The Pre-Game: Drury will play
Given his reputation, couldn't imagine that Chris Drury (ribs/side) wouldn't play, and he will....Renney hedged on Lauri Korpikoski, although he seemed certain this morning that the Finnish youngster would make his NHL debut. The Rangers will need as many centers as possible in case Drury worsens, so...
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Asked about how teams react to a 3-0 series lead, Renney said: "I'm not sure teams let down and I don;t think these guys will, but occasionally I think the team that's up looks to see how serious the other team is, initlally; for us, we need a real good start."
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Here's a quick Sean Avery hospital update from Renney, who was suppoed to stop by the ICU at St. Vincent's: "I didn't go; I made a judgment call based on what I was getting for feedback, and he was still groggy and sleeping and stuff, so I'm hoping I get to see him tomorrow, ut I understand he's doing better late this afternoon and coming along nicely, so it appears everything is under control."
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For the Pens, Gary Roberts is in for Maxime Talbot (foot)
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We've got a gang of four here again: Mark Herrmann will be offering his commentary, Mike Casey will live-blog and Arthur Staple will be hunting down other stories. So swing by and please check in tomorrow.
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Comments (2)
Like it matters....we stink !
if Avery, Prucha, Gomez, Drury, Callahan, and Dawes are all back next season, that means 6 out of 12 forwards are 5'11" or under. We cannot afford any more, we need big forwards like Korpikoski, Dubinsky, Byers, Moore, Anisimov and somebody else from trade or free agency and Orr as an extra goon.
Use Bourret in a trade, doesn't look like he will get a chance with this organization.
And we need tough big defensemen that would intimidate other team's forwards with their physical play, not with their poke checks.