Disgrace

Are they kidding me??? Can someone please explain to me what is gong on with this team?
We sit there night after night watching the same damn game, but somehow they managed to take it to an even lower level against the Islanders. Many will argue the Islanders play hard against the Rangers because of the rivalry-blah, blah, blah. It is true to some degree, but they are just plain awful this season and they made the Rangers look like fools. I know I complain about the defense all the time, but they are a total disgrace. I would love to see Staal and Girardi develop on this team because I think they are worth the effort. However, without good veteran defenseman to learn from, how do they stand a chance? Let's be honest, trades have got to be made and no NHL team wants to pay Redden or Rozsival their offensive salaries and we will loose promising youth yet again.

Prucha was the only spark of the game. It was nice to see him out there hustling. He sits there night after night wondering when he may get the opportunity to play the game. Are the forwards so unstoppable that Renney does not want to kill the good karma?? Drury and Gomez have done nothing.. nothing at all! Gomez has scored 7 goals in 34 games and Drury 10 in 39 games. Why not Prucha? Right now he is on pace to pass them both with his stellar 2 goals in 12 games. I certainly do not think he is the answer to the problems, but he can't make it much worse.

Some of my many suggestions for this team are to take the C away from Drury. Maybe it is just too much pressure for him. Say goodbye to Renney and do not replace him with one of the assistant coaches. We need a total overhaul. And finally, try to convince our overpaid defenseman that hitting is Good!

Now my small gripe with the Ranger faithful. It is totally embarrassing to hear a "last place" chant while the Islanders are scoring their forth goal. The Islanders should not have been able to score one never mind four. When the Rangers are having a hard time with the last place team, we should just be quiet and humble.

I will stop now because it is New Year's Eve and I need to power nap. Getting old sucks!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!! I will see you next week.

Happy Holiday's!

I have not been able to log onto the blog in weeks, which is unfortunate because we missed out on some interesting discussion.

Rozsival's penalty shot has been this months most exciting event, which is both sad and true. I have to admit I was impressed with his stick handling abilities. I am sure we will start to see him in the shootout lineup. Now I would like to be dazzled by his defensive abilities soon..please?

The game vs. Washington was a disgrace. You have got to be kidding me with that performance. The entire team fell under the Ovechkin spell. The first period was promising but as usual they could only maintain 20 minutes of play. The only high point of the night was the many holiday beers we shared.....

Anyway, I hope you all had a great holiday and have a very happy new year!

It has been to long..

Hello everyone!

We have been slacking off this season, but now it is time to jump back into Ranger discussions.

They have been sitting at the top of the division all season so far, yet they are a defensive nightmare. If it were not for the outstanding goaltending of Lundqvist, this team would be on the bottom of the pack.

The question is how long can he keep playing at this level? He cannot be expected to be the Rangers number one defenseman. (A position Mike Richter knows very well) By next month, he will be totally exhausted and not able to bail them out of yet another shoot out.

I can go on and on, but fortunately for you guys I have to go for now. See you on Wednesday!