"We start over. That is the best thing for us right now is to get on a plane and play.
Some things, obviously, there has to be some discussion on certain situations, but we have to start over." - John Tortorella
Goals: Jussi Jokinen | 11 Assists: Eric Staal | 18 Points: Eric Staal | 26 +/-: Tom Kostopoulos | 0 PIM: Tim Gleason | 53 FO%: Rod Brind'Amour | 58.4
PROJECTED LINES:
Jussi Jokinen - Matt Cullen - Eric Staal (A)
Ray Whitney (A) - Brandon Sutter - Tuomo Ruutu
Sergei Samsonov - Patrick Dwyer - Tom Kostopoulus
Stephane Yelle - Rod Brind'Amour (C) - Scott Walker
Joni Pitkanen - Aaron Ward
Niclas Wallin - Tim Gleason
Andrew Alberts - Brett Carson
Cam Ward
Manny Legace
*Healthy Scratches:
INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:
Erik Cole - IR: Upper Body
Joe Corvo - IR: Lacerated Leg
Chad LaRose - IR: Lower Body
Goals: Marian Gaborik | 26 Assists: Vinny Prospal | 24 Points: Marian Gaborik | 49 +/-: Brandon Dubinsky | +8 PIM: Sean Avery | 68 FO%: Chris Drury | 52.0
PROJECTED LINES:
Brandon Dubinsky - Erik Christensen - Marian Gaborik
Chris Higgins - Chris Drury (C) - Ryan Callahan (A)
Sean Avery - Artem Anisimov - Ales Kotalik
Aaron Voros - Brian Boyle - Enver Lisin
Marc Staal - Dan Girardi
Michael Del Zotto - Michal Rozsival
Wade Redden - Matt Gilroy
So AOWRanger gets one shot at the GDT and then you pull him…. You’re must be following Torts lead…..
Well what can a fan say after yesterday? I like the Canes announcer (not the blow by blow guy) so if I get HD on the Cane channel, that will be good…..
We’ll see if this team has some Moxie……. I looking for a hell of a rebound and a bunch of “where was this team yesterday” post once the game starts….
Last night was the first game I've ever turned off "early"... I watched the blowouts against SJ, Pittsburgh and Tampa... but that steaming pile of **** yesterday was too much to handle.
I won't waste my New Year's Eve on this pile of crap called a hockey team. So what if they can (barely) beat the punching bag of the NHL, they still suck.
Hopefully, I'll be dead drunk before game start and will fall asleep... Very likely actually. Happy new year folks, don't forget the annual trees migration tonight. Be careful on the road!
Whether or not I leave to go out before the game ends will depend on the first period I guess.
Let's go Rangers.
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"I used to pray for good things . I used to ask the Hockey Gods for puck luck for the NYR .
Now all I want is Torts the smug stupid goatee clown to be fired , . I hate Torts . Please hockey gods make him get fired. Please Sean punch him in face" -- Dorado
Too many times over the past few seasons have we heard the words "We weren't ready to play tonight" or "we better come out and be ready to play".
After hearing that dozens and dozens of times, the leadership of the team has to be seriously questioned. Coach included.
I just dont know what it is with this team. You have to expect a crappy performance like this a few times a season, coming back from a west coast swing, 3 games in 4 nights, 5 out of 7 or something. But this one has no excuse, 4 days to get up for a divison rival on home ice, who you are fighting for a playoff spot with - and coming off of a 9 out of a possible 10 point run to boot.
Its mind boggling. And its happened year after year. The lack of consistency runs up and down this squad and its extremely bothersome. To prove my point, the Rangers will come out tonight and play hard- and they might actually win. But none of it will matter. The only thing thats consistent around here, is that the same sad saps will keep watching and hoping - and you have to start to think when that is going to stop as well.
Last edited by HockeyBasedNYC: 12-31-2009 at 12:06 PM.
"It's a privilege to put this jersey on and play in this city, but I don't know if we know that as a team right now."
"It's a privilege to play for the Rangers and for these fans, especially. The organization treats us too well for us not to give a [expletive], which is exactly the way it was in this game."
Sean gets it.There are a few others, the rest? Not so much.
Playing for an Original Six team, the very bedrock this league is built upon should be considered an honor and a privilege and ******* it they need to start acting like it.
Fire Sather and by hook or crook get JD back here as the GM.
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