Comments on: Chris Drury tries a Jedi mind trick

By: fran

fran — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:28:31 +0000

YOu have all for the most part nailed the situation.

But keep in mind that no other team in this league would have tolerated this GM/Coaching triumvirate thru what has been going on here for the past 3 years

Only in Noo Yawk.

By: Western Canada Survivor

Western Canada Survivor — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:27:13 +0000

Happy holidays to all. As an anti-Renney member on this board since he put Jagr out on the PK in Game 1 of the 2006 playoffs against the Devils, I will continue to say that this team will simply never make it to the next level with this guy behind the bench. He is just not capable of it. Last night was not a fluke-we have consistently blown seemingly insurmountable leads under his tenure (see Montreal last year, Toronto this year, etc…) The guy just does not know how to motivate high paid players.

Of course we have a lot of high paid guys who have been unconscionably miserable, but there is a solid nucleus here with a guy who can at times be the best goaltender in the league. It is all about getting a championship calibre coach who can mold this team into what it is capable of being—not an uninspired mishmash of dump and chase garbage that cannot focus for more than 20 minutes.

By: Hockeyman Rangers

Hockeyman Rangers — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:24:48 +0000

What gift woould I want form the Rangers?? I would like 1 or 2 BIG BURLEY d-men to join the team.

By: Kaspar

Kaspar — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:10:45 +0000

Rangers wont ruin my Christmas..in fact I know I have a live Ramones DVD laying under the tree…I’m waiting to open it up and every hockey game I watch they play Blitzkrieg Bop before every face-off taunting me …taunting me…LOL

Its all Good!

If Christmas could be ruined by a hockey team I would never have become, or remained a Frickin Rangers fan!

Lets play “what rangers gift we’d like to find in our stcocking on Xmas morning”

I’ll go first; without bashing anyone in particular; I’d like to find name and description for the defensive system the Rangers employ

By: Hockeyman Rangers

Hockeyman Rangers — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:02:07 +0000

Ok crew if one hockey game can ruin your Christmas then you all need help. Come one man, you can’t blame a hockey game to determin if you are going to have a good holiday or not. guilting the players on this blog will not do a thing. Yes the Rangers need some help, weather it be a trade somewhere or a coaching change (which I don’t believe will ever happen mid season)If you really want too, you will have a great Holiday anyway. HOWEVER I have said this before this team seems to struggle every season. You would THINK with the talent the Rangers have on this team they would be a better team. Ok we do still need 2 more GOOD d-men but we should be better with what we have now. They have to figure why they have these break downs, the NJ game a couple of weeks ago,last year’s Montreal game (when they came back) At this point, I can not see them going very far at all into the playoffs if we make it. Ok now stop with the “THEY HAVE RUINED MY CHRISTMAS CRAP” and EVERYONE ENJOY AND REMEMBER WHAT THE HOLIDAYS IS ALL ABOUT.

By: Kaspar

Kaspar — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:59:14 +0000

Best case scenario…playoffs and 1 or 2 round exit..is that enough for the “faithful”

Real Yankee fans who had 4 world series titles to celebrate are not ever happy with “making the playoffs” ...missing the playoffs to me last season was exactly the same as getting beat by Detroit or Clevelend or the Angels…

Are you a “true Ranger fan” if you are happy with the mediocrity or if you want much much more?

I think Doodie in a previous post put it right…last year was supposed to be the “cup run”...I’m beginning to think that way too; so with that in mind how about…

Trading Gomer and Drury ( hope to free up $15M)
Trade or waive Kalinin…
Trade Rozy…
Do something with Redden…I truly dont know what can be done…
Build the team around Hank and work your way outwards from the Dee ( Staal,Girardi-for now, DelZ , Sangy, Potter)...
take the offense from Zherdev, Dubi, Dawes, Cally, and yes Prucha…

If we miss the playoffs…so what? Basically scrap it out and fix the mistake contracts right now…I’m not fooled by 22W and 15L are you?

Anyone else thinking this way??

By: kevin kiendle

kevin kiendle — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:59:14 +0000

Let sather retire,move Renney upstairs.He will be a good GM if not here somewhere else and bring in Tortorella,maybe a little more fire in the belly will help.Plus this is just not that good of a team the record is very deceiving.We got by on great goaltending early and a weak schedule,there is nobody on this team that you have to worry about on offense and they are leaving way to many gaps down the middle of their zone.The PP is pathetic and the turnovers in the D zone are crazy.Renney coaches this way because it’s the only way this team can win.

By: Audioserf

Audioserf — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:58:44 +0000

There is nothing Captain-like about Chris Drury and he has the spot by virtue of seniority alone.

By: acdaviddc

acdaviddc — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:51:22 +0000

YOU CAN MAKE ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL THE CHANGES YOU WANT,BUT WITH THIS COACHING STAFF YOU’LL GET THE SAME RESULTS WITH THIS SYSTEM.
WE COULD HAVE THE 1980 OILERS AND HAVE THE SAME OUTCOME AS THIS TEAM…..........FIRE RENNEY

By: Rucchin

Rucchin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:47:02 +0000

Tough schedule!!!

They played Tampa 4 times, LA once, and a slew of other mediocre teams. Wait til the second half of the season starts!

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