tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post5124862424280109754..comments2023-04-25T15:25:30.549-04:00Comments on Ranger Pundit: Rangers 2, Ottawa 3 (OT) – Loss-apaloozaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-57877022619866498662012-04-19T18:40:01.955-04:002012-04-19T18:40:01.955-04:00Tortorella was struck by 'lightning' when ...Tortorella was struck by 'lightning' when he won the cup with Tampa. A low probability event that can happen to any fool who stands under a thunder storm.<br /><br />Three games to see what kind of coach Tortorella is. He's got the top ranked team in the East and he was the favorite. Torts now has to prove if he's a winner and not a whiner.jbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530893892145351006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-20806529562009945262012-04-19T16:42:08.142-04:002012-04-19T16:42:08.142-04:00John Tortorella is NOT a playoff coach. He is an a...John Tortorella is NOT a playoff coach. He is an average coach is every area of his career. Yes he won a cup is what so many people tell me in defense of him but truly he is not anything more than an average coach who happened to win a cup one year. Some people are just better at teaching the fundamentals rather than how to win championships. And by fundamentals I mean of defense not offense jeanine1994https://www.blogger.com/profile/03869765245340912089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-50285453458040717782012-04-19T15:38:02.325-04:002012-04-19T15:38:02.325-04:00Wow, many excellent points being made. All correct...Wow, many excellent points being made. All correct...<br /><br />1. Absolutely yes, "the collapsing and falling back in the defensive zone is getting outrageous." The Rangers are running the hockey version of the prevent defense. I don't like it in football, and it puts them on their heels. This one is all on Tortorella. While, the Ottawa d-man are aggressive and pinching. The jbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530893892145351006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-52805347519232477842012-04-19T14:11:51.815-04:002012-04-19T14:11:51.815-04:00I'm not sold that all is lost, but there is cl...I'm not sold that all is lost, but there is clearly a lot of work to do. It's not rocket science though, it's hockey fundamentals. We got 2 PP goals because we put a body around the net and then shot the puck. After that we seemed to completely relapse to pointlessly passing the puck around, and around, around on the PP. <br /><br />This might work in soccer, but I wouldn't know Lukehttp://www.thebearessentials.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-85233318016973463132012-04-19T14:00:55.442-04:002012-04-19T14:00:55.442-04:00So torts praises the team when they absolutely do ...So torts praises the team when they absolutely do not deserve it (last night) and says "there's work to do" when we play well and win. Is he saving face for his own shortcomings or what? <br /><br />Either way I can't help but wonder if his lack of consistency on the teams play reflects the inconsistency of our rangers. <br /><br />Sean's ghost is chuckling at all this..Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-81493193527348635542012-04-19T12:33:54.398-04:002012-04-19T12:33:54.398-04:00as i warned before the playoofs began..the ranger ...as i warned before the playoofs began..the ranger collapse that made ottawa the opponent would undo them,,ottawa is to fast for the rangers,and the rangers are exhausted by the third period..now looks like ottawa will defeat the rangers,,when can we fire tortorella and his rope adope crap!!!!mbernoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748972393469102652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-56627472539066519882012-04-19T11:53:11.884-04:002012-04-19T11:53:11.884-04:00The Rangers looked pooped by the end of the game. ...The Rangers looked pooped by the end of the game. Similar to the last overtime, they came out slow and the Senators came out fast.<br />A quick death once again.<br /><br />The Rangers sometimes look like they forget that passing is not an end unto itself, it's just a great method to advance the puck so a shot can be taken. All the hesitations and slow deliberate ponderings, multitudes of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com