That Avery-Boyle-Gaborik line showed so much drive, and we saw it for a period. Never again.
That period, we saw Avery do the bold above and without much (if any) yapping.
Utilize a player correctly within the most fitting situation and you will get results.
Asking Avery to be Prust will get you NOTHING. (DID YOU READ THAT TORTS AND EVERYONE ELSE???)
That is because Prust is a better player than Avery.
Avery is just a bum...flat out..he can't even back up his motor mouth because majority of the time he starts a fight he gets tossed like a rag doll
This is proof you simply do not watch him fight. Has he been rag dolled? Yeah I saw Stuart from Boston get him good once.
Other than that, he's a good scrapper.
I know Avery had a bad outing at home that led to him being a healthy scratch for a few games but I think Torts needs to start giving him back his ice time. he plays better and is more involved when he takes a regular shift.
This is proof you simply do not watch him fight. Has he been rag dolled? Yeah I saw Stuart from Boston get him good once.
Other than that, he's a good scrapper.
I know Avery had a bad outing at home that led to him being a healthy scratch for a few games but I think Torts needs to start giving him back his ice time. he plays better and is more involved when he takes a regular shift.
Playing 4-8 mins, he's just not in it.
More excuses for the guy.
if that were true, he'd be getting a regular shift.
That is because Prust is a better player than Avery.
Besides the notion that people want Avery to be Prust, one has nothing to do with the other.
(Prust is every positive adjective in the dictionary, even how he avoided Enroth the way nobody avoids the King)
[QUOTE=lbrowne;32023118]This is proof you simply do not watch him fight. Has he been rag dolled? Yeah I saw Stuart from Boston get him good once.
Other than that, he's a good scrapper.
I know Avery had a bad outing at home that led to him being a healthy scratch for a few games but I think Torts needs to start giving him back his ice time. he plays better and is more involved when he takes a regular shift.
if that were true, he'd be getting a regular shift.
Avery looks be on the decline. It happens to 30 + players who aren't big and who throw their body around for a long period of time. Not that it necessarily will happen but I can possibly see it happening to Callahan in his early 30's.
But on the subject of making excuses for-- let's take for instance Drury a guy you've been making all kinds of excuses over and there's not even a little doubt that he's been on a steep decline. He's worked his way from being a top 6 forward for us to being practically a spare--but it's the guys he plays with and not getting the pwp time--it's the injuries etc. etc. $7 mil + last year for 12 goals. Same cap space this year for 0.
I can easily envision a Rangers team without Avery--who's been one of my favorite players the last few years--and if we're a better team for it so ****ing be it. Funny however that so many people can't see us sans Drury. At least Avery can still skate at an NHL pace.
Avery looks be on the decline. It happens to 30 + players who aren't big and who throw their body around for a long period of time. Not that it necessarily will happen but I can possibly see it happening to Callahan in his early 30's.
But on the subject of making excuses for-- let's take for instance Drury a guy you've been making all kinds of excuses over and there's not even a little doubt that he's been on a steep decline. He's worked his way from being a top 6 forward for us to being practically a spare--but it's the guys he plays with and not getting the pwp time--it's the injuries etc. etc. $7 mil + last year for 12 goals. Same cap space this year for 0.
I can easily envision a Rangers team without Avery--who's been one of my favorite players the last few years--and if we're a better team for it so ****ing be it. Funny however that so many people can't see us sans Drury. At least Avery can still skate at an NHL pace.
The difference is the excuses for Drury are real - hes been injured all of this season, and really hasnt been the same since he got that concussion in Calgary last season. As such, Im not ready to proclaim that hes completely useless to this team. With Avery, thats a lot more clearcut. And no, Im not expecting Drury to even play and if he does, Im not expecting him to ignite the offense - but his presence in the locker room and ability to win faceoffs automatically makes him more valuable to the team than guys like Avery and Erik Christensen.
Not to mention Drury deserves a lot more leeway given his solid career, leadership abilities, and playoff pedigree.
But hey, maybe Avery can face a goaltender trying to screen him and give us all a big laugh again!
The difference is the excuses for Drury are real - hes been injured all of this season, and really hasnt been the same since he got that concussion in Calgary last season. As such, Im not ready to proclaim that hes completely useless to this team. With Avery, thats a lot more clearcut. And no, Im not expecting Drury to even play and if he does, Im not expecting him to ignite the offense - but his presence in the locker room and ability to win faceoffs automatically makes him more valuable to the team than guys like Avery and Erik Christensen.
Not to mention Drury deserves a lot more leeway given his solid career, leadership abilities, and playoff pedigree.
But hey, maybe Avery can face a goaltender trying to screen him and give us all a big laugh again!
So--you're admitting they're exuses? Why no excuses for Avery then? I know--you just don't like him. He's not a credit to the game? Bad guy Avery. Good guy Drury. As bad as Avery is--never suspended for an on ice incident. He does have his own rule though. Image must mean a lot to you.
On presence in the locker room--that wins games? What about presence on the ice?
Is that what winning a few faceoffs are all about? Drury wins a few of those and he's done his job? Is that all we should expect from him? Last I looked Christensen was between 48 and 49% on draws--not real good--but not terrible either. Christensen does provide some offense--maybe not all of the time but at least some of the time. That means nothing?--compared to a little better faceoff %? You'd rather win the faceoffs and give up some goals?
Zuccarello's not gonna get a shift for a while. He just lazily glided over to the bench while the puck was coming towards him. He's too nonchalant and uninvolved when he doesn't have the puck on his stick. I loved his attitude when he first got here that he'd "do whatever it takes, even if they send me to the AHL" but he hasn't shown that in his play. Zuke, please don't make me start associating you with Zherdev. :
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