Video: Cooke’s Hit On Anisimov
Courtesy of Stu Hackel’s daily must read post on Slap Shots, here is video of the hit that got Matt Cooke suspended for two games: Arthur Staple of Newsday spoke to Cooke and some of the Penguins about the hit and their thoughts on the suspension.

Practice: Avery On Top Line, Lisin To Sit
Sean Avery, who played with Marian Gaborik and Sean Avery for parts of Saturday’s game, again skated with Gaborik and Vinny Prospal on the top line. …Avery has had more jump to his game recently, and has been rewarded by getting to play with the top unit. He has these moments where he can play on the top line, remember his time with Jaromir Jagr?, and hopefully it can last f

Brooks: Gut Check Time
Larry Brooks, in the New York Post, writes today about John Tortorella and what the Rangers need to do to improve. Tortorella joined the Rangers preaching, “It’s not about defense, it’s not about the defensive zone,” before amending his mantra. The prob

Read: Euro Prospects Report
In a post to her blog at Hockey’s Future, Leslie Treff spoke to Ranger Director of layer Personnel Gordie Clark about some of the Rangers prospects who are playing in Europe. They talk about David Kveton, Tomas Zaborsky, and Treff notes that the Rangers expect former second round pick Ivan Baranka to return to North America, maybe by next season. Treff also writes about the Rangers policy of bringing in players who are

Poll: Do You Like The Shootout
In his “Slap Shots” column on Sunday, Larry Brooks writes that the NHL should abandon the shootout. It is time for hockey games to be decided by hockey players and by hockey plays. It is time for the shootout to be replaced by a five-minute, three-on-three overtime period that, when necessary, would follow a scoreless five-minute four-on-four overtime. …I still like the idea of the shootout. Maybe i