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New York Rangers coach John Tortorella can't get his team to respond, as evidenced by their last two blowout losses.

The Rangers are in a freefall and it looks like the only thing that can stop them is the break in the schedule.

Hockey, more than any other sport, allows its players to police themselves, because hockey, unlike other sports, allows its players to beat the living hell out of each other.

The twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin had a hand in three first-period goals, and Roberto Luongo made 27 saves as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Devils , 5-2, in Newark on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK - The New York Rangers have claimed forward Erik Christensen off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks and are hoping to send backup goalie Steve Valiquette down to the AHL.

New York Rangers' Donald Brashear , right, fights for control of the puck with Pittsburgh Penguins ' Sidney Crosby during the first period.

Should the Rangers chalk this season up as a transition year and have a fire sale? The short answer is yes.

It's not often that Mike Rupp outscores Sidney Crosby, but that's what happened to the Rangers on Monday night at the Garden in a 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh.

Nearly one-third of the way through the season, it is impossible to identify anything the Rangers do well.

File - New York Rangers ' Artem Anisimov , of Russia, fights for the puck with Washington Capitals ' Nicklas Backstrom , of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game.

It was hat night at the Igloo, the final cruel joke of a Ranger road trip that began so brightly and then couldn't end soon enough.

P.A. Parenteau scored in a shootout, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped all three Florida shooters to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Panthers on Wednesday night.

As the New York Rangers continue to spiral out of control in November, head coach John Tortorella has once again changed his lines, looking for that perfect combination which will jump-start the struggling offense.

Oh right. The Rangers already did that last year. But then why is it almost impossible to tell the difference between the team that got defense-minded Tom Renney fired in February and the one now coached by offense-inclined John Tortorella that has scored two goals or fewer in eight of the last 10 games while going 3-7 in the process? The ...

Brendan Shanahan retires Tuesday after attempt to continue career with Devils failed.

LET'S face it. The Rangers are in trouble. Not only are they plagued by roster deficiencies that have been exacerbated by a couple of injuries with which the organization seems unequipped to cope, but nearly every team in the East that finished behind them last season seems improved, perhaps dramatically so.

Barely a quarter of the way through the season, the Rangers have become a difficult team to figure out.

After having accompanied the Rangers on a four-hour-plus flight home Sunday, Drury rode the stationary bike yesterday, signs so good coach John Tortorella would not rule out his top center playing Thursday night against the Thrashers at the Garden.

Henrik Lundqvist, who has not played since last Monday in Vancouver and who missed his scheduled start in Calgary because of a right thigh or groin issue, practiced yesterday but is unsure whether he's healthy enough to start tonight.

Ilya Kovalchuk made a successful return to the lineup with a goal and two assists and Johan Hedberg turned in a strong 33- save performance, as Atlanta defeated the New York Rangers, 5-3, at Madison Square Garden.