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Steve Zipay takes you inside the locker room, home and on the road, with the New York Rangers, and also writes about the NHL, off and on the ice.

Torts on Asham, Segal, Nash before Pens game

Boston Bruins' Dennis Seidenberg, far left, hooks New

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Evening all. We're at MSG for the home opener. Here’s some excerpts from Tortorella’s briefing:

On the value of Arron Asham: “He brings an element of toughness. I’m anxious to see him on that (fourth) line, and maybe elsewhere… I don’t expect him to be a saint. The way he plays, you need to allow him to be himself. But I think we can play the game hard, and we have done that, and physically,...

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