Sean Avery News

New York Rangers' Matt Gilroy shoots past Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Mathieu Garon to score on a breakaway during the second period in New York on Monday.

It has been more than a month since the Rangers have been able to win back-to-back games.

New York Rangers' Sean Avery lands on Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun during the second period.

Marian Gaborik of the Rangers skates against the Capitals during their preseason game on September 24, 2009 at Madison Square Garden.

Bradley bounced back from having his face bloodied in a first-period fight to net the winning goal with 4:51 left, and Alex Ovechkin also scored in his return from injury to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career.

"Our top guys are going to go. Gabby's going to go, Kots is going to go,'' he said, referring to Marian Gaborik and Ales Kotalik .

So Henrik Lundqvist, who may or may not return to net tonight at the Garden against Atlanta, says that the right thigh or groin injury he's nursing was not sustained during the couple dozen times he's been crashed into and knocked down in the crease.

The hot-start Rangers are now injury plagued and sinking through the ranks. The Rangers came back from the lockout with the hopes of a fresh start.

The Calgary Flames will try to win their third straight contest when they welcome the New York Rangers for this evening's interconference battle at the Saddledome.

Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers players scuffle while both teams were changing lines during a break in play during third period NHL action in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday Nov.

Ranger winger Sean Avery , who has a penchant for such things, was shooting his mouth off at various Bruins during the pregame warm-ups yesterday at Madison Square Garden.

Robyn Regehr of the Calgary Flames defends against Sean Avery of the New York Rangers during a game January 2, 2008 at Pengrowth Saddledome.

If Dion Phaneuf wants to go looking for Sean Avery on the ice tonight, he had better be alert, with the winger unaccountably banished by coach John Tortorella to the bottom of the food chain on the Rangers' three-game western tour that concludes against the Flames.

The New York Rangers' jerseys are the same, but the guys wearing them will be largely unfamiliar to the Calgary Flames.

Henrik Lundqvist has never before beaten the Canucks, but given how he delivered last time out, that inaugural victory might be coming Tuesday night.

Dane Byers earns a $10,000 fine for his role in the New York Rangers-Vancouver Canucks brawl.

Mouth of the Big Apple Sean Avery in action against Canucks Tuesday night. A November 4, 2009 A A A A New York Rangers coach John Tortorella and Sean Avery on their team's bench during the third period of regular season NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at GM Place Stadium in Vancouver November 3, 2009.

The most coveted spot in the Rangers' lineup is the opening on the first line, which features Marian Gaborik on right wing and Vinny Prospal either in the middle or on left wing.

Marian Gaborik celebrates his goal with Rangers teammates Marc Staal , Dan Girardi and Artem Anisimov .