Its important not to do what I did. Dont think that the Rangers played a great game because they got a whole bunch of shots on net.? The opposite is actually true.? The Rangers played a pretty mediocre game because nearly all of their shots where from strange ass angle, with nobody in front, that where very easily stopped.? Lehtonen looked very very Brodeuresque making like 35 saves with really only about 3 or 4 good chances.
Henrik, who did play great for about 99% of the game gave up a softie there at the end, but I cant place this one on him, this team has scored a grand total of 1 goal in their past 2 games.? Sorry, but that aint ever going to get it done.? Really the biggest problems to me are the line combinations.? They just dont make sense.? Krog with Cullen and Shanahan?! Are you kidding me?? A waiver claim player, and a guy with only 9 goals playing an average of 16:47? on the 2nd line, and a guy who might be the heart and soul of the team.? How on earth does Renney expect that to do well?? Frankly NEITHER of those guys should be playing on the 2nd line.? And then a guy like Petr Prucha who plays about 4 minutes less per game, and has probably played about half or 3/4ths of the season on the 2nd line, but the rest all over the roster, has been consistently tossed aside as an afterthought.? That is poor coaching ladies? and germs.
The Rangers need a 2nd line center.? Its becoming an absolute team killer at this point.? Shanahan can not do it himself, hes not that kind of a player, he needs a guy who can create space for Shanahan to rip a shot.? Cullen can barely touch the puck without falling or tripping or being bumped off of it before anything can be set up.? Cullen should be on the 3rd line, thats where he belongs.
We need a change, and frankly, im still all for tearing the team down and inserting a ton of kids.? Just as ive said for the past decade.? Id rather fail with kids, than fail with Vets.
-Inferno