John Tortorella:
“Going in today, I know that they don’t have any doubt. They’re fine there. Today was just move the blood and get ready to play. It’s a quick turn here, playing a 3 o’clock game tomorrow and we go right back at it.”
“We hope (the home crowd) helps. We need a good start and hopefully we get the building behind us and some guys relax a little bit and we find our way.”
“It’s not so much (correcting) mistakes. It’s trying to get ourselves untracked offensively and trying to release some of the pressure there. I think we have defended pretty well. We defended last night pretty well, better than the first game. But we’re just not creating enough offensively. So it’s not so much mistakes, it’s playing the complete game and allowing yourself to get going offensively. So we’ll see where we go.”
“We’re trying to help them through it here. If you think you have some players that don’t care, I think you go in a different direction. I know the team cares. I know they’re trying. I think other than probably an eight-nine minute span there in the second period, I think we played more to our identity last night. But still, we still need to create more offense. A big part of the game is we play a first period, have some chances especially early in the game, we don’t score. And they end up getting untracked a little bit. I think we got a little sloppy our first couple shifts in the second period, the momentum changes, ends up being an icing call, we have a defensive lapse and they score. And that’s a fine line of gaining momentum and winning hockey games, and they did that last night. We didn’t.”
“There were some plays last night—Brian Boyle had a chance to bring the puck to the net, there were opportunities in the blue. We didn’t score. So we’re going to continue trying.”
Asked what the team could do better …
“Score a goal.”
… on the power play?
“Score a goal. (laughs).”
On struggling through the neutral zone on the PP:
“I think sometimes we’ve struggled there. Let’s face … it’s not working. We’re going to try some different things there tomorrow, maybe some different personnel. And I think that’s a little bit of … your power play is always a microcosm of what your offense is as it’s going. I think there it is there. We’re struggling there. We haven’t had many. I think we had four in the series. But those type, even the two we’ve had in each game, it can create momentum for you, too, or hurt you another way. It’s not so much scoring a goal or not, it’s how it’s presented, how you get your work done there. And I think that’s hurt us a little bit momentum-wise. So, we may try a different couple of looks. But again, it’s a matter of confidence. It’s spread right through our offense. We’ve been down this road before, where we’ve struggled scoring goals, and we’ve bounced out of it. Hopefully tomorrow we find a way.”
“I can remember these, and we’ve only had a few of them, but the second one in Game 1 I thought we had really good puck movement. We’ve struggled getting shots through. Part of that is due to them blocking shots. Part of that is due to us … I think pucks have bobbled on (McCabe) a little bit. We haven’t made right decisions as far as our quickness in shooting. Again, I don’t want to get into dissecting the whole thing. But it mounts on you a little bit. I think our guys have to continue trying to play the way we play, continue defending the way we need to defend, and hopefully our offense gets untracked a little bit. If we get something good to happen to us, hopefully it goes through the team and allows them to play and feel good about themselves.”
Can one break the seal?
“Yeah, yeah. You never know. If you get a lead, you get a lead in your own building, and maybe that helps. It’s something that you don’t map out because it’s here (points to his head). It’s here. And no one knows what goes on there, not only individually but collectively. We’ve just got to stay within ourselves and collectively stay with each other and try to get some good things to happen for us.”
Lineup or PP changes?
“Contemplating, yearh. I haven’t come up with any. I have an idea. So we’ll see … I don’t think the personnel will change. I think we may try some different things as far as lines, but we’ll wait until tomorrow and go with that.”
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pizza?
with hot oil.
atta boy Carpzo!
Repost:
ddeb:
Thanks for those stats. Where’d you find them?
Did you see anything on how often teams win SERIES after particular starts over the first two games? These numbers might be more useful in trying to determine the extent of the momentum factor.
repost:
some fun for you ‘Nucks wannabes… http://tinyurl.com/3t954ww enjoy! :)
Go Sabres!
leave me ALONE!
Torts dropping momentum-bombs all over his comments !!
I might have to reconsider this whole concept…
desert dogs pass with Ranger-like skill.
Yeah, momentum is going to score a bunch of goals. The home crowd will pitch in with a couple of assists. And, I guess Christensen will play like an NHL caliber player too. Plus, he’s expecting to get a call from the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. Gotta keep thinking positively.
I hope Avery scores 2 goals tomorrow and then, after the game, whisks our extraordinary Mama off her feet, thus scoring the hat trick. :)
Mama > Hilary Rhoda, Mama > Miranda Kerr, Mama > Scarlett Johannson, Mama > Jessica Alba, Mama > Jessica Biel, Mama > Grace Kelly, Mama > Elisha Cuthbert
Anybody watch the Coyote/Wings game ? Notice how Tippett changed up his lines in the 3rd ??
If I was Mama I’d be scared !
You can cut and paste these quotes on Tuesday as well when the series is 3-0. Bunch of broken records….
How about we are not getting it done and need to play better? How about it’s a joke we have 1 goal in two games? How about Hank saying that he has to be better then Neuvirth and he is not right now?
Need righty shot on left side of PP for better shooting angles and quicker passing. Miss callyman a lot on PP. Let gilly skate it in as caber does not have wheels to bring it in and plays dump-n-chase – a 50/50 proposition. Need to come into zone with puck.
Why would they not work on it in practice or even new lines? Weird.
Torts sounds like a man who is making his vacation plans very soon,
“score a goal”“Yeah, yeah. You never know. If you get a lead, you get a lead in your own building, and maybe that helps. It’s something that you don’t map out because it’s here (points to his head). It’s here. And no one knows what goes on there, not only individually but collectively. We’ve just got to stay within ourselves and collectively stay with each other and try to get some good things to happen for us.”
Not too confident is he?
Crappy MSG ice will be the difference….Just got to keep playing our game and expect The Statue of Liberty to get in front of the net.
Adorer.hmmm,let me think this one over.
“Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must first set yourself on fire.” -Fred Shero
whats the chances that Caps score less than 2 goals Sunday?
Statboys Go!
prally see our first Ovechtrick.
This team has been resilient all year, I have no reason to believe that has changed.
Sigmund,whats that complex called?
the Rangers have been more like Moe Howard than Mo-mentum
Well, it seems that every time I get down on the team and think they don’t have a chance to win they respond with a 6-0 or 7-0 win. I hope this is another of those times.
That chick who does the national anthem for the Flyers is so lame. That fat one too!
Flyers score. 1-0
Jaroooo….(philthy sux)
Sabs tie it up! 1-1
LMAO! Hartnell and Gaustad drop the gloves, and another pair of players are aboot to fight, so they both stop to watch before fighting each other.
Bruins / Habs should be a goodun tonight,Go Bruins!
my stream got screwy Orrsy howd the scraps go?
Tiki freak out in 3..2..1..
Same stream, Morg. All I really saw was Gaustad taking him down. Fuggin stream is blurry
Flyers score 2-1
Ugh, Carcillo now has more goals than all out goal scorers. How sad!
Sombrero!
Versus sucks. Instead of playing playoff hockey, they’re playing some stupid soccer game. How boring!
Sabs tie it up 2-2
I envy their PP. Two PP goals
Vanek two goals
Butt-Chin zero
hoping to see a scrap or two(some Rangers goals too?),maybe Aves and the Bradley the Bleeder.
Last time Bradley got beat up, he scored the game winning goal
Pass! :P
Avery should go with someone he’s had success with, like Hendricks.
Weeee! 3-2 Sabs!
Bye Bye Bob!
Goaltending issues in Philly? It can’t beeee!!!
this game should end up more lopsided than Ryan Millers face
Meh…maybe not.. Flyers tie it up 3-3
Was thinking Prust/Hendrix,but yeah thatd work.
Maybe someone can show the Rangers a few Holmstrom hilights from today.guy is uncanny with his screening skills
This just in,Datsyuk has super dooper sick skill.
hattys galore,everyone leaves showing their bald spots.
Mao – that thing was really cool…let me google that for you. Nice job.
What channel is this scoring fest on? I can’t find it anywhere…......
Fun first period. It’s a shame NYR playoff games can’t be like this.
Hopefully that changes. If these are the last games of the season, I’d like to enjoy them, instead of falling in and out of sleep with each passing minute.
They’re not airing it on TV, unless you have the NHL package.
http://www7.livetv.ru/webplayer.php?t=meevos&c=hfghfghfghgf&lang=ru&eid=71963&lid=80616&ci=2&si=2
There’s a stream. Quality isn’t that great though. First period just ended
Chara is suffering from dehydration,he drank three gallons of water but it takes two days to travel down his 10 foot giraffe neck,into his stomach
Thanks ORR!!
So sad yearly that we can’t get Hockey games on cable. Mets vs. Braves is on Fox….two struggling teams….no playoff hockey though. That couldn’t bring ratings could it….
wanna hear sad,went into my local modells before game one,was gonna get my son and wife and me some fresh Rangers gear,they had six racks of mets yanks and redsucks shhtuff,and ONE Gaborik jersey and ONE rangers t,not ONE style but ONE item!,isnt ther like 180 regular season games left in basebore?WTF!
Did anyone see Norm MacDonald’s Sports show?
So the Bob is already out in Philly?! Hahaha…. You’d think after 35 years they could finally find ONE who can do it!! lol
Morg – Had the same problem. I decided my Rangers hat was cursed from last season so I decided to pick up a new one (there was a Mitchell and Ness one I specifically wanted). I work in Times Square so first stop was the NHL store…..nothing. I mean nothing – like two hideous Rangers things. That’s OK because the Garden is close so I could just go there when I am at a playoff game. Headed to Modells – NOTHING. I went to 3 modell’s. They had nothing. Macy’s had a Gaborik jersey in the window but no Rangers anything inside.
i saw his stand up,fell asleep before the show,was funny?
His stand up was HI larious!
Norm did a podcast – The BS Report with Bill Simmons – you can get it on Podcast. Great stuff. Love that guy.
Yeah, New York doesn’t really care aboot NYR. Losers!
They sell more Miami Heat garbage than they do NYR. It’s sickening. Last I checked, this was New York, not Miami.
Serious question: Does MSG advertise the Rangers during Knick games?
I’ve never been able to watch a basketball game in my life, it really is the dumbest sport ever. Give each team 100 points have a jump-ball, first basket wins. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to play the first 47+ minutes of that sport. Can’t figure out what people like about it!
I’ve seen them do it briefly during the broadcast when ever I watch a game.
They don’t do it like Sam and Joe. They kiss the Knicks asses. It’s embarrassing, as if their job depends on it.
Flyers on their 6th power play, and the game isn’t even half over yet.
Now a two man advantage. Ha!
Messiah,make that a 5/3
is the fix in?another philthy PP
shazbot
4-3 Flyers
They finally score on one of the fifty PP’s they had
Guess they want to make sure Pronger plays this postseason.
5-3 Flyers. Briere scores
Time to pull Miller
Calamari talkin some smack about biDino,love it,hope Looch runs him thru the boards
BIG Dino
not that there is anything wrong with it
Another Flyers PP??
Sabes playing stoopit hockey yo.
Chara scratched,fire the Bruins trainers,how do you let that dude get THAT dehydrated?
like how they pass the banner in Boston,love the anthem guy,he starts fist pumping and screaming after he sings..playoff hockey RULES!
no more hats in the crowd,throw large bills.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2dlQEiwg0I&feature=related
old school Boston Hardcore!
Bobby Ryan suspended two games.
That’s a tough loss for the Ducks.
1-0 Habs
Choke would be weilding a cut down sherwood,swing it at mufuggers.
Holy Carp!!! Habs up by a goal practically before the puck is dropped!!
LOL!
Everyone was scared to play the Bruins, and all for playing the Craps.
Anyone still sticking with that?? :P
What’s with the Sabres!? I was out today, and just got in….is Miller hurt or something?
Thomas is choking!
stoopit penalty Seidenburger with bacon and cheese
2-0 Habs!
BWaha!
dangit
Umm…I don’t know if we talked aboot this yet, but….is Tim Thomas overrated????
wtb…norm macdonald is a bruins fan?! haha, nobody’s perfect. thanks for podcast head’s up manny. norm mac is hilarious.
PK Subban =monster
Boy, the Beantown fans must be really thrilled about this chain of events…..
PK Slewfoot
Price>Thomas
Sabs score
5-4 Flyers
Sabres score!
hate ex Devs more than Beantowners
I agree with Morg – between Arnott (against Rangers), Gionta, Gomez, etc., I wish they all were playing in the KHL…
just call me MorgenJinx,sheeeet!frakin Habs
I wanna see some Bruins player coax Slewban into a scrap…..I’d like to see him get lit up….
If the Habs score enough goals early on, maybe we’ll get it.
Habs in 5. Said it once…..Saying it again.
Subban is Calder contender,modern day Ulfie.
I think it’s going to be between Couture, Skinner, and Grabner
sick pace in this game eh boys?
Skinner would be my pick.
This game went from fast pace and hard hitting to sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. HOpe the second period is more intense.
Meh! Flyers win.
four shots of Tradicional(and counting),i cant be held responsible for the nonsense that pops outa my brain,that my story,im sticking with it.
I think Couture might get it. 32 goals, 56 points, +18, 10 PP goals, 8 game winning goals. Nice.
yeah,Orrsy,agree,but i think Skins was more important to his team,had less support.
Yeah, the could take that into consideration. Also, it was his very first year. Couture did play 25 games last season, and played in the playoffs.
but then again you ARE the voice of reason!
Orr
I agree I had been saying bruins all along,
Did anyone read the pansy quotes? This team is cooked.
And not to state the obvious again, but … Gaborik is Amtrak-league
Skinner
Miami,is that a tougher league than the southern mexico hockey league?
six shots..still upright.
habs are passing so crisply.
wheels are coming off the Bruins Express.
Miami, what u gonna do when the Rangers win tomorrow? Is that when you say, “Oh cutting them down is just how I root for them, I actually want them to win”?
Morg –
Just as tough … on either one, you have to deal with 50/50 odds of derailment while trying to get to matches.
Miami,dont they ride on the roof of the trains in south mexico league?
this is the only time I respond to billybleedsflyers:
If – at this point – you still don’t understand my humor, you need to jump on the next Amtrak.
geeeeaahhh!
nice d gomer,bah!
Wow! B’s just blew a chance to tie it up
Morg:
Don’t disrespect the Southern Mexico League like that – you know very well that they only ride on the roof in the Guatemalan League
7 shots(of booze)
Miami, I thought we could be pals, wtb? I think you are funny, why don’t you want to play with me? lol, and now I bleed flyers? lolz You know how I know the Rangers aren’t in some farce amtrack league? Just look at their ticket prices! They MUST be professional! SO there!
my bad Pimp.
Looks like the Hillside Honda chick lost some weight.
She needs to lose the accent now.
How great is Pavel Datsyuk? Amazing hockey player…
Yeah, Orr – B’s had an excellent chance to tie it up right after that first goal – the B’s player looked like he was handcuffed by the puck, and couldn’t deal with the opportunity to put it home…
lol billybleedsdevils
ok truce …
But there’s no denying they’re in the A(mateur)H(our)League
nighty night,shoulda taken the PP dumbass
wizshakeweight is a deak
3cp oh welcome back holmes
Truthfully, I want both these teams to kill each other – but I’d rather see the Habs lose the series….
Datsyuk=best in the NHL
For anyone that cares, the Whale are playing game two right now. Up 2-1 after two. Down 1-0 in the series.
Dredden must be giving them some great advice.
just had a delicious tri-tip, corn on the cob, bacon crips/mashed taters….....couple of bottles of some Sterling Syrah…life is good
10 shots
morg – datsyuk/zetterberg may be the best 1-2 punch in the game today
3-1 Habs
i hate the habs
Argh!
shattenkirk!
Miami, you are a silly individual. as for this habs/bruins, I have no problem with seeing the bruins lose and Thomas getting humbled a little (and without Chara) and also the Habs being a lower seed underdog with early round success again. Why not? heh, as I was typing they got the 2 goal lead back.
frakin Weber,love his grills tho..
johnny boychek with some bad back checking on the habs 3rd goal
Carey Price’s mask is so lame. It has a picture of a guy riding a horse! What the fugg is that??
eddie treetimes,throw Holmstrom and lidstrom and Franzen and Rafalski,and you might have the best 5 man unit goin
True ORRsy,then you have Thomas who might have the coolest mask goin…the Habs lose just for that alone(12 shots)
6 man unit?WTB,dang Tequila.
more hats….where the fugg is Carp?
he ate all the pizza with hot oil and got sleepy eh?
goin for the ovechtrick
Morg FTW!
lets go Morgy!
hi
and its a ovechtrick!
no applause just send donations to Bigmorgy@excite.com
13shots,when does the floor come into this?
where are the all the ladys,sausage fest 2011.Sally?Lin,Mama, Ria?anyone?Tiki,LMAO!
morg – agreed re: red wings….amazing team….moe howard in goal only drawback
Ill drink to that.
my hatred of bruins/habs about equal…shame both cant lose this series…
14,k,im drunked
have had a bit of good wine…feeling fine…..myself
15 shots ,good Gretzky,how many shots are in this fuggin thing.
the rangers ineptitude on offense no greater than the bruins O woes
drink some water morg…drink a lot of water
i drank 148 ounces of water today Ed,plus carb loaded,plus im 225lbs,ill be alright,but just in case,call me at 230pm so i dont miss the the pregame.
the rangers ineptitude falls solely on Gaborik’s propensity to play like he’s had 20 pre-game shots of absinthe
kidding,im a sick freak,ill be at the gym @ 7am running 5k.sweating like a fat chick in the sauna,lol.
pimp – how are those girls?
i wish gabby played like he had a pair of onions
http://jokesprank.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/homer_drinking.jpg
habs may be on another run this year. price looks confident. there speed is what kills
the girls? ... oh, you mean the Rangers … they’re up to their usual bag of tricks
All eyes on Gaborik tomorrow , sure hope hes up for the task . He gonna get a ton of ice time.
sup, morg!
I can’t believe Habs are about to put Boston down 2 games to none!
Montreal is an interesting team… they have 2 Jewish players, one Mexican and one African American! United Colors of Montreal!
Compare that to the Rangers … who have 26 manicurists on the team!
GREG! dude you are the best!you and Grabby and wicky and ilb and ORRand CCCP,the rest of you dudes are aight too! Blogmama,yowza!and Lin and Sally.oh im drunk so i love everyone,even that drama queen Tiki,lol,i kid i kid!
Black Canadien,C3P,get it right.
Don’t you mean, African Canadian?? :P
Excuse me, Afro Canadians, as Kramer would say
jinx.ORRsy you owe me a beer(when your legal)
all the ladys want to get carnal with Odesan Ranger cause hes such a premium dancer!
whos watchin the Kings game with me?(ive got like 5 shots left in this bottle)
dude hats galore,hats for sale,hats for sale,get them while they are hot!
you guys suck, Im working
I liked biron’s mask with the lion on it
gonna hit 200 posts on a non Ranger game night!Carps at home counting his 1.50 a post,cha-ching!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H-5OM1GJSY
CCCP!
Wick,what the hell is your job?
morg
nothing great at this point, retail management @ lowes
199
oops 201
that sounds stable,i catch Clams,(anyone want some clams?)super weather dependent.BTW the weather sucks this week.
it is, could be worse. And it works out well with mrs wicky going back to college for another degree. So, no complaints!
MSG is gonna explode when score that first goal!!!! Its gonna be the loudest crowd of the year!!!!
my misses graduates may18th with a pysch degree,come on good job for homegirl!
like this Kyle Clifford cat
17 shots
go Kings!
Jack Johnson,i love his music(as does my boy)
LAs goalie is from my home town.kid is legit.
2-0 Kings! Weeee!
Saturday night where yall at?
Morg I’‘ll have some littlenecks please.
DOUGHTY!
Billy come to Bonds Dock (stratford CT)monday @430,ill have 100 count of the frshest littlenecks you have ever tasted .no charge.
btw they(littlenecks) sell for 5.99 a DOZEN in the local fish monger spot.
also get periwinkle(snails) and moonsnails,no charrge for Boneheads.
GREG!! MY BUDDY!!!! how is you???? LGR!!!!! DUBI GOING TO GO WILD TOMORROW!!
Brown’s marina stratford ct
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1C1RNCN_enUS320US320&q=Bond’s+dock+stratford+ct&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8
RANGERS GOING TO DO THE TURNAROUND!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgRfvWAZw5w&feature=related
manny…LMGTFY..lol
222nd,hnidy hnid.
Morg that’s really generous of you! If I had the time, I would totally drive out there! do you rake them up? I went (clamming) once years ago in the sound, and basically used my feet to feel where they were and just picked them up. I remember getting lots of big ones which were better for chowder, and even shucked a few right out of the water. :D
OK few things.
a) I’m watching the Kings-Sharks game. You could tell that these players have some sort of skill and confidence in their possession of the puck. Rangers? Let’s be real. Do any of our players have “skill”? No one is a threat. Gaborik is not a superstar, he is not a star, he is just a player with good hands. He should be on the second line or on the wing with 2 superstars.
b) I’m interested in hearing what the coaches yell/say during the game to the players and whatnot. Are there recordings somewhere out there?
Game Over
Kings win! Weee!
Down Goes Frazier! Down Goes Frazier! Down Goes Frazier!
NYR are a team 8th seed in the conference playing a #1 seed team, and its showing in spades. Caps are physically manhandling the Rangers. Keep in mind, we do have a bunch of kids getting their first taste of play-off hockey & I’m content with the mindset that this series will be a learning experience for the kids. However, our vets have not been a good influence on how play-off hockey should be played.
Prospal looks as though he’s on his last leg, literally. Gabby’s shoulder injurie from earlier in the season (thank you Colbie Armstrong) has him out of sorts. His wicked shot that was on display for much of last season is now non-existent. Lecavalier suffered the same injury, and look how long it took him to rediscover his game.
For me, I’m chalking this series up as valuable experience for the kids.
I’m almost 90% sure that when NYR are officially eliminated, we’ll come to find out Dubinsky has been nursing an injury for the past few months. Its possible the stress fracture never fully healed. These types of injuries can be tricky.
Yeah, once we’re eliminated, the excuses will come pouring down, as always.
A lot of talk of Ranger Youth. But save for Artie, our youth has played well (McD, Sauer) or OK (Step). The real youth movement is still 2 to 3 years away.
This series is about what you do with Dubi, Boyle, Vinny, Feds, etc next year. I believe all are UFAs or RFAs.
Nice win for the Kings.
morg
Your post at 10:05 is awesome!
I happen to be born in Odessa, Ukraine! And that movie happen to be one of my favorites!
Thanks for a smile :)
I think Morg lost to Jose Tequila in a late round KO. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wRkzCW5qI
I love Datsyuk but damn..ten years in the league and still speaks English as if he just got off the boat! As a Russian person I find this embarrassing!
Datsyuk needs to watch more Stargate Atlantis and Top Gear
here is the scoop on your next Ranger UFA from Edm longtime beat writer Jim Matheson….......
“Reading between the lines, unrestricted free-agent centre Brad Richards likes solid ownership — he didn’t have it at the end in Tampa Bay and got traded, and the Stars are now being run by the league, with no white knight in sight — so he’s out of Dallas on July 1. He’ll sign with former Lightning coach John Tortorella’s New York Rangers. If it’s for $6.5 million a year, it could be a six- or seven-year deal. The Rangers have to also sign their Group 2 guys Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan, Artem Anisimov and Brian Boyle. That’s probably another $10 million.”
loneranger April 17th, 2011 at 1:53 am
ORR!! The Voice Of Reason!! April 15th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
“This MSG summer commercial makes me want to break the windows on every fancy car I see, and piss inside it.” Orr or Charlie Sheens’s brother. If this is any indication of what you’re about you need to seriously get a life. What is the color of the sky in your world??? Nearly all of your posts make little or no sense. Why is it you pick on Avery all the time. In game two playing hardly any minutes at all in the first two periods and after our asshole coach played him for over 10 minutes in the last period he was clearly the best Ranger on the ice. Torts, says he been pleased with the way the team has been playing. What the freek game has he been watching. He’s on the same smack you’re on Orr. And, Carp, how come you didn’t report on Mr. Sunshine’s recent battle with the press prior to Friday’s night game as reported by Jessie Spector in the New York Daily News. I read that up here in Stockbridge , Mass where I’ve been saying for the weekend. I’ve been an avid Ranger Fan for nearly three decades and at times I really get upset at the bias and inequity. Blog sites do tend to become forms of social clubs after a while and that’s a shame. Carp, will you be at the game Wednesday night. I’ll be at the game with my wife and would love to meet you. Avery’s brother
”’
Is Brad Richards a Ranger yet?
Hey, 3CP – are you Russian, or are you Ukrainian?
Jimbo
neither lol
I was born in Ukraine but I am Jewish
I only said “as a Russian person” because being born in the former USSR, that’s how we refer to ourselves…mostly, anyway
Oh, I see – I understand what you’re saying.
Forgive me for asking this, but can’t a Jewish person be “Ukrainian” or “Russian”? I don’t understand how a religion can negate your nationality.
But I admit that I don’t know much about how natives of other countries categorize people within their nations.
If my question was out of line, I apologize. No offense intended!
i do not sign richards for 6 years..
did know we had so many doctors that go to the site.
the rangers are not being manhandled physically, they are hitting back and then some. they are less skilled. as carp said the rangers line 2,3,4 are equal to the caps the rangers just do not have a first line…..
many jewish people are ukrainian and russian… USSR had over 2 mill. jews before the berlin wall fell. many russian jews enigrated to israel about 20 years ago….......
Well, that was my understanding, stuart – from my point of view, if you are born in Russia or the Ukraine, you are Russian or Ukrainian, regardless of what your religion is…but that is your “nationality”. Maybe there’s more to it than I’m considering.