Comments on: Notes from a sinking ship

By: vogs

vogs — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:12:28 +0000

From The Post today “I feel good enough to play,” Shanahan said. “I don’t know how much of my game was physical not being able to skate, or like all of us, just being lost out there.

The Rangers seem to not know where each other are going to be on the ice. Or the other teams have figured out Renney and have adapted whereas Renney has not.

I thought I hadn’t seen Shanny out there in the 3rd for a few shifts.

Let’s criticize Renney a bit more shall we?

The Rangers work the puck down in the Boston zone for a few seconds and the refs give the Rangers a power play (hooking on Hnidy). Jagr had been out on the ice to draw the penalty and now the 2 minutes of pp time. Renney keeps the Jagr line on the ice for the full 2 minutes of pp time in which they generate nothing!

Now I’ll give you this. Tim Thomas was pretty darn good yesterday, he made at least 2 saves that should have been goals, and at least one of those shots were generated from Dubinsky’s line.

The officials are horrendous. Just phantom calls left and right every game. Bettman has hurt this game to the point where I don’t watch other teams play any more. And watching the Rangers play is bad enough.

By: Deja

Deja — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:03:08 +0000

were going to the show oh oh
were going to the show oh oh
superbowl!!!!!

(god i wish this was the rangers)

By: MikeA

MikeA — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:38:14 +0000

It pisses me off to new levels that they’re too scared of bonus incentives to promote Montoya and why did they break up the Shannahan/Drury/Gomez PP unit because it actually worked.

Also once again; you want a good PP, park someone’s derrier in front of the net and have him deflect shots. Callahan who is doing just fine in Hartford is VERY good at that. Dawes should get PP time as well, and please stop using the 4th line so much, that’s playing not to lose rather than winning.

By: bklynblue

bklynblue — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:10:40 +0000

Jagr is not the problem even though he’s better than what he’s been producing. Drury, Shanahan, Avery, and Straka are the disaster right now , along with the D.

By: UKRanger

UKRanger — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:29:46 +0000

Time to start dishing out ice time in proportion to performance. Dubi/Prucha/Dawes line should become the #1 line and PP unit (20+ mins a night) and the others should be left the scraps until they start scoring regularly (with the exception of Gomez who is our most regular scorer – perhaps because he gets 5 shots in a night?). It might even serve to recharge the batteries of Shanny, Jagr etc..

Something needs to change to energize the team – maybe a trade, maybe a new coach or assistant coach. The players need to take a long hard look at themself over the 5-days off during the all-star game.

By: Liza

Liza — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:12:36 +0000

Thanks Spiderpig!

By: ChrisV82

ChrisV82 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:55:22 +0000

I have to say I was really bummed about the squandered potential of this team, but you know, a Super Bowl appearance sure helps take the mind of off other, crappier NYC franchises.

Hopefully the Rangers get their stuff in order and make a run, a la last season.

By: Didi

Didi — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:37:20 +0000

fire renney…...enough said

By: nakedjoe

nakedjoe — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:13:33 +0000

What was up with not calling too many men on the ice on the bruins when they blew the whistle after noticing it? I was at the game so I didn’t get an explanation from my boy Emerick as to why that isn’t a penalty. The Rangers sure seem to have been called for it a lot recently.

By: Chris G

Chris G — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:56:13 +0000

Bring back Kasparitis….

i dont care if hes worse than Malik..

at least we’d have someone that can throw a big check

every once in a while….

I think i’d enjoy seeing that ..