Comments on: And there will be a game after the ceremony …

By: LI Joe

LI Joe — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:39:27 +0000

lenny – agreed it was poorly worded question. i answered np because besides renney sather and dolan – org mindset are very much at fault.

if the questio was do i want renney fired. would say the same as sather fired and dolan gone YES

By: lennynyr

lennynyr — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:43:38 +0000

LIJ, then it was a bad question. Think most of us who voted YES want Renney fired but also think Sather has done a terrible job.

You think if Rick worded the quesion, “How many of you think that Renney should be fired?”, the results would have been different?

By: LI Joe

LI Joe — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:03:24 +0000

lenny – 11:59

that wasn’t the question. the question was is renney solely responsible for the bad state of the rangers. if you answer yes to that then you are absolving sather and dolan completely

By: LI Joe

LI Joe — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:25 +0000

somerset 11:35

that is what makes this the worst part of the loss. i realize we’re going nowhere. but letting atlanta get 2 pts to stay a fair bit ahead of the isles is the part that gets me.

By: alex b (the poster formely known as czechthemout!!!!)

alex b (the poster formely known as czechthemout!!!!) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:23:50 +0000

Tom Renney has embarrased himself many times this year with his rediculous and moronic comments before and after games.Tonight however,he’s outdone himself.First with his Pruchaa comments before the game,and then with this little doozy “the Thrashers are a good team” Is he really serios with that comment,or does he really have such utter contemptfor not only the fans but the press core interviewing him.This man must be removed!!!! He is sucking the life out of this team and it’s fan base.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:08:19 +0000

what Renney really meant is—-

“this kid really forechecks and hustles in the off zone, and I just can’t have that”

“until he learns to stand back in the neutral zone and clog like a pylon, well then he’ll just have to sit while I play my favorites”

By: joe

joe — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:04:06 +0000

you can’t generate offense if the Dmen are not allowed to jump into the rush, or pinch in the Off zone. and under Renney, that is verboten. look at how occasionally you see Staal do it. it stands out because no one regularly does it on the Rangers. Trapping Tom obviously has them on a leash.

all Renney cares about is preventing goals

notice that LAST YEAR they ALSO were near the bottom in scoring goals. so it is the SYSTEM, and the morale-killing style of play, more than it is the personnel.

By: Kasperminus

Kasperminus — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:03:59 +0000

What a load of crap that excuse was that renney gave for the way Prucha is played…He really should be embarrassed for coming up with that crap…its such a reach by him to justify sitting a player who has more heart then every over priced piece of dead wood on this team.

By: Steve C

Steve C — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:57:36 +0000

I understand that Renney is a sucker for defense. However, he and his “system” cannot get these seemingly heartless players, with few exceptions such as zheredev and staal, to score more than 1 goal against the bottom dwelling Atlanta Thrashers on Graves night nonetheless! Not to mention that it is almost becoming painful to watch this team play. Now dont get me wrong i normally have renneys back, however,the game tonight was without a doubt a display of his coaching flaws. Such as, 1. Why is Voros playing? Voros has proved night in and night out that his early success to the season was a fluke, and that he is guaranteed at least one penalty per game. At least Prucha leaves it all on the ice when he gets the rare opportunity to play, and unlike Voros he has contributed to the offense. 2.Why is betts and sjostrom get on the ice in overtime? Im sure those two offensive masterminds will put the final nail in the coffin of any opposition. O no, Renney doesnt stop there, he than continues to give sjostrom the puck while the game is on the line in the shootout. Yeah freddy has scored a couple of shootout goals earlier on in the season, but hey even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. I hope our big free agent signings drury(captain clutch) and gomez enjoyed thier view from the bench while we had a fourth line winger attempt to use his offensive prowess to keep us in the game. Where is the heart, energy, and the passion? This team stock full of b-list stars definitely needs a shake up of personnel. Whether it be coaches, players or both, some people in this organization are going to have to pack up and leave town, the rangers are going to have a very difficult time to do anything in the playoffs, that is if we even make it there, with this current roster.

By: All Hail King Henrik

All Hail King Henrik — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:50:32 +0000

Or, simplify it even more

To NYR:

Carcillo

To PHX:

Prucha, 3rd rounder