New York Post (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Ranger coach Tom Renney put together a top-flight scoring line yesterday for the first time since the preseason - just as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Penguins are set to visit the Garden. After toying with the idea of switching lines...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Throughout training camp and preseason, New York Rangers’ head coach Tom Renney had Markus Naslund and Nikolai Zherdev together. During this time, the two found instant chemistry by being able to find each other on the ice, utilize their speed, jump into open holes and more importantly, create scoring chances. Two months later, the two players are doing it again and last night’s 3-2 victory...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tom Renney changes lines about as often as Paris Hilton changes shoes. Yet, the fact that the Rangers had three new lines practicing today in preparation for tomorrow night's game against Pittsburgh was a bit unexpected.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
It would be a mistake to declare that the sky is falling on top of the Rangers in the wake of this afternoon's 4-0 defeat to the 28th-overall Panthers, but it would be an even greater blunder for head coach Tom Renney to ignore the alarm bells...
New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
... would rather he go to Hartford to get some time on the ice for when he is called upon by coach Tom Renney. "He's in great shape, excellent shape," said Renney, who gave the team the day off yesterday, something he had opted to do even before its lackluster performance in a 4-0 loss to Florida at the Garden on Sunday. "He needs game experience. Playing is important, playing is critical....
New York Post (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
It would be a mistake to declare that the sky is falling on top of the Rangers in the wake of yesterday afternoon's 4-0 defeat to the 28th-overall Panthers. But it would be an even greater blunder for coach Tom Renney to ignore the alarm bells...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
General manager Glen Sather had told Rangers coach Tom Renney that historically, teams don't perform well in the first home game after Thanksgiving.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Even before the wrecked his Sunday afternoon with a dismal 4-0 loss to the at Madison Square Garden, Rangers Coach Tom Renney was having a hard time figuring out whether to look on the bright side or the worrying side of his team’s situation. If it happens on ice and it involves hitting and scoring, The Times Slap Shot blog is on it. The bright side seems simple enough to focus on. Even with...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Tom Renney always has his reasons for putting any combination of players on the ice together. So when the Rangers head coach paired 21-year-old defenseman Marc Staal with six-year veteran Michal Rozsival last week, he saw Staal as the most...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... seven games."You find ways to win and this team has been able to do that this year," Rangers coach Tom Renney said. "As much as nobody wants to give us a lot of credit for that, I will."Lundqvist rebounded after the late tying goal."It was a good shot. He just roofed it on the backhand. It was a good move," Lundqvist said. "I was still mad for letting in the third one. When they tie it so...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... third and were resolute in overtime, sending the game to the shootout."Find ways to win," coach Tom Renney said of his team's resolve. "This team finds ways to do it."Notes & quotes: Although Renney said Thursday he was "seriously contemplating" playing Petr Prucha against the Panthers, the winger was a healthy scratch again. "I don't want to keep Petr out too long. I want to give...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... are 17-7-2 as they return home for a rematch with the Panthers tomorrow afternoon. For the moment, Tom Renney believes that's the bottom line, even as the head coach acknowledges that his team has much work to do. "Again we were able to find ways to win," Renney said after Naslund and Nikolai Zherdev were successful on the shootout for the second straight game, and Lundqvist made...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... third and were resolute in overtime, sending the game to the shootout. "Find ways to win," coach Tom Renney said of his team's resolve. "This team finds ways to do it."Notes & quotes: Although Renney said Thursday he was "seriously contemplating" playing Petr Prucha against the Panthers, the winger was a healthy scratch again. "I don't want to keep Petr out too long. I want to give...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... season and remained behind the bench until late in 2003-04, when he yielded to current boss Tom Renney.Esposito served two terms as head coach, the second brief and memorable. Espo first replaced Tom Webster as head coach several times during the 1986-87 season when Webster became ill. Two years later, he memorably fired Michel Bergeron with two games remaining in the season, taking command...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
The New York Rangers continue their two-game road trip in the South with a matchup against the Florida Panthers tonight at the BankAtlantic Center. A win would give them 36 points on the season and a chance to keep their lead in the Eastern Conference. One would have to expect that Rangers’ head coach Tom Renney will implement the same lineup he used on Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay...
