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Pens set for antics of Avery
Petr Sykora and the Penguins have gotten just a glimpse of the Sean Avery who was the talk of the Rangers' first-round series.
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Ranger Pundit — ... -- The Rangers are confident that their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Penguins is about to turn around for the simple reason that the Broadway Blueshirts are coming home Tuesday. If they're wrong, they could be going home for summer in two days... Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News: Pens Set For Antics Of Sean Avery -- Petr Sykora and the Penguins have gotten just a glimpse of the Sean Avery who was the talk of the Rangers' first-round series. Tuesday, when they enter the Garden with a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal, they expect to see a lot ...

Do-or-die time
New York Rangers Fan Blog — ... not Christian Backman. Jason Strudwick was paired with Mara in practice, though Staple noted that "Renney cautioned observers not to read too much into his shuffling." Staple's piece notes that Brendan Shanahan skated with Blair Betts and Fredrik Sjostrom yesterday, while Petr Prucha skated with Scott Gomez and Sean Avery. Tom Gulitti wonders if Shanny's been demoted . In the meantime, the ridiculous sniping between the two teams continues . Sean Avery's antics continue to be a hot-button issue , with Pittburgh's Post-Gazette going so far as to call Avery ...

What Did He Say?
Ranger Pundit — ... -- The Rangers are confident that their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Penguins is about to turn around for the simple reason that the Broadway Blueshirts are coming home Tuesday. If they're wrong, they could be going home for summer in two days... Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News: Pens Set For Antics Of Sean Avery -- Petr Sykora and the Penguins have gotten just a glimpse of the Sean Avery who was the talk of the Rangers' first-round series. Tuesday, when they enter the Garden with a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal, they expect to see a lot ...

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