Rangers Report Blog

Here is our Izzy bump!

This is for real…

Let me state it for the record- I think you both are better than me…

Does anyone else love seeing the city of Cleveland and specifically, the Cavs, in the carcillo-er?!

I would actually love to see the Cavs beat the Heat in the playoffs. Bron bron needs his big head deflated. He made a mockery of the Cavs, and the owner, has thin skin, no heart, and a group of ‘friends’ who are actually enablers and yes men who just want his money and his castoff women.

He’s as egotistical and narcissistic as they come.

It’s too close to Boston i guess Izzy.

the fortunate thing is that the teams below the Rangers have been slumping. Atl, Car, Fla and Buff, none have been setting the world on fire, and thus the Rangers have been able to keep their margin. but it is time to start putting them in the rearview mirror with a few wins.

Captain Dubinsky

From TSN:

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=352552

They claim some dude in the KHL had a shot registered at 110mph. I dunno about that.

Ha, I clicked all the ads on this page, and the links don’t seem to be working so well…heh. Could be my browser? Eh, whatever.

Ha, still can’t believe that DP is out for 4-6 weeks. That’s just nuts.

Captain Callahan?

Should we burn down the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame too?

Goals, they measure it in km/h in Russia. And then still exaggerate, I wouldn’t worry about it..

Billy
either or

Gab – I disagree. I think they deserve their 23 game streak and more, for allowing Mike Brown to bring that team down for years. Mike Brown couldn’t even sniff Bryan Trottier’s (lack of) coaching ability. oh, and FTW, the Cavs last win came against us, because they actually desired to win that game :)

Mickey!

anyone have a link?

So is Christensen ready? Joe makes it sound like he’s in because of Drury being out? I though EC was due back anyway? You can answer these in any order, lol.

Drury is out?
Now take away the C.
Then buy him out.

wohooooooooooooo Rangers time / Go time!!!!!!

btw I know I wont win and dont live in NY so im outta the contest Carp but heresssss mine!!

Habs 2 Rangers 7 , NYR 46 shots ,Habs 22 shots and Dubi with the GW!!!

Rangerssss!!! Go boyssss!!!

Wake up!!! lets get the frickin win!!!!!!

LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!

LETS

GO

RANGERS!!!!

Oh yeah norm! Half-Face is ready!

Go Prospal!!!! You da man!!

Gaborik does care.

We care I care. Carp cares.

Step up MDZ

Saskatoonian Greg!

Not Mike Brown’s fault Tiki.

That’s actually the owners fault. He pays Brown. And they wanted someone who would kiss ‘Brons posterior, and let him do his thing.

Mike Brown paid, Dan Gilbert paid… and worse… the fans paid. With their money, loyalty, and passion.

What do they get now? Bron championship chasing in Miami, and a 23 game losing streak.
Remember how we felt when Messier left for Vancouver? It’s worse for Cleveland… cuz we got our cup, they didn’t have a Championship to soften the blow.

writing on the wall
Drury is done

Got some good points, Gab. I maintain my position, though. Agree to disagree. :)

Welcome back, noremry!!

noremry, I’m channeling Prust. It’s just particial facial paralysis. :/

Nora!!! :)

The pen()s power compels you!

Woohoo, game on!

Pack line <3

hey Brian! how’s it hanging?

No Wisniewski ? That will upset Avery..

Picard, lol.

Ping

Lol CCCP, mout is hanging to the left. At least I’m home!

Good Marty looks so comfortable in net.

Sauer for interference.

So, Sauer is not allowed to skate to where the puck is? How is that interference??

YO Carp!!

PP Canadiens…big deal . We got this one. Ilb im not anti-Habs but watching them get pounded by us make me super happy. I just really really want to watch us in the playoffs.

Thanks man!

Feel better, Brian, I heard.

Dubinsky. That’s all I have to say

Dubi needs a haircut

Damn, Dubi. Kick assen PK work.

lol CCCP I guess the facial hair doesn’t work for him so this is his alternative

Beer-on!

Nice shift by that line, but no shots on goal. Tsk, tsk.

Anyone for Biron as our starting goalie for a little bit? Give Henrik a physical and mental break?

Dubi should send some of his hair to Donald Trump

Agreed, 3C. Just gotta get used it now.

looks like a low scoring game so far…

Lol, I can’t say “Wisniewski”.

nor, I think Dubi’s trying for both the long hair AND the goatee. Neither work for him.

we’re not looking too bad but
we’re still overpassing
and not taking shot.

at least that Dubi dribble to price counts
as sog

BANJ- don’t say it, show it :-)

look like an elbow to his head.

Brouhahaha.

Avery is tough…

Montreal is mad cuz Boyle elbowed him in the head …gonna get uglier folks!!!! Go Avery!!!!

interesting fighting strategy by picard

that “fight” was a bit gay :P

BOOOOOOO HABS YOU SUCK!!!!!!

RANGERS!!!!

RANGERS!!! wesa gonna beat ya in yer own building!!!!

Yeah, Avery did a pretty good job in that fight. Picard had the advantage in reach…

Wish, not which. Jeez

Now it’s getting interesting.

if avery is hurt , watch drury’s knee magically get better before next game

now,
we may not be the most talented team in the league
but watching Rangers constantly
taking shots from horrible angles (for years)
just makes me question their
mental stability

nice play with Artie.
too bad pucked bounced off stick.
ice doesn’t look so good.
puck bounced on Girardi on boards earlier.

Biron getting the job done…

EC is playing? could have fooled me

Gaborik can’t even beat one player, yet he always tries to take on three.

so, is
Erik playing or not playing?
and if
not then what’s going on with the lines?

thanks….......didn’t get to watch game til pk

lol ilb

Jpg- nobody will be able to tell what’s going on with the lines now. Not even Torts

Pretty tense period. One of the best defensively lately, IMO.

MDZ is very subdued.

EC admitted that he wasn’t quite ready as far as
conditioning…......possibly slow due to being winded
which
makes me wonder
why didn’t they just bring up someone from the
Whale for a game or two?

noremry – because his play on the ice of late has been sub-poo :)

lmao ilb, so true

Tiki, will do

How irresponsible, Linda!

thanks Linda

about time Linda.. ;)

ilb
there goes my whole rant about Zuc being on 4th line.

And Hermey, Linda.

lmfao HERMEY!!!

holy crap nor, you’re not kidding. How original, eh?!

Joe’s word of the day must have been ‘emotion’ on his Word of the Day Calendar.

Sauer told him :” Let’s go!” fat chance

Mickey, i guess “THIGHS” will be on Monday lol

nice pass but Ranger was next to monreal guy

hi Linda!!

Kostitsyn loves babushka’s pirogi with potatoes and sour cream

Just drink toomuch

Empty

Nothing like a power play to kill the Ranger’s momentum…

{{{{{JPG}}}}} how are ya?!!

FIRE SATHER, Olga

good to see you to Stranger. now lets our twoo points and go out and play

FIRE SATHER and DRURY, Linda.

4everwanker…

best shift of the game there

That Zuccarello kid is all over the puck.

lmao 5 drurys! wait, doesnt he somehow have 3 kids? lol

DDE…from earlier.. that link NEVER gets old!

are Boyle and Prust back to their monster selves this game? Flavah looked a bit off the other night.

All they need now it to put one in.

zuccarllo-stepan-wolski line needs more minutes. what a shift

ilb, it’s been an issue with every dumb asshat who has interviewed him since he’s been up ;-)

now imagine if instead of Drury or Christensen we had Richards on that line with Prospal and Gaborik…

with a break in action, my 2 cents on pens/malkin:

since media ignores but
our Uncle Larry Brooks got it
right

it was a matter of how the pens handled the crosby situation
that should be questioned for playing during winter classic and
during next game rather than the idea that he was a victim
of a headshot—accident with caps guy

and same with malkin who went from sinus problem
to knee situation

And now they’re starting to roll line after line. Patience

he definitely planned that trip

if i win this contest, lol, one of you guys will be very happy!!

lmao sam said ‘too hard’ i wonder what joe’s thinking about

ummmm…...why bother shooting the puck into the zone
if you don’t have someone fast enough
to retrieve it??

Another PP. Something’s got to give

the brig???? lmfao

Make it so, Linda

SHOT ON GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The cooler.

this team is gonna continue to have problems if our power play doesn’t improve. It’s just horrible.

you’re fearless JB. how did you like last nights episode?

Regardless of the 0-0 score, the Rangers really came to play today! Look at how calmly McD went across the crease and gathered the puck and put it along the boards. Looks very experienced.

i seriously would have driven all the way to montreal and taken out that official if him pulling on Fankists jersey led to an injury!!!!!!

i’ve been very impressed with the play of Sauer and McD lately. Sauer is rock steady back there, great year for a rookie defenseman.

LOL Linda.. That would be so typical.

nice NoahTenko

it’s amazing how many battles along the boards Zuccs wins and stolen passes

MZA’s last name will soon be simply Zuccarello. He’s playing his Aasen off.

would it hurt to try gilroy on the PP today?

dudes and dudettes,
i’m telling you
that the whole shot from
the point
thing is meaningless with
this team

you deal with the hand you’re dealt
and they’re not

Hi Tiki!

lmao at Chris F

SHOOT THE PUCK BERRY!!!

No, Sam, it was another useless Rangers power play.

and Sauer and Avery still havent seen any PP time

I knew it.

oh hartnell!

well, there goes my predication of 0-0
and a shootout

of course, it comes from ex-Ranger

Gomez. Where have I heard that name before?

paging mr. Soury?!?

we’re so helpful with players’ goal droughts.
sheeeeeeeesh!!

our PP is losing us games which is pathetic

Rangers power play is making me thirsty!

absolutely right, James. cant continue wasting power plays

is ORR still missing? What happened to him?

If these announcers credit the Habs any more with the Rangers being 0-4, I’m gonna wretch.

thats how he likes em BANJ

I can’t watch this… Yet another game where we can’t buy a goal.

rangers suck

no Hugo it’s more like….THIS powerplay….IS MAKING ME THIRSTY!

>>trade gaborik for dustin brown!

At this point, I’ll take Gaborik for Lionel Messi. He won’t be able to kick it in, but I’m sure he can use his head.

i dont think its on the coaches for this lousy pp. the players are too slow with their passing and just not skilled enough. hard work is great but the object is to put it in the net. how do these guys make so much money and the one thing their supposed to do comes so hard? get a goal scorer!!!! or ten!!

SOG: NY-16 MTL-23

At least Torts have a discent tie today for change, however, I would be OK with him dressed even like Gomes, the clown, in exchange for a discent PP.

BREAKING NEWS: I don’t care about what Scott Gomez thinks about the Superbowl.

lmfao 4ever~ any of youse guys remember that GOMEZ the CLOWN pic i posted 2 seasons ago???

Gomez didn’t mention Giannonne….what a Pr*ck!

Send him back to Bikini Bottom

could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? Does the Rangers PP look as “Dead as a doornail”?

Jesus Gómez in a horrific slump, touches the puck about three times through 40 minutes, a grinning intermission interview and the Rangers losing. It’s like he never left…

One goal down going in the third…..Hmmmm

BREAKING NEWS: I don’t care about about the Superbowl, or what Scott Gomez thinks of it.

duguay needs to moisturize.

Gaborik adn the powerploay are sucking the life out of this team.

Our PP is so bad that Sather is the only GM in the NHL sniffing around the ol’ scratch n’ dent pile for Souray.

I’m gonna go look in the toilet after i poop, cuz that’s the same as what i’m watching on TV.

PP stands for Point Problems for this team.

Rosen: “Good luck to you and the Canadiens”?
Really, that’s what you wish, Sam? Than, shaw mike…and ask Bell Sentre to hire you.
First time tought like Folkyerself and agreed.

should change”its go time” to “its blow time”

Why was Gomez alone down low for that long will have to be sorted out by Torts too

ilb – no, it’s just the extremely rare confluence of the Rangers being on TV here and it being the MSG coverage. I’m still expecting the 3rd period to be replaced by an FSN Pittsburgh highlights marathon.

The Rangers lack of top end skill is finally showing through now – they are controlling the play in the opposition’s end but cannot get clear shots through. It helps little that once again Gaborik is invisible.

10 goals in 3 games = 6 in 37. SIX IN THIRTY-SEVEN! OMG, that’s pathetic and I don’t care how hard he appears to be working.

I’m watching the HNIC broadcast and the crew doing the 2nd intermission show just accused Gaborik of dogging it. I agree, although I like to think it’s not because he’s pouting and given up – it’s because his confidence is completely lost and he doesn’t know how to get out of this funk. The crew said that his peers recently voted him as amongst the fastest skaters in the league and how they haven’t seen any evidence of that speed today. Damn right.

I think that if LA is prepared to offer up a package that includes Brayden Schenn, Sather should seriously pursue it. This team is rebuilding after all so if you can get Schenn, one of LA’s defensive prospects and a 1st, you go for it. At this point, Gabbie won’t be missed.

Outplayed them in 2nd but got sloppy twice and paid for it once. Mdz, zuc, dubi, aves, cally (of course) and Biron all playing to win.

On goal girardi was out of sorts the entire shift. Pressed puck behind when saucer was already there and then left crease on point blast which left 2 low covering 3 which led to a goal by an overpaid rat face.

>>Rosen: “Good luck to you and the Canadiens”?

I really HATE when our announcers wish “good luck” to opposing players. The way I see it, they’re either being insincere, or shouldn’t be calling Rangers games anymore.

JBytes – They’re not being insincere. They mean it. They just dont care about our team.

>>what you guys expect Sam to say to Gomez? “I wish you choke on chalupa”?

How about leaving it at, “Thanks for stopping by, Scotty”?

Gaborik is unwatchable anymore. He is dogging it and it’s high time we send him packing.

i think an ass-kicking third period is in order

Third period magic again, please.

Not a good penalty

That was such a cheap call.

Whoever called the next PP to the Habs was right.

correct on Avery. He actually cares and desires to win.

James G- agree on Avery..

I know I’m stating the obvious, but if the Rangers go down 2-0, they’re done.

lmao JBytes! If I were ugly, Id be a red sox fan! ugliness suits ugliness :)

On the positive side, I think Drury has been more visible in this game than any other recently.

hey NYR13 how you doing? :)

So we’re looking at what may be a 4 game losing streak and having to make a trip to the Joe….awesome.

Does Prust ever yap at opposing players?

Gotta love this Biron. He doesn’t look like a chicken without a head out there like LQ sometimes does.

Remember when this team scored goals? Those were the good old days.

lmao Mickey

Biron keep them in the game. Just excellent today.

>>Remember when this team scored goals?

Sorry, but I can’t remember that far back.

Lol CCCP!

wow C3, that’s a buuuurrrn

We cannot fault the goalie for today’s loss, can we?

You guys- LOL!

I thought I remembered them from earlier this season, but I’m not sure.

lol @ HUH

They never seen to roof the puck. WHY?

One shot….and a lil bit of luck.

Linesman goes down! Hip Hip Hooray!

with all the clutching and grabbing
is this the canadiens or the devils?

......wow

Was that as close as they get?

Gab-oring

Gabodoggingit

Gaborik the friendly ghost

GO RANGERS!!!!! come on!!! were trying!!!

so darn close..

gotta make your own luck sometimes

whoever had this game 1-0 might be winning those tickets

Watching the Rangers desperately try to score a goal to tie the game one cannot help but think of yet another case of lost points due to an inept PP – 8 minutes in the 2nd with a grand total of ONE SHOT on net.

Geesh…

They just showed Rangers killer Vinny Damphousse scoring against us. That’s the jinx. we’re done.

Malkin is looking for second opinion on this? What does he think they will tell him, to walk it off?

lmao Olga, i thought that was the first opinion

lmao ilb

If Sam and Joe really have to talk about Crosby and Malkin’s injuries for a good minute during the play-by-play (and they really don’t…), can’t they do it at a time other than the last six minutes of a one-goal game?

The Pen()s 6 minute update brought to you by Foxwoods

The Pens just need Kurt Russell to come into the locker room and talk smack to him for a minute. He’ll be all screaming “you want me to play on one leg?!” huh??”

LMAO NOR!!!

Steigerwald and Errey: “There are other teams?”

That second doctor will tell Malkinstein to tape some asprin to it and get back out there.

well played LW

WE NEED SCORER! DESPARATELY!

Versus and NBC are crying.

just sitting here over thinking. We’re about to be 0-8-1 in games against Philly, Montreal and TB this season. That’s 26 lost points. If we had half of those we’d be first in the east.

Score, Rangers, Now!

who are there top offensive players Sam?

boo

now you can puke Greg

And you’re still wrong Slatsko!! LMAO! :)

Game over. Season over. I wouldn’t be surprised if a trade is made tomorrow, or if Souray magically appears on re-entry waivers.

gaborik should star in the remake of “The Invisible Man”

damn that dreadnaught.

my heart is broken. sigh.

just made a similar comment about a tradeelsewhere DJK
i think you may be right

hello losing streak. Can’t say I’ve missed you this season. Welcome back.

Don’t fire Sather yet, not with such a young, talented and upcoming team. Just don’t give him a checkbook at FA time, and the sky is the limit.

I see Prucha is always being Prucha’d too. What happened to him?

With Drury and Eminger out, I am in my glory. Tough choice, would I rather win with them or lose without them? Although, it says here, our chances of winning without them are increased.

Rangers Power Play officially upgraded from MIA to KIA

not sure if we’re making it to the playoffs this year, we’ll see

this team appeared shaken
because it didn’t have
clutch in the lineup

Taste this Sam!

unless they trade for a star player there really isnt much of a point in making a trade.

KNIA is more like it

well played by the rangers blue collar guys. Not the fancy dans. they were non-existent. the EC gaborik pairing was awful

Also, the power play. Why does it never work, ever.

our D looks damn good though McDonagh is gonna be awesome Sauer has amazed me. we got rid of Redden and Rozi. we added Stepan and Zucc.

I dont really want to trade for any D-man thats not our problem. I can suffer another year of this and with equa;l improvement next year, we will be contendas again

this loss really blows

Gaborik sucks

Christenson sucks

Drury was invisible again

Goaltending was good without Hank

“so? who’s getting traded today?”

Biron. He is the only one worth a damn.

A trade would be a panic move. This is the first time they’ve lost more than 2 in a row all year. Obviously they’re struggling to score and it’s been that way most of the season but when you panic you make mistakes. First and foremost this team has to find a solution to the power play problems and they need to do it NOW. There’s internal options they haven’t attempted yet. I think it’s time they start.

Wow C3, that’s amazing! Bring a goal scorer with you please.

We were winning games earlier in the season because 3rd and 4th line players who weren’t expected to contribute offensively were scoring. We got nothing from our Top 6 all season. Now we are getting nothing from anyone. Gaborik is a joke.

This looks like the annual Mid-Winter Swoon for sure.

This game was lost in the 2nd period, pure and simple. Montreal is not exactly an offensive juggernaut – you score a goal or 2 with your 8 minutes of PP time in that period and you’re in control of the game.

The Rangers lack of top end skill is finally showing through. To their credit they managed to overcome it for most of their first 50 games, but not anymore.

Now on a 4 game losing streak with Detroit up next. Then the Thrashers, Pens and LA Kings.

Could be a streak of 1 win in 8 by Feb 17 and the team in 9th.

Man, if they’d just put in ONE on the PP, the game would have been different. It’s killing them, and they have to know that.

Kick. in. the. gut.

and the press box was in NY

MacD made a few gaffes, but he recovered on literally every one. I really like what I see in this guy.

And Dubi was very good. He should be extended already.

You need to score goals to win games….
For that to happen you need guys who can score goals….
We have none…

Season over…See ya next year!

Boyle is starting to look like. . . . . well. . . . .Boyle.

Why isn’t Boyle just in front of the net on every power play? Maybe because Torts is overplaying Boyle and Prust in every game. If you want to go with kids, this is what you get. And the other team just has to cover Gaborik, which is a lot easier when Torts doesn’t put him on the ice in favor of the other lines.
Biron played well.

their more skilled players simply don’t have the same desire and hustle and drive and grit as the blue collar guys on the team. That is the most disappointing thing. If the higher paid guys would work as hard as the grinders on the team, the goals would come. It is no accident that the PP sucks with the fancy dans mostly on it.

There playing themselves out of a playoff spot.

gabby was god awful again. losing control of the puck liek a little girl. he is a wuss. get him against any team that plays him just a little hard and he folds. he should be benched awhile. we were winning without him and when hes on the ic ehe doesnt do anything anyway. im sick of watching overpaid free agents here. drury was good his first season too. gabby is following suit. cannot wait till hes gonbe as well. he doesnt even get shots anymore. idk how torts puts up with it. i really dont. bench him a few. pleaes

Where’s Izzy?

I’d like to give him the Olga Bump.

completely agree, Hawkeye. right on the money.

No bomb on the PP allows all the opposing players to collapse and clog the middle. There is no shot from the point to respect, so there’s no reason to spread the D out. Rendering the Rangers PP useless is pretty simple really. MDZ has a decent shot, he just needs to work on getting it off a little faster so it doesn’t get blocked.

The empty-netter is a prime example of why Zuke at the point doesn’t work. I won’t fault the kid for it, it shouldn’t be his job to play there. A defenseman keeps that puck in the zone. That experiment should end immediately.

I love all the hate on Lundqvist. Seriously, it’s knee-jerk emotion swings like that that make all Ranger fans look silly to other teams. There are 20 teams that would kill to have a goalie like him. I’ve watched plenty of Flyers hockey down here in DE for the past 8 years, and trust me, Biron is no saving grace. He’s lost a starting job for every team he’s played for; Buffalo, Philly, NYI… please. He was barely tested today, every shot basically hit him in the chest, he only had to make 25 saves, and Gionta hit the post on the breakway. I don’t care what Torts says, goaltending, from Hank or Biron, is not the Rangers’ problem.

If you don’t score, you don’t win. Period.

Marty Biron may be the most well spoken player on this team. He cuts right through the BS in his interviews

I’m beginning to loathe this SHOT BLOCKING approach to defending that become popular the last few years. Between that and the neutral zone trap, im bored to tears. Speed, great shots and great goal stops are what make the game exciting. Call your congressman!

i am not throwing the towel in yet. I think over the next few games, the team we saw and fell in love with the first half of the season will re-emerge!

trade Gaborik for someone who cares.

Joe: Where’s the Ranger fan hate for Lundqvist???

Carp: You’re overreacting!

The sky is falling! The sky is falliing!

Make it so Linda (again)

lol knew that was coming Carp.

to repeat what I just said to Linda on FB- I mean look it’s a long season and there’s going to be adversity at some point. They have to battle through it. They’ve won a lot of games with hard work and determination but you some nights you just need to be the better team and score more. they haven’t done that the last 4 games. plus they’ve given up some softies in that time. They can fight through this. Golden opportunity and a tough game coming up at the Joe next. they need to show what they’re made of.

“score a goal”. really Torts? if i was Rosen id come back with a wise remark. i wouldnt stand that.

The Red Wings makes PP look easy. They take every shot they can and most often they do this by two passes between the pointmen. Click-Click-Boom. Of course, they have a good QB whos been around for a while.

My point is. All this Jagr-style-from-the-circle-trying-to-pass-through-the-box-thing has worked ONCE this season. ONCE. Just keep it simple. Anything can happen when you shoot.

good point Lin. I was trying to find a way to work in the fact that they’ve looked like last year’s team post all star break but you said it the right way- yes they’re in a lill but it hasn’t been that way for the last 4 months. just the last 4 games. Let them battle through.

Linda,

Agreed. As usual.

and as someone mentioned the other day… WHY IN THE BLUE HELL IS DRURY EXEMPT FROM BEING TOSSED UNDER THE BUS???????? because he cares so much??? As if Hank and Aves don’t care.

why is he treated with kid gloves by EVERYONE!?!?!? If this was a guy on ANY OTHER AREA TEAM, making this kind of money and not producing anything but a few faceoff wins, he’d have been run out of town already! Hank gets thrown under the bus, Gabby does, Avery does, and so on and so on… but you NEVER hear a peep about captain Dru-bing.

Has drury ever called a players only meeting since he was GIFTED with the Captains C on pretty much the day he signed???

no, Carp. he showed last year when he sat out that he does not care, except when he has a Slovakia jersey. and he showed them in Minny when he sat out so that they could not get anything for him that he did not care.

Carp,

Perhaps more interesting is whether you agree on the absolute knock he gave Hank the other night?

I mean, it just doesnt feel fair and I respect Torts for being fair most of the time. Maybe it was a strategical thing?

http://defendingthecore.blogspot.com/2011/02/powerless-rangers-drop-forth-straight.html

Carp, I liked Torts’ last few words about getting nothing from the top guys…you know he’s feeling it inside, but it looks like he doesn’t want to make an issue of it in the press…

Drury did watch the game in the press box. He sulked in the bus. Maybe he’ll win the Sulke Award.

Alex I don’t particularly think there’s anything wrong with “calling a spade a spade” as he said in his interview the other night. I mean first off that’s what Tortarella does when his best players are struggling. As I said earlier- this 4 game losing streak has been mostly because they haven’t gotten what they need offensively with a few weak goals sprinkled in. He didn’t rip him for his game against Florida when he was weak. 2 games later he did the same thing against the Devils. I don’t have a problem with calling the guy out after that. Especially when he was taking full responsibility in his own post game interview.

Crabby,

I see your point, and I agree in general. The likes of Prust, Callahan and Avery play their hearts out. Thats what they do, the only way they know how to do it. Gabby does not play like that, and did’nt play like that last year either. What is happening now is that his type of game is totally off, which makes him look silly in a way.

Callahan can have a drought and still be a great player because he bring something else to the table. And in this situation its only right not to play Gabby as much, since his bread and butter is not there. Caring is not the issue, though. But if he isn’t good, then his minutes should shrink, which it has done.

So maybe we agree? A little?

James,

Wow. Weird… We wrote the exact same thing on Gabby.

See your point on Hank, though. Maybe Torts was justified. I just feel bad when I think about the incredible weight Hank is carrying, and most nights carry well, and people ripping him for a bad game here and there. But yes. A spade is a spade, no doubt Devs game is mainly on him.

Well. Agree top disagree then…

Crabby you can have your opinion as we all do. but I’m going to have to disagree with what you’re saying.

If they lost their effort, that would be make this losing streak serious…They didn’t. The team will recover. Detroit isn’t the best team to start your recovery against, but they were able to beat Vancouver…

James and Alex, really really good points on how Gabby’s game is so different from the rest of the team. That may be why he, EC and Vinny play so well together, because their games are all about finesse. Whereas the rest of the team’s game in based in grinding along the boards and hard work in the corners.

Mickey,

Sarcasm? Hard to tell.

That line is right now a very, very poor version of the once-so-great Jags-Nylander-Straka.

Without the good centerman. And effective left winger. And so on.

You can’t just tell Gaborik to go and grind it….Not his game, he won’t be effective. Besides, even if he recovers it behind the net, which goalscorer is he passing it to?

I’ll tell you one more thing, I’m not totally convinced that them not shooting isn’t on Torts. Directly or indirectly, he ma be sending a message no to shoot unless they’re sure the shot goes through. They’re afraid to make mistakes, this is a very young core…It’s tough to shoot if you hesitate for a moment. I wouldn’t be surprised if they trade for a big time shooter and starts passing along the boards too.

DJK

just go take a cold shower already and your hard-on for souray will go away

Speaking of trades- please spare Jim Ramsey at least, he is a good guy. Besides, it’s not his fault :-)

Larry, you shoot the puck anyway….Some ricochet, some hit the defenders, they get tired if you get 4 power plays per game. Some leave the rebounds, some can be deflected. Every time they shoot along the boards, it surely isn’t in the net.

Mickey,

Thanks for clearing that up, buddy.

I gotta say and its just my opion Gaborick doesnt fit this team or what is and will be the core of it. I dont know if hes trying or not but I think the responsibility of being a team carrier or go to guy is above him.

And still. I think our blueline entry and passing while in the zone is a bigger problem. Staal does not work, MZA does not work, heck, even Girardi gets big minutes on PP. Lets give Brian Leetch a call. He doesnt even have to go through waivers.

The three most humorous words in the language is

” Ranger Power Play”

Fact is …it doesn’t exist. They barely have an offense.
All that scrumming behind the nets, all that blood sweat an tears, and who was there in front of the net to provide a scoring bid….................yeah Inspector Clouseau..a/k/a nobody.

And it never changes. sure they controlled the puck for long periods of time,....but after all, the object of the game is to score. There is a disconnect here somewhere.

Gilroy had a pretty good game, and they for the most part gave it their all…....but the technique is lacking.

And the passing, well, y’all can rank that as well as I can.

NEVER a soul in front of that net for a scoring chance
( well almost never..saw Zuccarello there a few times, but so lonely.)

I somehow doubt they’ll actually get Souray. Unless Torts rolls 7 D, which we all know he doesn’t like to do.

ilb, if the whole doc thing doesn’t work out, you can always be a hockey analyst :) maybe you and CT can start a practice! (where’s he tonight anyway?)

Oilers are not letting Souray go without something in return. I think they will expect a third round or something like that. That, with his HUUUGE salary makes a trade impossible for any team. I think he stays in Hershey.

The only candidates are obviously NYR. Which is frightening.

the only way I would take Souray is on a re-entry claim or if Chris Drury goes in the other direction, although the chances of Drury being traded is slim to none…

You what I’d like?

#17 – #91 – #10

That, my friends, would be a top line.

Torts is famous for calling out his players. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Of course Gaborik cares. Teams and players have slumps. They got lucky and won some games at the end, and now they’re unlucky and can’t buy a goal. It happens.

Shooting or not shooting is a judgeman call on the point. Shot gets blocked and goes the other way it’s trouble. With a verry young D it comes down to experiance. they will learn. I don’t want Souray, I don’t even want Brad Richards. lets develope our own players. I’m sick of past thier prime players coming here.

I’m guessing the Rangers didn’t get the memo that it’s my bithday

how hard is it to spell staal correctly?