GAME DAY:New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators - 7:30PM EST. TUE. Mar 2, 2010

GAME DAY:New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators - 7:30PM EST. TUE. Mar 2, 2010

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In a New York state of mind...

New York Rangers (28-27-7, 4th in the Atlantic and 10th in the East) visit the Ottawa Senators (36-23-4, 1st in the Northeast and 3rd in the Eastern Conference) Tuesday night at the SBP. After a long break for most of the Senators players they're back at it Tuesday night at home. Here's hoping the layoff didn't kill the momentum that the team was building prior to the Olympic games.

The Sens should be getting Karlsson back for this game which is good news since there haven't been any replacements brought in for the loss of Campoli to injury and the trade that sent Picard out of town. Brian Lee has been recalled from Bingo and should see a diminished roll compared to his last game with the re-insertion of Karlsson to the back end. I expect a lot of missed passes and sloppy play at both ends of the ice, at least to start, as both teams shake off the rust.

Game Coverage
TV: SNET E
Radio: Team 1200
Web: check http://www.atdhe.net and http://www.justin.tv

Latest updates:
Elliott gets the start in goal via Sens Twitter
Foligno skated for the first time on Sunday.
Gaborik NOT expected to play tonight (Lower body) according to Larry brooks http://twitter.com/NYP_Brooksie/status/9882813038

Team Lineups:

Ottawa lineup: http://www.dailyfaceoff.com/team-lineups/ottawa-senators-team-lineup

New York lineup: http://www.dailyfaceoff.com/team-lineups/new-york-rangers-team-lineup

Game notes: www.nhl.com/ice/matchup.htm?id=2009020928

TSN's Ice Chips:: www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11009

Ottawa Key Injuries

F Nick Foligno (Broken leg, could return in 2 weeks courtesy of the Ottawa Sun)
D Chris Campoli (lower body, expected back mid March)

New York Key Injuries

Gaborik (Lower body not expected to play)
Michael Del Zotto (chest laceration - Game time decision)

Game Day Previews:

Sportsnet.ca Game Day Preview: www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2010/03/02/sens_rangers_preview/

OttawaSenators.com Game Day Preview: http://senators.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2009020928

NHL.com Game Day Preview: www.nhl.com/ice/preview.htm?id=2009020928&navid=sb:preview

TSN.ca Game Day Preview: to be added if available

ESPN Game Day Preview: http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/preview?gameId=300302014

ESPN Stats Comparison:



Media Links:

SensTVOnline: http://senators.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp
Official Twitter of the Ottawa Senators: http://twitter.com/NHL_Sens

GO SENS GO!!!

Good Game day Thread.

It's been a while. Let's get back in the saddle!

Is there a way to update the injury section to reflect how close these guys are to coming back?

plus Gaborik was hobbled for the last couple games of the olympics. word is he may miss the first couple rangers games.

PKC wrote:Is there a way to update the injury section to reflect how close these guys are to coming back?

If you give me the date they were injured I'll give you the update. Sound good?

Injury report updated.

Is Alex Auld with his new team?

Side-by-side stats comparison updated. Man, Gaborki *is* the Rangers' offense. If he's out this should be almost a gimme. Plus King Henrik's .920 is not that far ahead of Elliott's .910, and if you consider the fact that Elliott was below .900 prior to the winning streak, I'd guess he's been by far the hotter hand in the last dozen games.

Of course the two week break cancels everything out.

Lundqvist had no break. He'll be ready to go. Let's hope that the Senators not named Alfredsson, Ruutu, Kuba, Michalek and Volchenkov are ready to go.

And what potential new Senators might be in the line-up, and which current players might not be? The suspense lingers. Also the last game before the deadline, and coincidently they play Carolina on March 4.

As much as the Olympics were great, it's very refreshing to see a Sens GDT once again.....

let's hope the olympic break didn't ruin the mojo the Sens had going. The Rangers are definitely beatable, Lundqvist or not.

I second that!

FINALLY! This is what matters to me!

Sens should be able to take this one at home, not a lot of better teams in their own barn. Elliott will get the start Im sure, I wonder when Leclaire will play again?

N4L wrote:FINALLY! This is what matters to me!

Sens should be able to take this one at home, not a lot of better teams in their own barn. Elliott will get the start Im sure, I wonder when Leclaire will play again?

when the games don't matter in the regular season anymore, IE, when the playoff spot is clinched.