newsday.com - 4/30/2008
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The other day, Jaromir Jagr had no trouble deflecting a television reporter's question about referees' calls or something else controversial. "How old am I, 36? He didn't get me," Jagr said, with the practiced laugh of someone who has been around a long time. Last night, after the Rangers had reached the brink by going down 3-0 in their series against the Penguins, Jagr spoke about Game 4 ...
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Jagr still believes -- do you?
New York Rangers Fan Blog —
... . And we wanted to say he's wrong. We really did. But he's right. It will take an epic comeback. An epic comeback made all the more unlikely based on how many games the Rangers have now played this season (90), and as Mark Herrmann writes today, their age, over-experience, and (likely) corresponding exhaustion . The Blueshirts feature youth, but not in the way the Pens do. But, like we said. ...
Youth Over Experience
KK Hockey —
... was so fierce that nobody could get to the bench. What happened was that the Penguins wore down the Rangers and Evgeni Malkin, 21, scored the goal that broke a tie at 3 and the Rangers’ back. Youth is being served experience on the fly. “We don’t have a choice. I mean, this is the playoffs,” said Ryan Malone, one of the guys who was struggling to stay on his feet toward the end of that power play. Before this season, he had played in all of five NHL playoff games with no points. more
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Talbot may have broken foot: Avery with lacerated spleen ??
mvn.com 4/30/2008 — A couple of unfortunate developments after last night’s Game Three at MSG:
It looks like Penguins’ checking center Max Talbot may have a broken foot, suffered after blocking a shot in last night’s game. Of course, the Penguins are staying mum on Talbot’s condition.
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Rangers' Sean Avery in hospital
torontosun.com 4/30/2008 — New York Rangers forward Sean Avery is in intensive care at a New York hospital after suffering a lacerated spleen in Tuesday night's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Avery, 28, from Pickering, was checked into St. Vincent's Hospital at 3 a.m., ...
Tuesday's NHL Playoff Summaries —
NHL.com News in English 4/30/2008
Pittsburgh 3 1 1-5
N.Y. Rangers 1 2 0-3
First Period-1, Pittsburgh, Hossa 3 (Dupuis, Crosby), 1:02. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 3 (Jagr, Mara), 14:32. 3, Pittsburgh, Laraque 1 (Malkin, Sykora), 16:17. 4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 4 (Gonchar, Hossa), 17:...
Rangers forward Sean Avery hospitalized —
NHL.com News in English 4/30/2008
NEW YORK (AP) -New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In a statement Wednesday, the team said the noted agitator was taken to St. Vincent's Medical ...
