Blue Notes

....for the first time since the last Rangers practice in the Pittsburgh playoff series.
Well, breakup day.
Instead of Jagr, Drury, Gomer, etc. there's a guy almost named Yzerman (Oren Eizenmann), a slow-moving D with the name of a town in Connecticut (Justin Wallingford), and, oh yeah, impressive kids like Del Zotto and Sanguinetti.
It's development camp!
Just finished a piece for tomorrow's paper on this, but here's a short reaction, based on things I was writing in the margins while watching drills, 5-on-5, 3-on-3, scrimmage, and more to come this week.
Coach Tom Renney advised not to read too much into a day that started in midafternoon, with late arrivals. medicals, etc.
Agree totally. Nonetheless, some impressions.
On first blush, the guys who seemed to come out with a burst: DZ, Artem Anisimov (battled three guys in the corner for possession and quick second-round pick C Derek Stepan skated out for a goal), C Tomas Zaborsky, RW David Skokan, D Joe Ryan, D Nick Pageau, big RW Dale Weise. Not quite there: LW Radek Meidl.
Ryan Hillier (groin/hernia) didn't skate, said he might need surgery.
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On the free-agent front, Rozsival had been wokring out in the weight room earlier. He's on crutches, but in pretty good form, said Renney.

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More later, have a train to meet. Hmm. Sounds like Muddy Waters.
Oh and lennynyr, thanks for pencilling me in as a right wing.
I'm more more of a moderate politically, liberal socially and universal musically...