My father and I are huge fans, he was a professional athlete in his day, he understands how a team has to play in order to be successful and he still supports his Rangers. I on the other hand am at the end of my rope.

He claims the team is doing as well as it can with the personnel they have, which may be true. Their game may be boring, but it’s because that’s the way they have to play in order to be successful.

My outlook is why go out and spend millions of dollars on Drury, Gomez, Rozival, Redden, etc if all you’re going to do is play not-to-lose / trap each and every night they play? Why not save the money and spend it on the exciting players when they come up for UFA and let your kids play defense/trap hockey and at least throw the body get in some scraps every so often?

This team never initiates any contact, we don’t fight, we have ZERO passion for the most part and we generate no scoring opportunities. Heck we leave Hank out to dry against the Isles!

I have to say I can not stand watching this team play hockey some nights. I think we are terribly coached. I don’t care what our record is, we have no passion, no idea what to do with the puck in the offensive zone other get point shots.

I think it may have something to do with the players, but I think it has everything to do with the coach and the GM.

As a school teacher, at mid-term exams, that is my critique of the team.

Redden – GOmez – Drury = D+/C-
Rozival – Mara = B
Kalinin – D
Staal – Girardi – B-
Dawes – B
Callahan – B+ / A-

Zherdev – Dubinksy – C+

Voros – C

Henrik- B+ / A-

Sjostrom – Betts = C

Orr – B

Renney and his staff – C

ah…so do I
Then I go to the comments and count how many people buy the rumours and the couple who go on and blast eck….

These idiots running the NHL think they’re gonna survive in places like atlanta and Phoenix by having Mom and Dad taking their family out a couple of times a year; independent of what kind of team being placed on the ice…

Then the economy turns and instaed Mom says “lets take them to the rodeo…its cheaper!

Phoenix, a good young team being built the right way, is going to go belly-up

If Tampa ever trades Vinny…thats it for that franchise-Forget them

The salary cap was supposed to even everyone out onto a level playing field but whats obvious is that even with a level field some of these markets cannot compete

I watched an Atlanta game the other night and even when the camera man on the Thrasher network went into the stands to show kids he couldn’t help but pick-up empty seats in his camera shot!Usually they pan in on a group of people so you cant see the empties…theres no hiding it there…and they traded Savard, Hossa and now? Kovalchuk?

Its over…dont make fun of the KHL…the NHL is 12 healthy franchises supporting 12 barely walking and the rest on life-support

Boston only beat the Isles 2-1 last night. Man they must really suck. Sorry to be a smart-ass here…or maybe I’m not, haven’t decided yet. But there’s no hiding that the B’s are one of the strongest teams in the NHL right now, and they couldn’t put up more than 2 goals vs Yan Danis either. Boston, the team that’s on pace to score 300 goals this season.

Also on the Isles, I think by bringing Dubwitz back shows a little competitiveness. They could very easily go with Danis for a while and put Tavares’ name plate above a locker now. On that, they may even want to consider drafting Hedman instead anyway. They’ve drafted a few forwards high in the draft the last few years, but as far as I know, there’s not much on the back end. Adding a 6’7” dman may be the better choice…for them, at this time.

Bringing Dubwitz back also doesn’t spell good things for DP15. I think it’s a matter of time until he’s diagnosed with some chronic or genetic condition and retires in the next 2-3 years. I hope Wang has a decent insurance policy out on that contract.