Comments on: Rangers-’Nucks in review

By: Rick Carpiniello

Rick Carpiniello — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:59:46 +0000

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By: wicky229

wicky229 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:58:20 +0000

jonny

thanks!

By: wicky229

wicky229 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:57:17 +0000

I agree with ilb in one of his earlier posts, that melee mentality is something the rangers have lacked for far too long and it was good to see and also good to see byers sent out towards the end of the game with a purpose. Fine and suspension readily accepted!!!

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:57:11 +0000

On Dubinsky and Cally. I know I pull for these guys to put on a show. Not that I expect miracles. But I love when they pull off a snipe move like Cally did in Switzerland. Or when Dubinsky totally owned Greene in the playoffs. You know they can do it.

By break out, here is what I mean. You say so and so will only be a solid third liner. Yes – that is what he looks like now. But – he could be a second line player or even a first line player if things went really well. If he had a break out year. One of these guys could do it. If I had to choose I’d say it would be Dubi as a center who has played with Jagr and now Gaborik. Callahan is great also, I just think Dubinsky has additional potential and is seems like it could happen. I don’t know maybe they just need a year or two more.

By: Jonny D

Jonny D — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:52:37 +0000

Shoryuken – he does, he just doesn’t get a complete team of guys that fit the system. That’s why I wanted Rozy gone when we got Redden because he wasn’t really needed anymore if we weren’t keeping Jagr. He’s not a bad offensive d-man, just not good for the system.

wicky229 – its on insider so you probably can’t see it. The NHL rumors they have there are pretty ridiculous though. It’s based off random Canadian newspapers so they don’t know what they are talking about half the time.

By: Jonny D

Jonny D — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:50:44 +0000

Sorry Tony, but I never said either of those things about Staal or Dubinsky haha.

Also new nickname. Dane “D-Pain” Byers. So really just “D-Pain”. No matter what he’s the man.

By: wicky229

wicky229 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:50:01 +0000

did i miss what the parts of the espn ducks rangers trade was somewhere?

By: Shoryuken on Wade Redden

Shoryuken on Wade Redden — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:19 +0000

Jonny D, that is exactly why Sather’s teams fail so much. He doesn’t get players that fit what his coach is trying to do. He did it for a while with Renney, but then that stopped working because he changed so many parts and ended up firing Renney. Hopefully he’ll realize that he can’t just get whoever, that he needs horses for courses, if you know what I mean.

By: tony from AZ

tony from AZ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:43:21 +0000

I remember when everybody was saying how Staal was the next Leetch & how Dubi was the next Graves. Wow, how easy we turn. Too early in the season to give up on guys & the team.
LGR !!
BTW, why do you guys keep feeding the local idiot ??

By: Jonny D

Jonny D — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:40:28 +0000

Tom – he’s lost because of the system. He was good with Jagr and the Europeans because it was a slowed down style with a defensive approach. A lot of regrouping in the neutral zone and puck possession in the middle 3rd of the ice.

Torts is run and gun and the style is more North American. His lack of speed gets exposed because guys are coming at him from 200 feet rather than 100 so they have a full head of steam. Plus on the outlet passes, guys are looking to streak up rather than come back for support.

It actually doesn’t surprise me that he would look like this just based on the style. If he goes to a European style team, he’d actually be a pretty solid offensive d-man.