With the Rangers set to take on the Kings in a few hours, I wanted to chime in with this little post. Sam Weinman over at the Rangers Report (see blogroll for link) has a nice post about Ryan Hollweg, and in the comments people are talking about how he is unfairly targeted by the refs. Well, what I am about to tell you is neither substantiated nor endorsed by me, it is merely the information I am passing along, take it for what it is ok?? I dont want any hate mail or horse heads in my bed over the next few days ok people?
A? source of mine….if you want to call it that, has friends who are training camp refs (i guess thats what they are, i dont talk to this guy anymore), anyway, apparently the reason Hollweg has a big old bullseye on his sweater is not because of his playing style, but the way he mouths off at the refs from the box and on the ice. Apparently he is VERY vulgar and downright nasty to them. Insert Vinegar and Honey analogy here…
So there you have it.? supposedly it is because of his mouth, not his play that he has been targeted.? I am leaning more towards believing this than not, just from a little lip reading I have done, and the fact that honestly, Ryan isn’t really a dirty player.
-Inferno
