Comments on: Torts an Olympian

By: CS330

CS330 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:34:10 +0000

Interesting that Calli (along with dru and Gomez) was invited to US Olympic Team Orientation camp…Dubi was not

By: theflynn

theflynn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:47:31 +0000

Of those FAS I counted 30 muffs.

By: Rick Carpiniello

Rick Carpiniello — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:48:59 +0000

new post.

By: bull dog line

bull dog line — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:46:10 +0000

on prucha,
i am probably one of the few who looked at prucha and saw a ranger from the 81 season. peter wallin. they played the same style, and wore the same number. the only difference in the beginning, was that prucha scored. in the end he turned out just like wallin, couldn’t score.

By: bull dog line

bull dog line — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:42:15 +0000

tdchi,
i have forgotten more than you will ever know about hockey. again you have decided cally is to small, and plays to physical a game to last. you ever hear of pat verbeek, very similar player to cally. at the same stage. cally has only played 2 full seasons in the league, he has not become what he will be yet. please give it up on betts, orr, and sjoostrom. they are easily replaced.

By: tyree

tyree — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:33:10 +0000

i read somewhere that Byers was not qualified so he looks to be a gonner. That sucks because i was hoping to see him get a real shot this camp for the 4th line.

By: UKRanger

UKRanger — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:27:23 +0000

Holy Toledo Batman!! I just checked on BlueshirtBanter.com and if their article is right we have betwenn $8m and $12m to spend depending on who of the free agent bunch is re-signed and for how much (ie will the RFA’s sign up for the qualifying offers or sign long-term extensions for a bit more).

That amount of money worries me if it is the higher end of that scale because it just means that Slats can go and make more high-priced mistakes. Will he be able to sign a scoring winger and crease-clearing defenseman with that much? Francois Beauchemin anybody? Slats is bound to go for Knuble, unless he learned his lesson with Naslund?

By: tdchi

tdchi — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:25:27 +0000

eric – Teams would have to offer in excess of $2.5 million for both players to prevent the Rangers from matching. That’s a first and third round pick it would take to pry either from. I don’t think any team thinks those guys are worth losing that bounty. Besides, I’ve never read that the Rangers and Renney parted anything but amicably. And we all know Lowe and Slats are good buddies from back in the day.

By: tdchi

tdchi — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:20:15 +0000

foof – keep your head in the clouds, that’s cool. But when you’re ready to come down, consider this: Callahan is a smallish winger at 185. He’s filled out, and probably won’t grow much more at the age of 24(not 23, bull dog line), and will be 25 by next spring. Also, he plays the game much larger than his size, so when he hits his 30s, he’s bound to start breaking down(see: Mike York). No doubt, He’s a good player, and I could see him becoming a 60- to 70 point player as he grows into his role. But pie-in-the-sky fans such as yourself like to think he’s going to be a perennial 30- or even 40-goal all-star. Dude, get real with your expectations. I’ll bet you also looked at PRUCHA and figured he’d be the next prolific goal scorer on the Rangers.

Reality bites, dude, and the truth hurts. But you’re stretching expectations if you expect Cally or Dubi for that matter to be top-line players. Is there a chance? Sure there’s a chance. Both of these guys are approaching their ceiling. Hell, I hope you’re right and I’m the idiot. I hope Cally becomes the next great Ranger forward. But I think when all is said and done, you’ll be the one looking sheepish in this argument.

bull dog line – the only thing you’ve got is an attitude. Come back when you’re ready to argue your point rationally. Better yet, come back when you learn a little more about the sport of hockey.

By: mike in ia

mike in ia — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:02:47 +0000

yea maybe eric. but i think neither will want to go play for him. torts style is perfect for them, and i think they know renny will be head coach in the near future with quinn being as old as he is.