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HEAD COACH
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John Muckler
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ROSTER
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C - Wayne Gretzky, Manny Malhotra, Petr Nedved, Marc
Savard, Christian Dube. LW - Brent Fedyk, Adam Graves,
Darren Langdon, Kevin Stevens, Eric Lacroix. RW - Todd Harvey,
Mike Knuble, John MacLean, Niklas Sundstrom, Mike Maneluk. D -
Jeff Beukeboom, Brian Leetch, Peter Popovic, Mathieu Schneider,
Ruman Ndur, Chris Tamer, Rich Brennan, Jason Doig. G - Mike
Richter, Dan Cloutier.
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INJURIES
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Jeff Beukeboom, d (out for remainder of the season);
Todd Harvey, c (thumb, day-to-day).
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TRANSACTIONS
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Traded Stan Neckar, d, to Phoenix for Jason Doig,
d, and a sixth-round pick. Traded Ulf Samuelsson, d, to Detroit
for second- and third-round picks.
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GAME RESULTS
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3/08 Toronto W 3-2 OT
3/10 Ottawa L 3-0
3/12 Boston L 5-4
3/14 NY Islanders W 3-2 OT
3/15 Washington T 1-1
3/19 Buffalo L 3-2 OT
3/21 Pittsburgh T 2-2
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STANDINGS
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Atlantic Division GP W L T PTS GF GA
New Jersey 68 38 22 8 84 201 168
Pittsburgh 69 35 22 12 82 210 182
Philadelphia 71 32 22 17 81 208 172
NY Rangers 71 29 32 10 68 196 199
NY Islanders 71 20 42 9 49 162 209
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TEAM NEWS
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by Gregg Jensen, New York Rangers Correspondent
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FORE!
I hoped to be talking about who the Rangers first round matchup
would be, but as it looks right now their first round matchup
will be against the first tee box because they will be on the
golf course in April for the second straight year. Another
frustrating season is about to end. The one positive that can be
taken from all of this is that they have unloaded some dead wood
in exchange for youth. With a couple of free agent signings in
the off-season, they should be a top contender in the east.
Although, they still haven't signed Brian Leetch and that is a
must.
THE FAT LADY IS WARMING UP
With 12 games remaining and six points needed to overtake Boston
for the 8th spot, it looks as though the Rangers are done.
However, looks can be deceiving. Many had this team left for
dead about a month ago and they rebounded. Now however, time is
not on their side. They must have a stellar run to overtake the
Bruins, who incidentally look very sharp and continue to win.
The Blueshirts have gone 2-3-2 in their last seven, hardly the
way to go about securing a playoff spot.
BYE BYE ULF?
The trade rumors are swirling around the Rangers. The one I keep
hearing the most is Ulf Samuelsson to Detroit for Thomas
Holmstrom. I think Neil Smith will move the defenseman ONLY if
he can get a young talent to replace him. With or without Ulf,
the Rangers are not going to win the Cup, that's the harsh
reality. So why not trade him now and get a quality player
rather than lose him to free agency?
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