggets that no one may care about but me
Blueshirt Banter — ... Three of the players the Rangers acquired this week (Brian Boyle, Ryan McDonagh, Christopher Higgins) were first round draft picks. Boyle was selected 26th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2003. Christopher Higgins was selected 14th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 2002. McDonagh was selected 12th overall by the Canadiens in 2007. Christopher Higgins scored his first NHL goal against the Rangers on October 6th, 2005. Kevin Weekes was in goal ...

The Gainey Regime 2009-10: Year Six - A Recap of Moves Made from the Seven Previous Seasons
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Brisebois, Francis Bouillon, Mathieu Dandenault, Mathieu Schneider, and Marc Denis remain unsigned by any organization as of July 14, 2009. April 15 - Montreal signs F Dany Masse (+) as a FA. May 13 - Montreal signs D Andre Benoit (+) as a FA. May 25 - Montreal signs F Mikael Johansson (+) as a FA. June 25 - Canadiens acquire *Scott Gomez C, Michael Busto F, and Tom Pyatt D for Christopher Higgins F, Ryan McDonagh D, Pavel Valentenko D, ...

The Gainey Regime 2007-08: Year Four
Habs Eyes On The Prize — 2007-08 final roster: 30 players Alex Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec, Mark Streit, *Andrei Markov, Saku Koivu, *Andrei Kostitsyn, Christopher Higgins, Michael Ryder, *Sergei Kostitsyn, *Guillaume Latendresse, *Roman Hamrlik, Bryan Smolinski, *Maxim Lapierre, Mike Komisarek, Mathieu Dandenault, Tom Kostopoulos, *Kyle Chipchura, Patrice Brisebois, *Josh Gorges, Mikhail ...

The Gainey Regime 2006-07: Year Three
Habs Eyes On The Prize —       2006-07 final roster: 29 players Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray, Michael Ryder, *Andrei Markov, *Tomas Plekanec, Alex Kovalev, Christopher Higgins, Mark Streit, Mike Johnson, *Guillaume Latendresse, Sergei Samsonov, Radek Bonk, Mike Komisarek, Craig Rivet, Alexander Perezhogin, Francis Bouillon, *Maxim Lapierre, *Andrei Kostitsyn, Steve Begin, Mathieu ...

The Gainey Regime 2005-06: Year Two
Habs Eyes On The Prize —   2005-06 final roster: 32 players Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu, Michael Ryder, Mike Ribeiro, *Andrei Markov, Jan Bulis, Sheldon Souray, Christopher Higgins, Craig Rivet, Richard Zednik, *Tomas Plekanec, Steve Begin, Francis Bouillon, Mathieu Dandeneault, Alexander Perezhogin, Niklas Sundstrom, Pierre Dagenais, Mark Streit, Mike Komisarek, Garth Murray, Aaron Downey, *Andrei Kostitsyn, ...

The Gainey Regime 2004-05: Year X - The Lockout
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Ryder, Saku Koivu, Richard Zednik, Sheldon Souray, Patrice Brisebois, Yanic Perrault, Jan Bulis, *Andrei Markov, Pierre Dagenais, Niklas Sundstrom, Francis Bouillon, Steve Begin, Joe Juneau, Andreas Dackell, Jason Ward, Craig Rivet, Donald Audette, Jim Dowd, Chad Kilger, Mike Komisarek, Alex Kovalev, Darren Langdon, Marcel Hossa, Ron Hainsey, Benoit Gratton, *Tomas Plekanec, Christopher Higgins, Gordie Dwyer, Karl Dykhuis, Jose Theodore.　 ...

Rangers News: Chris Higgins appearing with "12 Angry Mascots"
Blueshirt Banter — ... Newly acquired Christopher Higgins will be appearing at the 12 Angry Mascots Comedy Show at  Comix Comedy Club in New York City on July 30th at 7:30 PM ...

Christopher Higgins appearing tomorrow night with "12 Angry Mascots"
Blueshirt Banter — ... Newly acquired Christopher Higgins will be appearing at the 12 Angry Mascots Comedy Show at  Comix Comedy Club in New York City on July 30th at 7:30 PM ...

NHL Offseason Winners & Losers: Eastern Conference
Canes Country — ... Biron to New York Islanders for 1 year, $1.4 million — Best-case scenario: Biron re-establishes himself as a legitimate NHL starter, then you can trade him or try and old on to him if Rick DiPietro continues to be injured. Worst-case scenario: you trade him at the deadline to a team desperate for help in net and land a decent draft pick or prospect. Not bad for just $1.4 million. Trade Market Best Move: Christopher Higgins, Ryan McDonaugh, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik to New York ...

Can one man change a team? Maybe Vaclav Prospal can!
Blueshirt Banter — ... average because they have not played a full season yet, so there is SOME but very little speculation which I try to avoid). Roster with Prospal: 116-217-268. Now as you can see the numbers with Prospal are better than the ones without (except the total failure season, which I hope does not happen at all).  This is a huge plus.  Also, this frees up the lines to be more accurate.  Ales Kotalik and Sean Avery are more third line players, whil Christopher Higgins and Ryan Callahan deserve to be on the second ...

New Ranger on the block: Christopher Higgins
Blueshirt Banter — ... Christopher Higgins #0 / Left Wing / New York Rangers Height: 6-0 Weight: 203 Born: Jun 02, 1983   ...

Team CH Versus Team Former Habs
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... (TOR) Hal Gill / Stephane Robidas (DAL) Josh Gorges / Craig Rivet (BUF)   Scott Gomez / Mike Ribeiro (DAL) Mike Cammalleri / Alex Kovalev (OTT) Brian Gionta / Alex Tanguay (TBA)   Tomas Plekanec / Saku Koivu (ANA) Andrei Kostitsyn / Michael Ryder (BOS) Sergei Kostitsyn / Christopher Higgins (NYR)   Maxim ...

Rangers News: Christopher Higgins pays special visit to Schneider Children's Hospital
Blueshirt Banter — ... New York, August 26, 2009 - An exciting new addition to the New York Rangers' roster this season, Smithtown, NY native Christopher Higgins will spend the afternoon of September 1 brightening the day of Schneider Children's Hospital patients by posing for photographs, signing autographs and conducting private bedside visits. ...

Rangers News: Rangers host "Meet the Blueshirts" season kickoff event
Blueshirt Banter — ... Wednesday, September 2nd at 7PM New York, August 31, 2009 - New York Rangers season subscribers will have the chance to get up close and personal with the 2009-2010 New York Rangers as they prepare for the upcoming season.  On Wednesday, September 2nd from 7 to 9p.m. at the Madison Square Garden Theater Lobby, Rangers Captain Chris Drury will introduce fans to some of the exciting additions to the Rangers' roster including Marian Gaborik, Christopher Higgins, Donald Brashear and Ales ...

Rangers Training Camp: Late Morning Notes
Blueshirt Banter — From Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants: (click link for full story) Team 4 (Fs: Ryan Bourque, Artem Anisimov, Ales Kotalik, Daniel Bartek, Roman Horak, Jordan Owens, Justin Soryal, Ethan Werek; Ds: Michael Del Zotto, Dan Girardi, David Urquhart, Mike Sauer; and Gs Matt Zaba, Scott Stajcer) has just defeated Team 1 (Fs: Christopher Higgins, Chris Drury, Ryan Callahan, Dane Byers, Patrick Rissmiller, Dale Weise, Aaron Voros, Matt Maccarone; ...

Rangers News: Rangers Roster for Tomorrow Night
Blueshirt Banter — Here is the Roster according to Andrew Gross over at Ranger Rants Here are the Rangers who will dress for tomorrow night's preseason opener against the Bruins at Madison Square Garden (faceoff at 7 p.m.): F: Ales Kotalik, Christopher Higgins, Brian Boyle, Chris Drury, Ryan Callahan, Dane Byers, P.A. Parenteau, Artem Anisimov, Evgeny Grachev, Enver Lisin, Matt Maccarone, Donald Brashear. D: Dan Girardi, Marc Staal, Alexei ...

New York Rangers Post Game Notes and Quotes
Blueshirt Banter — ... Christopher Higgins notched the Rangers' first goal of the pre-season with an even strength tally at 10:05 of the third period; he finished with two shots on goal in 15:24 of icetime. ...

Bruins past first test of preseason vs. Rangers
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ... About half of the NHL team dressed for the Bruins last night as they beat the New York Rangers 2-1 in Manhatten last night. Zach Hamill and Max Sauve got the goals for the B's, while Tuukka Rask turned aside 31 shots in the win. Christopher Higgins was the lone goal scorer for the Blueshirts. The Bruins return to action tonight when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game that can be seen on NHL Network.

Rangers News: Rangers trim training camp roster by 20-NY Rangers Press Release
Blueshirt Banter — ... Matt Gilroy, Dan Girardi, Ilkka Heikkinen, Corey Potter, Wade Redden, Michal Rozsival, Bobby Sanguinetti, Alexei Semenov, Marc Staal Forwards:          Artem Anisimov, Tyler Arnason, Sean Avery, Brian Boyle, Donald Brashear, Dane Byers, Ryan Callahan, Paul Crowder, Chris Drury, Marian Gaborik, Evgeny Grachev, Christopher Higgins, Ales Kotalik, Enver Lisin, Corey ...

Rangers News: Rangers trim roster to 25 players
Blueshirt Banter — ... Michael Del Zotto, Matt Gilroy, Dan Girardi, Wade Redden, Michal Rozsival, Bobby Sanguinetti, Alexei Semenov, Marc Staal Forwards:              Artem Anisimov, Sean Avery, Brian Boyle, Donald Brashear, Ryan Callahan, Chris Drury, Brandon Dubinsky, Marian Gaborik, Evgeny Grachev, Christopher Higgins, Ales Kotalik, Enver Lisin, P.A. Parenteau, ...

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: Montreal Canadiens
From The Rink — ... Who's in: Mike Cammalleri, Hal Gill, Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez, Paul Mara, Travis Moen, Curtis Sanford, Jaroslav Spacek Who's out: Francis Bouillon, Patrice Brisebois, Mathieu Dandenault, Christopher Higgins, Saku Koivu, Mike Komisarek, Tom Kostopoulos, Alex Kovalev, Robert Lang, Mathieu Schneider, Alex Tanguay Outlook: ...

Rangers News: Roster Update
Blueshirt Banter — ... Michael Del Zotto, Matt Gilroy, Dan Girardi, Wade Redden, Michal Rozsival, Bobby Sanguinetti, Alexei Semenov, Marc Staal Forwards:         Artem Anisimov, Sean Avery, Brian Boyle, Donald Brashear, Ryan Callahan, Chris Drury, Brandon Dubinsky, Marian Gaborik, Evgeny Grachev, Christopher Higgins, Ales Kotalik, Enver Lisin, Vinny Prospal, Aaron Voros ...

2009-10 New York Rangers Season Preview
Blueshirt Banter — ...   Gaborik is undoubtedly one of the most talented players in the game right now, but also one of the most injury prone. The Rangers gave Gaborik a high risk-high reward 5 year $35M contract, and the team and fans alike will hold their collective breath for the entire length of the deal. Christopher Higgins (LW, acquired via trade from Montreal Canadiens) Higgins is a former number one pick of the Montreal Canadiens, and was signed to a one year deal immediately following the trade. Higgins is a ...

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: New York Rangers
From The Rink — ... Who's in: Tyler Arnason, Brian Boyle, Donald Brashear, Marian Gaborik, Matt Gilroy, Christopher Higgins, Ales Kotalik, Enver Lisin, Vinny Prospal Who's out: Nik Antropov, Blair Betts, Scott Gomez, Doug Janik, Lauri Korpikoski, Paul Mara, Derek Morris, Markus Naslund, Colton Orr, Patrick Rissmiller, Fredrik Sjostrom, Nikolai Zherdev Outlook: Another off-season, another overhaul for ...

Rangers Analysis: Updates on today's skate
Blueshirt Banter — ... I think Del Zotto might just make this team out of camp. Just a guess, he is my dark hose pick. On Lundqvist: Also, it appears Henrik Lundqvistwill play the full 60 minutes (or longer) both tomorrow and Sunday in the preseason finale at Washington. Gross also put up the line combinations from today's skate: This morning's lines and defense pairings: Enver Lisin-Vinny Prospal-Marian Gaborik Christopher Higgins-Brandon Dubinsky-Ryan Callahan Evgeny ...

Rangers News: Bobby Sanguinetti Assigned to Hartford
Blueshirt Banter — ... Michael Del Zotto, Matt Gilroy, Dan Girardi, Wade Redden, Michal Rozsival, Alexei Semenov, Marc Staal Forwards:         Artem Anisimov, Sean Avery, Brian Boyle, Donald Brashear, Ryan Callahan, Chris Drury, Brandon Dubinsky, Marian Gaborik, Evgeny Grachev, Christopher Higgins, Ales Kotalik, Enver Lisin, Vinny Prospal, Aaron Voros This leaves the Rangers with 7 defensemen ...

Rangers Pregame: Lines for tonight
Blueshirt Banter — I think Steve Zipay had these as well, but from Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants, here are the expected lines to start things off tonight: I figured I would put this in a brand new thread, since it overshadowed poor Bobby Sanguinetti. Offense Christopher Higgins-Vinny Prospal-Marian Gaborik Enver Lisin-Brandon Dubinsky-Ryan Callahan Evgeny Grachev-Chris Drury-Ales Kotalik Donald Brashear-Artem Anisimov-Aaron ...

Game Day Open Thread - Capitals @ Rangers
Japers' Rink — ... Laich-David Steckel-Matt Bradley; Quintin Laing-Jay Beagle-Brandon Sugden Defense: Jeff Schultz-Karl Alzner; John Erskine-Mike Green; Tyler Sloan-Milan Jurcina Rangers lineup Goal: Henrik Lundqvist, Forwards: Christopher Higgins-Vinny Prospal-Marian Gaborik, Enver ...

Recap: Rangers 3, Capitals 2
Japers' Rink — ... between the Caps and Rangers was anything but a "must-win" - it was barely a "must-play" - and at times, it showed. For the most part, however, the pace was good, and with Opening Night a week away, the Caps are probably right on schedule. Ten notes on the game: The game-winning goal was the result of a surprisingly poor defensive shift by the third line, including Matt Bradley getting blown past along the boards and David Steckel failing to tie up Christopher Higgins' stick in front. Jose Theodore was ...

Rangers Recap: Rangers defeat Capitals 3-2
Blueshirt Banter — ... Christopher Higgins notched the go-ahead goal with 70 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Rangers their third straight win; He also added an assist and registered a plus-two rating in 19:13 of icetime. ...

Evgeny Grachev reassigned to Hartford Wolf Pack
Blueshirt Banter — ... Capitals, but knew his game overall was a disappointment. "The first period for me was the worst period for me, ever.I didn't think I'd get more ice time. I was way too bad in the first," Grachev said. Evgeny Grachev has a two-way contract, unlike Aaron Voros - which means reassignment if done later on can be done without waivers. This leaves the Rangers with 13 forwards: Marian Gaborik, Brandon Dubinsky, Vinny Prospal, Chris Drury, Christopher Higgins, Ales Kotalik, Enver Lisin, Ryan ...

Canes Country Clash: Atlantic Division Predictions, 2009-10
Canes Country — ... you also need to score goals in this league to win and Lemaire has not warmed up to that idea.  Just ask Marian Gaborik, who begged out of Minnesota because of that defensive system.  Having said that, the Devils will be very good and should not be taken lightly.  I just don't see them repeating as division champs. The New York Rangers are a bit of a mystery.  You look at the roster and wonder how these guys can win.  Ryan Callahan, Christopher Higgins,  and Brandon Dubinsky are solid players, but ...

Rangers Recap: Rangers defeat Ottawa Senators 5-2 in home opener
Blueshirt Banter — ... points tied his career-highs. Marian Gaborik finished with one goal and two points; he has now tallied a goal in back-to-back contests after notching a goal in his Rangers debut last night at Pittsburgh. Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made 32 saves, including 19 in the second period, to register his first win of the season. Six New York skaters recorded one assist in the contest - Dan Girardi, Marc Staal, Christopher Higgins, Chris Drury, Michal Rozsival, and ...

Ranger Analysis: Michael Del Zotto earning the right to stay with the big club
Blueshirt Banter — ... took another step towards staying with the Rangers past the nine game limit that separates players who have junior eligibility from those who do not. Taking a cross ice feed from Christopher Higgins and using a timely (and perfect) screen from ...

Rangers News and Notes: Afternoon Edition
Blueshirt Banter — ... Sorry this is late, but we've had some site issues today, as you have probably noticed. Andrew Gross confirms what Joe had for us earlier: No Avery tomorrow. (click link for full story) Some other notes from the story: First off, today's lines stayed the same: Vinny Prospal-Brandon Dubinsky-Marian Gaborik Christopher Higgins-Chris Drury-Ryan Callahan Enver Lisin-Anisimov-Kotalik Donald Brashear-Brian Boyle-Aaron Voros Wade ...

Habs Versus Former Habs - October 12
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... 3-0-0-0 (Predators)   Scott Gomez 5-1-2-3 / 3-1-2-3 Mike Ribeiro (Stars) Mike Cammalleri 5-0-4-4 / 4-1-0-1 Alex Kovalev (Senators) Brian Gionta 5-3-0-3 / 4-0-1-1 Alex Tanguay (Lightning)   Tomas Plekanec 5-1-3-4 / 5-1-1-2 Saku Koivu (Ducks) Andrei Kostitsyn 5-1-0-1 / 4-1-1-2 Michael Ryder (Bruins) Max Pacioretty 5-0-0-0 / 5-0-2-2 Christopher Higgins (Rangers)   Maxim ...

Rangers News and Notes: GameDay Edition
Blueshirt Banter — ... Brashear skated briefly, but is sore, according to coach John Tortorella. IMO, why not give Brash a breather? Again curious to see Voros getting some time, but apparently John Tortorella likes what he sees from them. Click after the jump for more news and notes. Our good friend Andrew Gross has given us some line combinations for tonight: Vinny Prospal-Brandon Dubinsky-Marian Gaborik Christopher Higgins-Chris Drury-Ryan Callahan Sean ...

Rangers News and Notes: Afternoon Edition
Blueshirt Banter — ... Tortorella says a certain amount of frustration has crept into Christopher Higgins' game. Plus, the left wing has stopped taking shots. ...

Habs Versus Former Habs - October 19
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... (Senators) Brian Gionta 7-3-0-3 / 7-1-3-4 Mikhail Grabovski (Maple Leafs) Andrei Kostitsyn 7-1-2-3 / 7-0-4-4 Steve Begin (Bruins) Travis Moen 7-2-1-3 / 7-1-2-3 Robert Lang (Coyotes) Glen Metropolit 2-1-1-2 / 7-0-3-3 Sergei Samsonov (Hurricanes) Guillaume Latendresse 7-1-0-1 / 7-1-1-2 Saku Koivu (Ducks) Max Pacioretty 7-0-1-1 / 8-0-2-2 Christopher Higgins (Rangers) Maxim Lapierre 7-0-1-1 / ...

Rangers Analysis and Thoughts from last night
Blueshirt Banter — ... I hate to say it, but Christopher Higgins might have to sit a game, get his head clear. He is pressing right now. ...

Rangers Analysis: Who has disappointed you so far?
Blueshirt Banter — ... Christopher Higgins: I don't think I can tell you how excited I was when the Rangers nabbed him. He is young, he has come close to scoring 30 goals before; and after last years disappointingseason he seemed poised to have a huge rebound. Well, 10 games into the season I can tell you that has not been the case. Aside from his first five games in which he played well, shot when he had the chance and worked hard on the boards he has been invisible. No goals and just two assists in 10 games is unacceptable, especially since in the beginning he was playing ...

Rangers Pregame: Scouting the Canadiens
Blueshirt Banter — ... via trade from New York Rangers, Mike Cammalleri (free agent, Calgary Flames), Brian Gionta (free agent, New Jersey Devils), Jaroslav Spacek (free agent, Buffalo Sabres), Paul Mara (free agent, New York Rangers), Travis Moen (free agent, San Jose Sharks), Hal Gill (free agent, Pittsburgh Penguins), and Curtis Sandford (free agent, Vancouver Canucks). Who's out: Christopher Higgins, Doug Janek, Alex Kovalev (signed with Ottawa ...

Rangers Recap: Cammalleri's hat trick leads Canadiens past Rangers in OT
Blueshirt Banter — ... did not play well. Girardi continued to struggle with turnovers, and Staal just does not look comfortable right now. Brandon Dubinsky and Christopher Higgins were both benched for most of the third period tonight, spoiling Higgins' return to Montreal, where he was a number one draft pick and played for five seasons. ...

Rangers News and Notes: Torts on Dubi benching, "The Big Whistle" passes
Blueshirt Banter — ... Brandon Dubinsky, who held out for a week in training camp but played well early in the season on the first line, skated just 8:51 in the first two periods tonight and was benched in the third period. So was the homecoming boy, Christopher Higgins, a minus-2 in 12:44.              ...

Rangers Recap: Rangers down Coyotes 5-2
Blueshirt Banter — ... Christopher Higgins might not have scored tonight but he played a great game. If he is not going to score I want to see more games like tonight. ...

Habs vs Former Habs - October 27
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Robert Lang (Coyotes) Andrei Kostitsyn 11-1-3-4 / 10-1-3-4 Sergei Samsonov (Hurricanes) Maxim Lapierre 11-1-2-3 / 6-3-0-3 Arron Asham* (Flyers) Max Pacioretty 11-1-1-2 / 10-1-2-3 Saku Koivu (Ducks) Guillaume Latendresse 11-1-0-1 / 12-0-2-2 Christopher Higgins (Rangers)*** Georges Laraque ...

Marian Gaborik Out
Hockey Wilderness — ... In addition, Sean Avery and Christopher Higgins are also out.

Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers
Hockey Wilderness — ... With Marian Gaborik out, who will pick up the offensive slack for the Rangers? Aside from Gaborik and Christopher Higgins, it should have been ...

Rangers Analysis: The West Coast Swing
Blueshirt Banter — ... roof. Keys for the next 3 games: Getting Henrik some rest:  Only Craig Anderson of the Blue Jackets and Evgeny Nabokov of the Sharks have started more games than Henrik Lundqvist. This trip will be the perfect opportunity to get Stephen Valiquette between the pipes. Then we just have to hope he plays well enough to finish. Get the forwards off the schneid:  This trip could be a chance for guys like Christopher Higgins, Ryan Callahan, and Brandon Dubinsky to ...

Rangers Recap: Canucks 4, Rangers 1: What the French Just Happened?
Blueshirt Banter — ... saucered a pass to a somehow open Christopher Higgins right in front of the net who snapped the pass through Andrew Raycrofts five-hold to tie the game. The Rangers could have had the lead going into the third when Shane O'Brien got four minutes for high-sticking ...

Rangers Notes: Higgins at Center, Parenteau back
Blueshirt Banter — ... Here’s how: the left wing’s presence will allow coach John Tortorella to move Christopher Higgins from left wing to center on a line with Parenteau and ...

Rangers News: GameDay Updates
Blueshirt Banter — ... A few updates as the Rangers get ready to take on the darlings of Versus tonight at MSG: Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants has some notes from this morning's skate: (click link for full story) Well-attended optional skate here this morning at the MSG Training Center with goalie Henrik Lundqvist (who will start tonight), defensemen Wade Redden and Marc Staal and forwards Sean Avery and Christopher Higgins not on the ice. Speaking of Versus' favorite hockey team, check ...

Rangers Recap: Capitals defeat Rangers 4-2
Blueshirt Banter — ... Marc Staal each recorded an assist on Gaborik's goal at 1:16 of the first period; New York defensemen have now combined for 45 points (13 goals and 32 assists) this season. P.A. Parenteau recorded an assist on Gaborik's power play goal at 8:23 of the third period; the assist was his first as a Ranger. Ryan Callahan registered five hits in 21:21 of icetime; he currently leads the NHL with 82 hits on the season. Christopher Higgins led the team with seven hits, and won seven of 13 ...

Habs vs Former Habs at the Quarter Point
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... (Bruins) Max Pacioretty 21-2-2-4 / 20-2-5-7 Sergei Samsonov (Hurricanes) Guillaume Latendresse 21-2-1-3 / 14-3-2-5 Arron Asham (Flyers) Georges Laraque 8-0-1-1 / 20-2-3-5 Christopher Higgins ( ...

Rangers Analysis: Blueshirts Showing Similarities to Last Year
Blueshirt Banter — ... and Christopher Higgins shot right into the pads of a sprawled Vokoun when all they had to do was give the puck some elevation and they would have had goals. So the second period ended on a good note even though the Rangers did not score. ...

Rangers Pregame: Tortorella returns, Sanguinetti arrives, Scouting the Bolts
Blueshirt Banter — ...   Ales Kotalik and Henrik Lundqvist are playing tonight, according to Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants. Lines for tonight are about the same as Wednesday night, with Kotalik sliding into Voros' spot probably: Christopher Higgins-Vinny Prospal-Marian Gaborik Sean Avery-Artem Anisimov-P.A. Parenteau Enver Lisin-Chris Drury-Ryan Callahan Donald Brashear-Brian Boyle-Ales Kotalik/Aaron Voros The Tampa ...

Blueshirts are the Pitts: Crosby and Pens crush Rangers, 8-3
Blueshirt Banter — ... I almost feel bad for Christopher Higgins, I really do. He's doing all the little things, and getting plenty of chances, the puck just refuses to go in the net for him. ...