Comments on: Big month at home begins tonight

By: dlb

dlb — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:56:56 +0000

in his own zone Dawes sucks. he was the culprit who let the man Ward get by him for the cross ice pass that led to the 2nd goal. THAT is why he gets benched. he is a defensive weak spot.

By: Akayama49

Akayama49 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:16:35 +0000

Any one who says Dawes was invisible last night is blind! you can’t be invisible and set up Mara with a wide open chance for the equalizer like Dawes did. Such comments are from the type of Ranger fan who recommended trading Middleton after two years only to see him score hundreds of goals for the hated Bruins. Putting Dawes and Moore out with a gimpy Shanahan is certainly a recipe for success. I want to see more , not less, of Dawes before I consign him to oblivion. The man was an MVP candidate 2 years running in the WHL in juniors, all 5’8” of him; not only does he bring scoring skills, he brings great passing skills and imagination; just be patient and give him adequate time on the ice and he’ll prove his worth.

By: longtimerangersfan

longtimerangersfan — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:05:05 +0000

longtimerangersfan
January 8th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
â€œIf the Icelanders win tonight, the Rangers will officially drop out of the playoff picture.â€

Beer me said: OH! I totally missed them say that the season ended today! How did I miss that??!?

Beer me, what I meant was that they are out of the playoff picture NOW if the Islanders win but I was incorrect…they only needed a tie and now the Rangers are in 9th place.

By: New Newman

New Newman — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:34:37 +0000

I agree 100% with Richard.

All you clowns on this blog saying that the 4th line sucks and Renney shouldn’t play them, are ignorant. Do you guys know the role of a checking line? It is to stop the other team’s #1 line. Lecavalier, Crosby, etc etc. Why you ignoramuses can’t see that is beyond me!

If HBO can go 15 mins or 18 mins or whatever and keep Lecav, St Louis, and Prospal off the scoresheet (EN goal doesn’t count) then that means Jags and crew have 45 or 42 mins to do their thing. THEY ARE NOT DOING IT! -3 by Drury, Jags, and Gomer is just unacceptable!

Now I agree that the 4th line should not be playing when we are down by a goal with 5 to play. But to fault Renney or the 4th line, when it is clearly the 5 on 5 play of lines 1-3 that is really sucking butt, is just misdirected frustration.

The best line on the ice last night in 5 on 5 was the 4th line. Anyone who disagrees wasn’t watching the game that I watched or they just don’t know anything about hockey.

This team has no heart. They don’t try until they are down by 2 goals or more.

We need an iron fisted coach to handle the heartless punks we have on the team.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:17:52 +0000

ROB L. You are even because you shut down the top scoring line of the other team which is what our 4th line does and does very very well. They are not paid to score goals. Why is it so hard for you all to realize?

The 3 other lines need to score that is their job and they all stink at that right now and the fact that they do not play D or back check is why they are minus.

Do you all know the meaning of a checking line?? Who gives a s**t if they play 20 minutes. If the other team’s top line does not score, success. Ours should score.

By: Rob L.

Rob L. — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:06:47 +0000

it’s easy to be an even player when you don’t have to worry about scoring goals. Matching the 4th line against opponents #1 lines is a huge mistake. All it does is keep your most talented players on the bench.

By: New Newman

New Newman — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:50:07 +0000

Everyone…Jagr, Gomer, Drury -3 on the night, Shanny -2, Betts Hollweg Orr were even.

The 4th line was the best line on the ice last night.

This team is in a lot of trouble.

By: Rob L.

Rob L. — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:08:16 +0000

Dawes wasn’t invisible when he made that great pass to Mara. Mara rang one off the post after that. The 4th line played more minutes in the 1st period than Jagrs line. That is a problem!

By: BillyNJ1

BillyNJ1 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:00:48 +0000

This is getting pathetic. Why hasn’t Hollweg been benched? He completely disrupts flow to the game with his running players, yet the 4th line is on the ice every time I look up. If they are watching the playoffs in April, look back to these few weeks.

By: cwgatti

cwgatti — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:27:23 +0000

With all of the complaining about Renney and the time he gave the 4th line, it should be noted that that line played even, while Jagr-Gomez-Dury were a combined -9!!!

If Renney is at fault for anything, it is letting Shanny play, and letting Dawes play at all. HE was invisible last night.