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Ziegel: Gretzky brings along his not-so-Great ones
Ziegel: Gretzky brings along his not-so-Great ones
Wayne Gretzky was back at the Garden Monday night, standing behind the Phoenix bench, where it's impossible to score goals, or slide the puck to a teammate's stick. Even for the Great One.
Should Great Britain's 'Gretzky' make Hockey Hall of Fame?
Should Great Britain's 'Gretzky' make Hockey Hall of Fame?
sports.yahoo.com — Unless you live in Great Britain, you've probably never heard of Tony Hand. If you thought Wayne... Gretzky's National Hockey League record of 2,857 career points is special, then you might take an appreciation of Hand's upcoming feat: surpassing 4,000 points on British club hockey. (more) Should Great Britain's 'Gretzky' make Hockey Hall of Fame?
Rangers 4, Coyotes 1: Coyotes Rely on Gretzky to Make Them Great
Rangers 4, Coyotes 1: Coyotes Rely on Gretzky to Make Them Great
nytimes.com — The Coyotes franchise is banking on a combination of Wayne Gretzky magic, a roster with 10 players... who are 23 or younger, and a few veterans mixed in to help. > (more) Rangers 4, Coyotes 1: Coyotes Rely on Gretzky to Make ...
NOT MANY RANGERS MAKE IT BEHIND BENCH
NOT MANY RANGERS MAKE IT BEHIND BENCH
nypost.com — Seeing Wayne Gretzky behind the Phoenix bench Monday night at the Garden served as a reminder of... just how few former Rangers have graduated to the team's coaching staff, let alone the head coaching job, over the past three decades. Glen Sather and... (more) NOT MANY RANGERS MAKE IT BEHIND BENCH
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Scott Gomez makes a triumphant return to the Ranger lineup
New York Rangers Fan Blog — ... (at least temporarily), it's off to the hockey hotbed of Florida for the Rangers, who will face the Lightning tomorrow night and the Panthers on Friday. In other news... Vic Ziegel focuses his efforts on Wayne Gretzky's "not-so-great" Coyotes . If the Coyotes can keep this nucleus together, they may be good in a couple of years. They're mostly a very young, inexperienced team, but they have some talent. Lynn Zinser also has ...

NHL Morning Papers (Tuesday Edition): Grading the Blues/Leafs trade, Habs react to own-goal and Gretzky returns to MSG
IllegalCurve.com — ... to the Rangers’ cause on Monday in his return to the line-up.  Vic Ziegel with a great article about Wayne Gretzky in his return to the MSG.  By the way, ...

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