Comments on: There goes the perfect season…

By: LI Joe

LI Joe — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:13:19 +0000

forget Jovo. even if they can fit him under the cap this yr by getting rid of 2-3 salaries, he has 3 more yrs of huge $ on his contract. that plus Gomez, Drury, The King and maybe JJ would mean Bonfire would get his wish everyone else would have to be 18 yrs old. say goodbye to even players like Prucha and Toots next yr if they make that collosal mistake.

By: Igor Liba

Igor Liba — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:24:23 +0000

The Rangers shouldn’t call up Dawes yet… They should just insert Hoassa into the lineup, and shift someone else to Avery’s spot…

The Rangers need Hollweg and Orr for the upcoming games against the Isles, Crapitals and the rematch with Ottawa, so sitting either one of them for Dawes would be foolish!

By: Robby Bonfire

Robby Bonfire — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:46:19 +0000

Glad the Rangers axed Nylander, who peaked last year – he won’t do much in Washington, this year. And I wish they had cleaned out Shanahan and Straka, and really committed to youth.

I see 18-year old Patrick Kane got the Shoot Out GW for Chicago, last night. More power to teams with balls, guts and a vision beyond “making the playoffs” with a core of burned-out multi-millionaires, some who appear to be painfully, just hanging on.

By: Matteau!

Matteau! — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:37:59 +0000

To this point all Gomez has done is make clear how good and underrated Nylander was. Maybe Gomez hasn’t clicked yet but it is entirely possible he is a collossal bust. And no it’s not too early to make this observation. Count me among the posters who in June expressed concern it was a mistake to let Nylander go.

Also not happy to be in the group of posters that may get proven right about Shanahan. Should not have signed him. Needed those dollars for an impact defenseman.

Yes it’s early but the absence of Nylander and the presence of Shanahan on the 2nd line is a legitimate source of concern.

I continue to believe Gomez needs to have speedy wingers and so he needs to work with Callahan and Prucha. That also allows Shanahan to have a reduced role on 3rd line which with Betts (occasionally Dubinsky) and Avery would be a checking line that can score.

By: anthony

anthony — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:30:11 +0000

I like Kenny, nothing wrong with him.

By: CML

CML — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:08:46 +0000

It’s way too early to start to panic!! I’d rather have the Rangers loose games earlier in the season than later. If they loose games during the start of the season, hopefully, they learn from their mistakes and start to gain momentum because they’ll know they need to win. If they start winning (like huge winning streaks) at the start of the season, they’ll get too cocky (*Cough *Cough, like the Mets) by the end of the season and won’t be playing as strong for playoffs.

...Maybe just my opinion.

By: Doodie Machetto

Doodie Machetto — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:31:16 +0000

Kenny Alberts is doing the play by play for the Colts-Bucs game on Fox. It convinces me further that I don’t like his play by play voice.

By: ORR..Talented Mr. Douglas Orr

ORR..Talented Mr. Douglas Orr — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:15:55 +0000

Here we go again with Dawes. Why the hell should dawes get to play with Shanny and Gomer or Jags and Dru. F him, he doesnt diserve the chance. give it to Cally or Pruchs, they have been the best NYR fowards the last 2 games. Dawes needs to earn his chance. im not impressed with him at all.

By: JOHNM

JOHNM — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:02:29 +0000

I liked Jovo in Florida when he whacked people. He is not the same guy now.

By: Robby Bonfire

Robby Bonfire — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:00:28 +0000

Gomex is the ONLY Ranger foward without a single Hit, in the first two games. Avery, by comparison, has 11 Hits, in half the playing time. If you can’t score, you need to be physical. If you can’t be physical. you need to score. Someone tell me what this guy brings to the table besides a fat salary and a long-term contract?