Comments on: Guest blogger: Somerset

By: Laurel Babcock

Laurel Babcock — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:03:22 +0000

New post. Be good boys and girls.

By: 4everanger

4everanger — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:45:33 +0000

Finally!
Where is Kaspar?...
Found him playing LW in our archenemy system – Philthy Flyers, ladies and gentleman.

By: 4everanger

4everanger — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:29:48 +0000

Craig
You did gutsy thing. It’s totally understood.

By: UKRanger

UKRanger — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:17:39 +0000

ilb2001 – even better!!

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:16:57 +0000

I’m truly sorry I so greatly offended so many on this blog with my comment. A special apology to ZzZz, Laurel who were very taken back by my comment. Truly, I meant no offence to anyone here, including the guest bloggers nor the many comment authors who whenever I visit provide much needed insight for me. My comment was merely a frustrated statement about the lack of presence of the professional writer who runs this blog. I guess it’s the loss of all our great Ranger reporters over the last year or so that causes my frustration. It seems we’re left with very little inside info! Again my apology to all!

By: ilb2001

ilb2001 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:15:17 +0000

UKRanger- Gaborik is actually only 27, so entering his prime is right

By: UESBlueshirt

UESBlueshirt — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:15:04 +0000

Maybe the Rangers were at the Stars game to pick up the thank you gift for taking Avery off their hands. If it comes in the form of Louie Eriksson, that would be nice.

By: Chuck Woolery

Chuck Woolery — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:09:51 +0000

Not sure if anyone posted the ESPN season preview of the Rangers, so here it is:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/preview2009/team?page=nhlpre09/nyr

By: UKRanger

UKRanger — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:02:44 +0000

Unless we are trading Gaborik, Redden or Drury (or Roszi and another) Brad Richards is not coming to the Rangers…

Incidentally has anyone looked at the breakdown of the roster….
We have 8 drafted players (Hank, Staal, MDZ, Anisimov, Grachev, Cally, Dubi, Sangs) plus 2 undrafted free agents (Girardi, Gilroy).
Of the guys we have traded for this off-season they are all young and affordable and have some upside:
Higgins(26), Lisin(23), Boyle (24)

Gaborik is only 29 and should be entering his prime, so should last season’s acquisition (at half his salary) Sean Avery. Kotalik and Prospal seem to be doing ok during pre-season.

I know Slats still has to bear burden for Redden, Roszi, Voros and Drury (although at least Drury is nearly worth the money) and a lot of people don’t like the Brashear move either but i think he is heading in the right direction with a lot of the roster turnover recently.

By: cwgatti

cwgatti — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:25 +0000

Ha ha!!!

downeaster,
Usually, no one even responds to my Brad Richards rants. I really think that Ranger scouts were at the game for another reason.

But why send Messier to scout a preseason game? To convince a rookie or a vet?

Even I think that this will amount to nothing. Maybe prospect swaps. But I love getting a rise out of people. Not in the Sean Salisbury way. . . . .