Comments on: Hello ninth place! http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/ News and insight about the New York Rangers Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:17:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jt http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68320 jt Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:29:53 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68320 I can't believe what I am reading. the bottom line is this---if henrik was not the regular goalie, i.e. if Weekes had played 65 games 2 years ago, as renney tried to do before injury and reality set in, the rangers would NOT have even made the playoffs. THAT proves the key guy was henrik. don't give that he had a bad month here and there etc. ALL players have bad spells. brodeur had a terrible stretch the beginning of this season and last year as well. nabokov was the second string goalie behind toskala in the 06 playoffs after signing a huge contract. NOBODY is great all the time. but the fact remains, if henrik was not signed, there would be a long line of teams waiting to sign him I can’t believe what I am reading. the bottom line is this—-if henrik was not the regular goalie, i.e. if Weekes had played 65 games 2 years ago, as renney tried to do before injury and reality set in, the rangers would NOT have even made the playoffs. THAT proves the key guy was henrik.

don’t give that he had a bad month here and there etc. ALL players have bad spells. brodeur had a terrible stretch the beginning of this season and last year as well. nabokov was the second string goalie behind toskala in the 06 playoffs after signing a huge contract.

NOBODY is great all the time.

but the fact remains, if henrik was not signed, there would be a long line of teams waiting to sign him

]]> By: vogs http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68288 vogs Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:11:23 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68288 I love having The King in net. If the King is having such a horrible season, then why are the Rangers one of the lowest goals against in the league? The Rangers have the LOWEST GOALS PER GAME in the league at 2.37 goals per game. Hank has a goals against average of 2.37. So basically you are asking your goaltender to win every game for you, which is not fair at all. In comparison: Broduer has a 2.19 goals against average And the Devils as a team have an average of 2.56 Goals Per Game. This means the Devils will have a few more wins than the Rangers and subsequently are ahead of us in the standings. That being said, the Rangers are 6th in the league in goals against as a team. To me, this means that the Rangers are relying far too much on Hank to win them games. When I see these stats I say to myself the reason why the Rangers were good last season was because Nylander, Straka, Jagr, Shanny, Prucha and Callahan and others were putting the puck in the net, this year it's not happening like it did last year and the team is struggling. If the Rangers can begin to put the puck in the net with a bit more frequency, Hank will be there to win us games. Lundqvist has 7 shutouts, 2nd in the league. You put a better offensive team/system in front of Hank and the W's will mount for the Rangers. I love having The King in net.

If the King is having such a horrible season, then why are the Rangers one of the lowest goals against in the league?

The Rangers have the LOWEST GOALS PER GAME in the league at 2.37 goals per game.

Hank has a goals against average of 2.37.

So basically you are asking your goaltender to win every game for you, which is not fair at all.

In comparison:

Broduer has a 2.19 goals against average
And the Devils as a team have an average of 2.56 Goals Per Game.

This means the Devils will have a few more wins than the Rangers and subsequently are ahead of us in the standings.

That being said, the Rangers are 6th in the league in goals against as a team.

To me, this means that the Rangers are relying far too much on Hank to win them games. When I see these stats I say to myself the reason why the Rangers were good last season was because Nylander, Straka, Jagr, Shanny, Prucha and Callahan and others were putting the puck in the net, this year it’s not happening like it did last year and the team is struggling. If the Rangers can begin to put the puck in the net with a bit more frequency, Hank will be there to win us games.

Lundqvist has 7 shutouts, 2nd in the league.

You put a better offensive team/system in front of Hank and the W’s will mount for the Rangers.

]]> By: Agravaine http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68287 Agravaine Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:58:58 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68287 One of my friedns, an Islander fan, came to my sister and I at the beginning of the season and apologized for his team shamelessly stealing our stick salute, becuase we constantly told him about it and how awesome it was that the players saluted the fans (after the ride they've given us this seaosn they better salute the fans!!) One of my friedns, an Islander fan, came to my sister and I at the beginning of the season and apologized for his team shamelessly stealing our stick salute, becuase we constantly told him about it and how awesome it was that the players saluted the fans (after the ride they’ve given us this seaosn they better salute the fans!!)

]]> By: GerryD http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68281 GerryD Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:42:28 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68281 Actually the "Debbies" chant is something that has been going on since the Continental Arena days- What tools!!! Actually the “Debbies” chant is something that has been going on since the Continental Arena days- What tools!!!

]]> By: tomg http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68280 tomg Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:42:06 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68280 Agravaine, That has been going on since I could remember. I could never understand why islander fans worry more about the rangers than what there team is doing. Agravaine,

That has been going on since I could remember. I could never understand why islander fans worry more about the rangers than what there team is doing.

]]> By: Bring back Lohan http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68279 Bring back Lohan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:41:21 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68279 Yeah but now when the Debs play the Rangers they say "Rangers Suck, Gomez Swallows". Its actually quite funny! Yeah but now when the Debs play the Rangers they say “Rangers Suck, Gomez Swallows”. Its actually quite funny!

]]> By: Agravaine http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68278 Agravaine Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:37:13 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68278 Well while we are coplainign about the other local teams. I was at a game at the Colliseum. The Rangers were not playing that night at al... so there wasn't any Ranger prompting going on at all. But atleast once every five minutes the Isle fans had some other chant about the Rangers. And this punk kid in fornt of us complained about Ranger fans the whole game. Now I need to be honest. It was just my sister and I, so we didn't say anything because we have seen some crazy shenanigans go on, if we had a guy friend with us we might hve, but as it stood we were heavily outnumbered by many drunk fans... but the two of us were amazed at how much time the Islae fans spend complaingin about Rangers and their fans while watching a game... with the Rangers not playing, so it couldn't een be a score update or anythign that intiiated the chants... Well while we are coplainign about the other local teams. I was at a game at the Colliseum. The Rangers were not playing that night at al… so there wasn’t any Ranger prompting going on at all. But atleast once every five minutes the Isle fans had some other chant about the Rangers. And this punk kid in fornt of us complained about Ranger fans the whole game. Now I need to be honest. It was just my sister and I, so we didn’t say anything because we have seen some crazy shenanigans go on, if we had a guy friend with us we might hve, but as it stood we were heavily outnumbered by many drunk fans… but the two of us were amazed at how much time the Islae fans spend complaingin about Rangers and their fans while watching a game… with the Rangers not playing, so it couldn’t een be a score update or anythign that intiiated the chants…

]]> By: Richard http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68277 Richard Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:27:57 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68277 TOMG, The Debbie fans whistle and chant "Rangers Suck." Happens every game no matter who they are playing. Went to game when they were playing th Habs and heard the whistle and chant. Have a friend who has season to the Debbies and he confirmed it. TOMG,

The Debbie fans whistle and chant “Rangers Suck.” Happens every game no matter who they are playing. Went to game when they were playing th Habs and heard the whistle and chant. Have a friend who has season to the Debbies and he confirmed it.

]]> By: Siobhan http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68276 Siobhan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:25:20 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68276 Speaking of Potvin..I flipped on the Devils v. Sen. game last night. The "rock" has taken the whistle and now chants Rangers suck. That, guys, is pathetic. Speaking of Potvin..I flipped on the Devils v. Sen. game last night. The “rock” has taken the whistle and now chants Rangers suck. That, guys, is pathetic.

]]> By: tomg http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/comment-page-2/#comment-68275 tomg Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:24:00 +0000 http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/14/hello-ninth-place/#comment-68275 Just like the fishsticks using our tradition after the game to salute the crowd after a win now the devil fans are copying the whistle and than the chant. I was watching the devils game last night and the fans did it several times but I couldn't make out who they were saying who sucked. Geez, pathetic, could the islanders and the devil fans come up with there own original stuff. Just like the fishsticks using our tradition after the game to salute the crowd after a win now the devil fans are copying the whistle and than the chant. I was watching the devils game last night and the fans did it several times but I couldn’t make out who they were saying who sucked. Geez, pathetic, could the islanders and the devil fans come up with there own original stuff.

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