Comments on: Resting up before a big week

By: Richard S.

Richard S. — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:53:58 +0000

Beer Me!!, with posts like that I do not think you have had your wisdom teeth out yet..Agree 100%

By: RobZ

RobZ — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:52:25 +0000

I agree with Beer Me about the crap that comes off of HNIC. Anyone know who is in on the fourth line and who is out. I would sit Hollweg for Sjostrom. My opinion.

By: Beer Me!

Beer Me! — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:46:28 +0000

I’m sure a lot of the reason he’s not signed yet is also due to the unsurety of Jagr, Straka, Shanny, and all of the UFA dmen contracts too. If you go throw extra $ at Avery, we may end up being just as soft on the back end. Again.

With the cap nowadays you have to be REAL careful what you do.

By: Tucson Ken

Tucson Ken — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:42:03 +0000

Avery is a very good hockey player in all aspects, forgetting about the nonsense stuff.
He has speed, is a good unselfish passer, hits everything in site, takes a beating in front of the net while annoying the goalie & opponents to death, and draws lots of penalties. Now that his wrists appear to be much better, he is showing a good ability to shoot & score.
It is obvious the team plays with much more intensity when he is in the game & is the first guy to stick up for a teammate, & most of the time is giving up plenty of size in doing so.
He sets the tone, the Rangers need him, & his ego he needs NY. If it is obvious to us, Sather & Renney have to know it as well & surely will not let a few $ keep a 3 or 4 year deal from getting done.

By: Beer Me!

Beer Me! — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:52:54 +0000

Yeah, I don’t know if I’d by what HNIC preaches about the Rangers, and more specifically, Avery. Its no secret that they’re not fans of either. And to throw something like that out when the Rangers are making an honest push to climb the conference ranks, is just propaganda.

I believe that they said it. I don’t believe that there’s truth behind it. It’s probably just a twisting of words. They probably said that they’ll wait till the season/post season is over and pick up then…or something to that effect. But I really don’t believe at this point that he’d say “I’m going to be a UFA come July 1”.

By: Ante

Ante — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:08:32 +0000

stuart, game is on NBC, but not sure what game is televised in LA. Flyers’ line of Knuble-Carter-Upshall played about half the game yesterday. Think they’ll have as much energy in the latter half of today’s game, their 2nd in less than 24 hours? I say Rangers pounce on them early and often, build a lead, and dominate the rest of the game.

By: LIQUID

LIQUID — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:32:59 +0000

He skates well, the Rangers have a much better chance to WIN when he is in the lineup, he hits at every opportunity, he sticks up for his team mates, he drops the gloves, he can score goals, he gets along with Jagr, he can play wing or center, he can kill penalties if needed, he is a crowd favorite, and he bangs B list celebs….

10.5 million for 3 years, sign on the dotted line, Sean!

By: stuart

stuart — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:19:32 +0000

Avery is not a $3.5 mill a yr player.. he is a good player but not that good.

I need help. I live in LA, will miss sundays game. I have DIrect TV and the hockey package, what channel is the game on???

thanks.

By: Jonny D

Jonny D — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:49:16 +0000

talks probably stopped cuz they didnt agree on numbers and wanted to focus on the rest of the year. If the cap goes up, I’d pay him 3.25 or 3.5 a year. Not too much though because while he’s an important part of our team, fans tend to overrate how much he actually does for the team.

By: Who Needs Lohan

Who Needs Lohan — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:11:42 +0000

Those Buffalo announcers are funny! They just ignored the cheap, late, high, dirty hit. At least if the game was on NBC Eddie O would have given us a 5 minutes speech about Kaleta being selfish….