Dan Girardi News

While we're still waiting for confirmation of the actual Alain Vigneault hire, the soon-to-be new Rangers coach is already believed to be assembling his coaching staff, according to Larry Brooks of the New York Post .

Understand this: The Rangers aren't going to be transformed into the run-and-gun Oilers of the 1980's on Alain Vigneault's watch.

When the New York Rangers decided it was time to move Scott Gomez and his ridiculous contract back in 2009, most people were wondering just who the heck it was that Rangers got in return.

Gregory Campbell scored the go-ahead and insurance goals, while Tuukka Rask made 28 saves as the Boston Bruins eliminated the New York Rangers with a 3-1 decision in Game 5 of this Eastern Conference semifinal from TD Garden.

May 25, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; The New York Rangers celebrate a goal by New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi against the Boston Bruins in game five of the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden.

New York Rangers center Brad Richards had one goal in 10 playoff games and was a healthy scratch for two games.

Bryan Berard, Mattias Ohlund and Manny Malhotra are three NHL players that come to mind when the topic of serious eye injuries is raised.

Claude Julien decided not to give his goalie a pep talk after a pratfall in the crease handed the Rangers a goal that had the potential to turn the series around.

Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots, Gregory Campbell scored twice and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers in Game 5 on Saturday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

The Bruins set up the third-round date by beating the Rangers in Game 5 at TD Garden on Saturday, 3-1. Gregory Campbell finished the Rangers with an empty-net goal with 50.4 seconds left.

John Tortorella said it wasn't good for Brad Richards to play on the fourth line, explaining why he was scratched for Game 4. The Rangers survived to play another day after their overtime win last night.

So much has been so predictable in these playoffs. A sloppy, scoreless first period in Thursday night's Game 4 between the Rangers and Bruins seemed to be more of the same from what the Blueshirts had shown in this series.

Chris Kreider's goal 7:03 into overtime gave the Rangers a 4-3 overtime win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

Daniel Paille and Dan Girardi were born two weeks apart in this industrial city of 50,000 in southern Ontario, but their social circles did not overlap until they met at the arena on King Street, where they starred in minor hockey for the Welland Tigers.

Maybe it's too easy to blame the mental drain, too simple to point to the Rangers' near-constant state of do-or-die pressure that led to Henrik Lundqvist's costly third period Tuesday.

Rangers coach John Tortorella didn't see any reason to speak to defenseman Dan Girardi after Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Jaromir Jagr hooked Brian Boyle at 4:08, and the Rangers power play, though it didn't score, looked a lot more menacing than the one with a percentage hovering around 6. McQuaid pinched up to the blue line and got caught, but Rask was able to thwart Carl Hagelin's attempt on the 2-on-1 with Derek Dorsett.

NY Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi was on the ice for all five of the Bruins goals in Game 2. The New York Rangers will continue their 2013 NHL playoffs series against the Boston Bruins with Game 3 at Madison Square Garden.