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Comment on Only The Rangers – Rangers @ Prusters Post Game Thoughts… by prole30

prole30 — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:25:06 +0000

My opinion is this. What’s missing on this team is an agitator, Avery or Prust, and some toughness.

When your team is skating around in a dream someone has to stir up trouble. That wakes up everyone up and can change the complexion of the game..

I recall Tortorella when he had Tampa. He came into MSG one night and it was the same as this game. Domination by the Rangers. His team was just skating back and forth. He sent out Fedoruk in the second period simply to punch someone in the face. Then we had a hockey game. They started to fly. Didn’t win but they weren’t dead either.

Bickel is a disaster but Tortorella had the right idea with him last year. Just keep him around. Or McIlraith if he is half ready. Benching Asham? If you are going to lose anyway big-time, and that’s the way things are going, make sure there is blood on the ice so that the other team knows you are there. If they don’t hear footsteps when they touch the puck, they have no fear.

It seems that Prust was the heart of the team. They have no heart now.

Comment on Fighting The Establishment. by Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:31:59 +0000

Agreed. Any thoughts on DZ’s play? I remember at least 3 plays where he looked totally lost – one where he was doing a pirouette in the corner when the puck had already left, and another on the PP where he dove for the puck in his own zone, missed and almost gave it away. Thinking Coach wasn’t enamored with his play, but he still got shifts (at least on the PP).

Comment on Disgusted by Jared

Jared — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:18:17 +0000

Yeah, I had some sympathy last time because changes needed to be made. Now the league is healthy, and they’re arguing about how to split the pie.

Comment on Rangers VS Capitals Series Preview… by Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:47:11 +0000

Really? After that preview, the best case scenario for the Rangers is to win it in 7??
Ye of little faith. Rags in 5…

Comment on Snoozer – Devils @ Rangers Post Game Thoughts… by Bauer

Bauer — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:59:24 +0000

Time to come back, Inferno. Some house cleaning was done.

Write me either way… You have my email.

-Bauer

Comment on Snoozer – Devils @ Rangers Post Game Thoughts… by Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:14:04 +0000

How about Hags’ goal going in off Uncle Daddy’s butt? I can imagine the thought process: “Fatso here can’t back all the way up with all that junk in his trunk, maybe I should bank it off his rump”. Love it!

Comment on Mistaken Identity – Blackhawks @ Rangers Post Game Thoughts… by aaabob0

aaabob0 — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:44:24 +0000

Couldn’t agree with you more.Said almost everything you said to a “T”.

Comment on Twitter War by The Prospector

The Prospector — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:19:28 +0000

What gets me is people look at numbers and say “got to get that guy”. There is no consideration as to whether or not the player fits in with the system the team wants to use.

Rick Nash is not a good fit with what John Tortorella uses. Another thing that gets me with Nash is everyone keeps saying how Columbus never found a center who could play with Nash but at what point does Nash deserve the blame for not fitting in?

And while you say you have talked with Kreider, no offense but Kreider does fit with what the NYR are trying to do. Kreider already has proven chemistry with Stepan but more importantly; Kreider was picked not because he is fast but rather because he fits what Tortorella wants to do.

You may not think Kreider is untouchable but those who have the final say appear to think otherwise.

Comment on What You See, Isn’t What You Get – Lightning @ Rangers Post Game Thoughts… by Mistaken Identity – Blackhawks @ Rangers Post Game Thoughts… | Rangers Review

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:10:15 +0000

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Comment on Executing The Game Plan – Capitals @ Rangers Post Game Thoughts… by Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:11:01 +0000

I felt exactly the same seeing McD go down – I literally could not celebrate the goal out of worry. It got me thinking: Other than Hank, there is no other player we would miss more than Ryan, perhaps with the exception of Girardi. I was cheering when he came out for the ensuing PK – as if we’d won a playoff round!!
We definitely shut down AO, but be careful with the plus/minus stat (the most useless stat in the game, I’ve heard it referred to before). On Saturday, Gaborik ended up a minus one, and obviously Philly did NOT do the job shutting him down… 1g, 3a and a BIG part of the win over the Flyers.
BTW… Not to toot my own horn, but I commented here some time ago on my confidence in this team not having a letdown stretch this season. I proudly stand by that comment, and I have never been more confident in ANY team’s commitment and resilience. Let’s Go Rangers!!!