tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post6045656122646468325..comments2023-04-25T15:25:30.549-04:00Comments on Ranger Pundit: Refs + Clueless = EliminationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-69732982019746633642008-05-05T17:50:00.000-04:002008-05-05T17:50:00.000-04:00the dark ranger-The refs controlled the game compl...the dark ranger-The refs controlled the game completely. Sad state when the refs are more important than the players.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-62199616464177717612008-05-05T15:52:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:52:00.000-04:00anonymous-Good luck with your fire Bettman site. I...anonymous-Good luck with your fire Bettman site. It will never happen. The idiots (owners) running the NHL are making too much money.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, anyway.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-58637352356400388602008-05-05T15:48:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:48:00.000-04:00anonymous-Why is it that all you guys who pan the ...anonymous-Why is it that all you guys who pan the Rangers are anonymous? You would think you could come up with something more original but gosh dang it, there doesn't seem to be any originality left in Pittsburgh since Jagr played there.<BR/><BR/>Gosh Dang It.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-45188044064979271682008-05-05T15:42:00.001-04:002008-05-05T15:42:00.001-04:00anonymous-Every time I looked up after a whistle i...anonymous-Every time I looked up after a whistle it was a Penguin who was complaining to a ref about something. <BR/><BR/>Also you should go back to Reading 101. I never mentioned in my post about any offside call. In fact, had you read the artice, which obviously you did not you would have noticed that the majority of my article was about the Rangers and their coach and how badly they played. mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-29075117689302408202008-05-05T15:42:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:42:00.000-04:00...the stick in the face was one call - playing ho......the stick in the face was one call - playing hockey might have caused the stick to flip up. Okay. <BR/><BR/>The obvious off-sides was not called in the final winning goal -- they were too nervous to call it back, to take away something from the home crowd. <BR/><BR/>It was the wrong call at the wrong time -- any Penguin fan can rub it off or turn it on us Rangers fans, but if you look at theThe Dark Rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394949785830752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-13461758591582840602008-05-05T15:32:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:32:00.000-04:00jfl1066-As I have stated many times, the refs are ...jfl1066-As I have stated many times, the refs are playing too important a role in the outcome of the games.<BR/><BR/>Bettman is from the NBA and the big success of Bird/Magic. He wants the NHL to be the league of Crosby/Ovechkin.<BR/><BR/>When quoting Mike Millbury, I like my mother's old line. "Consider the source."mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-88799306519509097082008-05-05T15:27:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:27:00.000-04:00anonymous-The refs are deciding too many hockey ga...anonymous-The refs are deciding too many hockey games that should be left in the hands of the players. It is time to go back to the one ref system.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-31527536348798524872008-05-05T15:24:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:24:00.000-04:00down bt the seaside-Outside of those things you me...down bt the seaside-Outside of those things you mentioned the Rangers have a pretty good team.<BR/><BR/>The young guys were rarely used in key situations. Guys like Callahan, Prucha, Dawes and Staal saw little or no ice time on the power play.<BR/><BR/>He is afraid to yell, he might swallow the gum and then Rozsival would have to give him mouth to mouth.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-17629374916441900032008-05-05T15:06:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:06:00.000-04:00blueknight5754-Clueless is the coach that wants to...blueknight5754-Clueless is the coach that wants to be respected around the league . Think about why he would be considered for coach of the year with the record he has?<BR/><BR/>He is Czech mated with a guy like Rozsival who gives up the puck regularly. He is absolutely obedient to the Stealth GM and he is the guy in the office who manages up and not to the situation but to the brass. The Rangersmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-82336020645356017602008-05-05T14:58:00.000-04:002008-05-05T14:58:00.000-04:00wes-One never knows what secrets lurk in the heart...wes-One never knows what secrets lurk in the hearts of men, and sports refs.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-4787814386355364682008-05-05T14:53:00.000-04:002008-05-05T14:53:00.000-04:00the big k-It may have gone both ways but too many ...the big k-It may have gone both ways but too many games are being decided by calls and non calls. We don't pay to see the refs call eleven penalties in a crucial game.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670227474898558667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-57459428864005132312008-05-05T11:56:00.000-04:002008-05-05T11:56:00.000-04:00Ridiculous. I don't understand how things like hig...Ridiculous. I don't understand how things like high sticks aren't called in the overtimes... it's a free-for-all during overtime and someone is going to get seriously injured.<BR/>Bettman has this league totally screwed up.<BR/><BR/>http://www.FireBettman.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-86712092073880917572008-05-05T11:19:00.000-04:002008-05-05T11:19:00.000-04:00james,The Rangers definitely needed some 'though l...james,<BR/><BR/>The Rangers definitely needed some 'though love' at times, especially in this series. Renney's calm may be a good at times (especially for younger players), but a coach needs to crack the whip at times. Renney is just a 'good cop' and there is no 'bad cop' when you need one.<BR/><BR/>regarding pens fans saying Rangers would have lost regardless of bad calls and non-calls. I quotejbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530893892145351006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-33504898062343767122008-05-05T10:59:00.000-04:002008-05-05T10:59:00.000-04:00im sick of hearing you dang new yorkers cry about ...im sick of hearing you dang new yorkers cry about the refs if you'd take your head out of your butt an look you'd see that the high stick was one of your own players fault,go cry boo hoo somewhere else babies the refs didnt blow the series for you. your own team blew it...not to mention half your team is former penguins,that they got rid of for a reason idiotsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-33277884347519540732008-05-05T10:26:00.000-04:002008-05-05T10:26:00.000-04:00Whaa whaa whaa, cry cry cry..."the refs screwed us...Whaa whaa whaa, cry cry cry..."the refs screwed us, boo hoo hoo." Did the referees stop all of your shots from going in on the PP? Did the referees blow a 3-0 lead in Game 1? Did the referees let up the goal in OT? What crybabies you Ranger fans are.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and let us Pens fans know about the whole "was he offsides?" thing. We'll be busy watching our team in the Eastern Conference Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-69137689013359843732008-05-05T10:25:00.000-04:002008-05-05T10:25:00.000-04:00I just can't believe that the refs figured in ever...I just can't believe that the refs figured in every outcome of the series. I can take losing and who knows if we would have beat them, but let us lose on our own without the help of the officials (we had Renney's coaching against us, we didn't need the refs against us too). <BR/><BR/>And to the NHL. Please stop with the marketing of Crosby. You aren't going to sell the league to new fans jfl1066https://www.blogger.com/profile/17270105815472343309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-55580627632075018122008-05-05T09:39:00.000-04:002008-05-05T09:39:00.000-04:00I hate the Rangers.. I am an Islander fan. That s...I hate the Rangers.. I am an Islander fan. That said the refs killed you guys. That was a disgrace. It is bad for the NHL when stuff like that happens. It looked like the league wanted Crosby and Malkin in finals. I would have been ok with the no call on Malone if they did not call an ABSURD double on Drury (with a minute left in a tie game!!!???). You either let them play or make ALL callsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-56461081135908346492008-05-05T08:32:00.000-04:002008-05-05T08:32:00.000-04:00Same old #$%^!!!Inept power play, too much ice tim...Same old #$%^!!!<BR/><BR/>Inept power play, too much ice time for the slow of foot, not enough shots, no forechecking, no adjustments from the coaches, a lack of toughness and excuses. On and on.<BR/><BR/>The entire season and the coaches never fixed the power play. Unfortunately, the NHL today is a special teams game. We pose no threat. The young guys (Dawes, Duby, Staal, etc.) were not part of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-48032815201365988002008-05-05T01:06:00.000-04:002008-05-05T01:06:00.000-04:00dear rp,after some thought i wanted to say that th...dear rp,<BR/><BR/>after some thought i wanted to say that the team def got hosed on the offsides call..bad call in the 3rd..and a missed call on drury perhaps..but in the end its been the rangers not being able to cash in on the power play or not STAYING out of the god damn box...if i see rosey going into that box one more time im gonna flip..the team is short 2 d men one a puck moving zubov Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-44877781922525348472008-05-04T23:53:00.000-04:002008-05-04T23:53:00.000-04:00Something is seriously broken with NHL officiating...Something is seriously broken with NHL officiating. The refs swallowed their whistles in the third period until the Drury penalty.<BR/><BR/>I hope I never read that these guys are getting action in Vegas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-6977420733765658422008-05-04T23:17:00.000-04:002008-05-04T23:17:00.000-04:00I'm not sure, but I think this is why Malone was n...I'm not sure, but I think this is why Malone was not penalized for the stick to the face-<BR/><BR/>If you look closely, you see that Rozsival did, in fact, lift Bugsy's stick directly into his face. <BR/><BR/>Combine that with the incident being away from the play, therefore the eyes of the officials.<BR/><BR/>The Pens got a break, but it went both ways.The Big Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11892659309344046543noreply@blogger.com