In a period where Colton Orr scored his first ever NHL goal, showing some of the ability that has caused me to call him a legitimate 4th line player, the overwhelming story is this:
That was the single best period of hockey the Rangers have played all year.? They played with heart, passion, desire, drive, aggression, skill, etc.? The only negative is they didnt get 2 pretty obvious penalty calls for power plays.? That is beyond their control, but the level of play we saw is not.? They are clearly building on the NJ game, and despite my endless proclamations that the season is already over, the Rangers seem intent on proving me wrong.? I hope they do.
Marcel Hossa, who has been the victim of many a joke by yours truly, has considerably turned his game around.? As I recently said over at the Hockeys Future message boards, Marcel Hossa has clearly turned his game around, and is worth of 1st line time.? I sincerely agree with that, and nothing I have seen shows me otherwise.? The kid is proving me wrong…perhaps that will be a pattern all the way through the end of the season.
One can only hope.
