Ok Fellow Blue Bloods: Should Torts Bench Christensen? (Interview Video - Post #209)

[94now]

Originally Posted by NYR Wolf

Yeah, who needs a guy that gets the opposing team to take stupid penalites?

How many did PIT take after his sucker punch show a day before? It was not incidental. He costs us.

Originally Posted by NYR Wolf

Who needs a guy who is strong down low, and makes some beautiful passing plays?

Yeah, right... He is paid 4 million per for passing.

Originally Posted by NYR Wolf

Who needs a guy that makes people on the other team keep their head on a swivel?

That is reserved for Jagrs and Gaboriks. I don't think anyone takes seriously a depth forward like him. A few hits and his ice presence can be diminished. He needs to show his relevance by doing other things, like one he did to Smid.

Originally Posted by NYR Wolf

Who needs a guy on pace for a 40pt season playing with Ruslan Fedotenko?

Feds is the two times Stanley Cup champion. All that Avery got is Youtube videos with incredible dives and the similarly huge sucker pops.

Originally Posted by NYR Wolf

Who needs a guy who plays his ass off every night?

That what bottom 6 player has to do stay in. At some point I though he could be a top 6 player, but I was wrong, hockey sense he's got is not a substitute for his size .

Look, I am not in favor of moving Avery, he was a good locker room force for Renney and a good spare part for Torts. He doesn't cost a fortune. Just don't make a Ranger Icon out this pest. And do not make others, like Christensen, to pay close attention to what he does in order to know what to say about him. They have to be consumed by the game, not by BS.

[IAMREALITY]

Originally Posted by nyr2k2

CH, Avery rarely has a response. After the whole "sloppy seconds" thing, he has been more guarded. On top of that, he was never one to try to defend himself from public scrutiny, period. He knows what his job is and he makes no apologies for doing it well.

Well put. And don't ya just HAVE to admire him for that? I call that integrity.

[NYR Wolf]

Originally Posted by 94now

How many did PIT take after his sucker punch show a day before? It was not incidental. He costs us.


Yeah, right... He is paid 4 million per for passing.


That is reserved for Jagrs and Gaboriks. I don't think anyone takes seriously a depth forward like him. A few hits and his ice presence can be diminished. He needs to show his relevance by doing other things, like one he did to Smid.




Feds is the two times Stanley Cup champion. All that Avery got is Youtube videos with incredible dives and the similarly huge sucker pops.




That what bottom 6 player has to do stay in. At some point I though he could be a top 6 player, but I was wrong, hockey sense he's got is not a substitute for his size .

Look, I am not in favor of moving Avery, he was a good locker room force for Renney and a good spare part for Torts. He doesn't cost a fortune. Just don't make a Ranger Icon out this pest. And do not make others, like Christensen, to pay close attention to what he does in order to know what to say about him. They have to be consumed by the game, not by BS.

I think we'll agree to disagree and leave it at that.

[94now]

Originally Posted by IAMREALITY

Well put. And don't ya just HAVE to admire him for that? I call that integrity.

I call it the front office directive.