Pens It Is
April 23rd, 2008 by 
Joe McDonald
With Philly winning in overtime 3-2 last night, the Rangers will now face the Penguins in Round 2 with games on Friday and Sunday in Pittsburgh and Games 3 and 4 at the Garden on Tuesday and Thursday.
Here’s the full schedule:
Game 1: Friday 4/25 at the Igloo 7 p.m.
Game 2: Sunday 4/27 at the Igloo 2 p.m. Game on NBC
Game 3: Tuesday 4/29 at the Garden 7 p.m.
Game 4: Thursday 5/1 at the Garden 7 p.m.
Game 5*: Sunday 5/4 at the Igloo 2 p.m. Game on NBC
Game 6*: Monday 5/5 at the Garden 7 p.m.
Game 7 *: Wednesday 5/7 at the Igloo TBD
*if necessary
The Rangers went 5-3 this year against the Pens. 4-0 at the Garden and 1-3 in Pittsburgh. Two of the Ranger wins were in overtime, including the one win in Pittsburgh and Marc Andre Fleury went 3-2 against the Blueshirts.
They will have to face the star power of Crosby, Malkin and Hossa. and it will be interesting to see if Tom Renney dresses Colton Orr for this matchup, since the fourth line of Betts, Hollweg and Orr did a great job against Crosby this season.
Should be a fun matchup.
I won’t be around for the first few games - getting married this weekend, but I will be watching from afar and checking in from the blackberry or on my laptop. Full reports from here and NYSD return next week.
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April 23rd, 2008 at 8:01 am
It makes no sense to sit Sjostrom to play Orr unless Laraque plays for Pitt and starts throwing his weight around. Hollweg, Avery, Callahan, and Dubinsky can throw body checks very well but the only real fighter the Rangers have is Orr. Laraque played in all 4 games against Ottawa but he didn’t take any fighting penalties. In fact, he didn’t take any penalties at all.
April 24th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Each team has at least one advantage, Penguins(offense) and Rangers (goalie), and I think their strengths against each other will make it a 7 game series. Want to talk more about the Rangers…I’m always around here: http://iamaranger.rangers.nhl.com/NathanSmittie
LET’S GO RANGERS!!!!!!