PRAGUE-----Nothing's official, but it appears the Rangers will dress the same lineup tonight as Saturday, which would mean another evening of watching for Dan Fritsche, Patrick Rissmiller and Fred Sjostrom.
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The Rangers were 8-6-3 in the second game of back-to-backs last season...
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Just some follow-up numbers from yesterday: The Rangers have won four consecutive openers and Tom Renney won two in Vancouver, so he's 6-0...the Rangers were 4-6-1 in October last season, however...The PK was 4-for-4
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Marty Straka visited the Rangers locker room before the game, but apparently didn't give a pre-game pep talk. He looks great, smiling, rested---and when I saw him on Saturday chatting with former Ranger and current Lightning wing Jason Ward near the press box, I complimented him on his Czech team's (of which he's player/executive) recent winning streak. "You're on fire," I said. "Not any more," he responded, "we lost last night."