tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post7102944129742586952..comments2023-04-25T15:25:30.549-04:00Comments on Ranger Pundit: We're Not Tired – We're Dead!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-26221449175739844172012-05-31T18:18:22.536-04:002012-05-31T18:18:22.536-04:00...Brad Richards IMO does add to our team. He add......Brad Richards IMO does add to our team. He adds to our offense. He came up with some big goals this season. He was OK in the playoffs but like everyone else he looked like he was just done in the end. Yes his numbers were down after coming over from Dallas but I bet they would be up if our coach was Mike Babcock.<br /><br />Hagelin is anything but average if you ask me. I know he didn'Jen9400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-54257553653046144682012-05-31T18:17:48.677-04:002012-05-31T18:17:48.677-04:00Andy - Thank you very much for the compliment! I d...Andy - Thank you very much for the compliment! I do enjoy writing. Maybe I should incorporate it into my new career changes I have been making. <br /><br />Anyway onto the important stuff: The Rangers lol!<br /><br />Honestly, overall I feel that many important things happened to the Rangers this season and it was a success as far as growth and experience are concerned. If you told me in Jen9400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-60165020583346880032012-05-30T19:06:02.242-04:002012-05-30T19:06:02.242-04:00Sec 335,
All good points, you went down the the as...Sec 335,<br />All good points, you went down the the asset side of the balance sheet. But on the other side of the balance sheet there are some liabilities.<br /><br />Some of which are:<br /><br />1) Tortorella hockey does not build a team up for the playoffs, it wears them down. The Rangers finished the season very weakly, they were 10-10 over their last 20 games from March 2nd to April 7th. jbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530893892145351006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-53289138750791493292012-05-30T12:10:18.110-04:002012-05-30T12:10:18.110-04:00Ha you sound like torts. Definition of insanity. J...Ha you sound like torts. Definition of insanity. Just a few away....a few away...Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-60439531264645572862012-05-30T09:41:12.554-04:002012-05-30T09:41:12.554-04:00Guys, this team was a goal or two away from the fi...Guys, this team was a goal or two away from the finals, yet reading these posts you would think the team finished 9th.<br /><br />We have the youngest, not second youngest, defense in hockey. It will be even stronger and younger with Erixon and Mcllrath in the pipeline, Erixon as early as the start of next year.<br /><br />Our goalie will be strong for at least five more years.<br /><br />At Section 335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-53535653082324621962012-05-29T18:55:45.363-04:002012-05-29T18:55:45.363-04:00Nothing else to say, you guys covered it. It's...Nothing else to say, you guys covered it. It's frickin sad and unfair to us, real fans, every with this nonsense.<br /><br />JB: you nailed it when it with Richard$. I like Richie, but what the hell is Sather thinking when it comes to contracts? You also nailed with Hank and his wasted awesome season. The poor guy was particularly on his head this year, and was given two offensive lines and 1Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-90700408526635208782012-05-29T16:26:17.242-04:002012-05-29T16:26:17.242-04:00Jen,
Very good points about injured players havin...Jen,<br /><br />Very good points about injured players having to play thru their injuries to stay in Tortorella's lineup. Sit out to heal and lose your spot in the rotation.<br /><br />Remember at the beginning of the season when <a href="http://rangerpundit.blogspot.com/2011/11/roaming-rangerland.html" rel="nofollow">Torts accused Wojtek Wolski of being a malingerer</a>, and not getting out jbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530893892145351006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-8962525809791354502012-05-29T15:43:30.649-04:002012-05-29T15:43:30.649-04:00I could NOT POSSBLY agree more on the series winne...I could NOT POSSBLY agree more on the series winner<br /><br />It’s rule number one in a scramble like that – you look to pick up a man, not the puck. You see how the pill wasn’t going to cross the goal line had henrique not been able to put it in?<br /><br />A forward to play goalie rt there has no chance. witness the fact that the puck that went through was moving very slowly, and 19 could Jason Kudelkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-939800329787784482012-05-29T15:33:36.096-04:002012-05-29T15:33:36.096-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.EJ Kudelkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356989894159592034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-32363629198633485982012-05-29T13:18:08.597-04:002012-05-29T13:18:08.597-04:00Section 335 I agree with you on most points except...Section 335 I agree with you on most points except I have a very hard time believing that Torts doesn't like his own style of play especially since he was asked at break up day point blank by Katie Strang of ESPN if he would change his style next season depending on the the players who are added and he basically said no. His response was "We certainly are not going to lose the premise ofJen9400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-51395494676173001852012-05-29T11:32:58.470-04:002012-05-29T11:32:58.470-04:00AS I HAVE BEEN SAYING--ITS SO BAD I COULD ONLY CHE...AS I HAVE BEEN SAYING--ITS SO BAD I COULD ONLY CHECK FOR THE SCORE IN THE THIRD PERIOD WITHOUT WATCHING THE GAME.. AFTER BEING A RANGER FAN SINCE 1949, I AM DONE WITH THE RANGERS UNTIL TORTORELLA IS GONE. WHAT A BUFFOON AND IMBECILE!!! THIS IS NOT HOCKEY.. I GUESS IT WILL BE ANOTHER FORTY YEARS BEFORE THEY WIN ANOTHER CUP!! GOOD RIDDANCE..THEY ARE TO DISGUSTING TO WATCH!!!!mbernoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748972393469102652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-42768828589335053982012-05-29T11:13:26.183-04:002012-05-29T11:13:26.183-04:00Also, Denis Wideman is an option - and a good one....Also, Denis Wideman is an option - and a good one.Section 335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-57194770664867998432012-05-29T11:11:11.246-04:002012-05-29T11:11:11.246-04:00Forgive me for not joining the chorus. I started ...Forgive me for not joining the chorus. I started the year predicting 105 points and a chance to reach the conference finals. The team exceeded my expectations. I also stated that without another true left wing scorer and crease clearing defenseman the team was not ready to win the Cup. Right again. Slats failed to make the trades necessary to win this year - but that was the right move as heSection 335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-70774621014412656402012-05-29T09:47:41.127-04:002012-05-29T09:47:41.127-04:00Jen,
Nice list of Tortorella's failures. If t...Jen,<br /><br />Nice list of Tortorella's failures. If this was a court of law you constructed a very nice <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_particulars" rel="nofollow">Bill of particulars</a>, which is statement of the charges against one defendent, John 'Torturous' Tortorella.<br /><br />The verdict: guilty.<br /><br />Andy, <br /><br />I kept saying to myself, "jbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530893892145351006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-11978474188182894892012-05-28T20:12:09.594-04:002012-05-28T20:12:09.594-04:00We really could have used Seans speed and his abil...We really could have used Seans speed and his ability to drive opponents absolutely insane. But Torts doesn't like antics, nah he'd rather goon it up. <br />His wants are always ahead of the team, so much so he'd rather play Bickel at forward rather than Zuc or if he wasn't ready a forward call up from Conn. But nope, they haven't gone through Torts process or he doesn't jeanine1994https://www.blogger.com/profile/03869765245340912089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-61946807506913579932012-05-28T20:06:04.695-04:002012-05-28T20:06:04.695-04:00Yeah I know Andy and what really kills me is the s...Yeah I know Andy and what really kills me is the same people who told me that this team doesn't need Avery are now suddenly talking about how this team needs a better 4h line with some energy because the Devils beat us with one. They also beat us by having a coaching staff with brains! This coach doesn't use 4 lines anyway so I don't really know why they are wasting their time Jen9400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-85041390587662206732012-05-28T15:02:54.739-04:002012-05-28T15:02:54.739-04:00Like I said before game 6, the only thing in our w...Like I said before game 6, the only thing in our way is John Tortorella. Bang. Season over. <br /><br />If Sather really wants to see his team lift a cup, he will evaluate mr. torts very, very critically. Otherwise we are in for a long haul with this blocking/defense first style.<br /><br />We won't a cup that way, and we won't win a cup with only 1, sometimes 2 good lines. 4 line teams Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784571.post-63314407168872359202012-05-27T15:31:13.418-04:002012-05-27T15:31:13.418-04:00You always say it perfectly, Pundit. I'm so s...You always say it perfectly, Pundit. I'm so sad. Watching my team play this terrible style all season, handcuffing the offense, killing themselves with that self sacrificing style I knew wouldn't win them anything in the playoffs- but as in true Rangers fashion they had me believing we had a golden opportunity to win a cup in spite of the obstacles coach presents on a nightly basis. I Jen9400noreply@blogger.com