New York Rangers Spotlight: Aaron Voros
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Aug 10, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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At season's end, Rob did an analysis of each player on the roster, and gave some thoughts on what lies ahead for each one. Since so many of you are new to Blueshirt Banter, we thought we would bring some of those profiles to you again. Today we have Rob's look at Aaron Voros:
Giving Aaron Voros $1.2 million last season was another head-scratcher from Glen Sather, but he came out of the gate flying in 2008. Unfortunately, this would not last as Voros would play very little in the second half, and almost not at all under new coach John Tortorella. Voros has spent a lot of his career in the minors, and one of his biggest problem is playing consistently well in the NHL. Scoring so much early did not help expectations of him, because he couldn't keep a point per game pace for long, and he dropped off the depth chart for the Rangers. He will be back next season, and if he could find his game more next season, he could reach over 20 points and have a place on a Ranger offense that could use his size and physical play in a third or fourth line role.
Final thought from Jim:
It will take a minor miracle or an act of blackmail for Voros to be on the Rangers roster come Opening Night. Despite the fast start he got off to, Voros turned out to be no more useful than a cinder block on skates, and about as fast. I hear the IHOP in Hartford makes a mean waffle, Aaron, you are going to love it there.
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I didn’t write this, Rob did, LOL
I just added a thought at the bottom
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Aug 10, 2009 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay wise guy
START THE QUEST TO SEE WHO VOTED VOROS MVP!!!
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Aug 10, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
This is my take on Voros
If he breaks his ass and earns a roster spot fine, good for him. But he needs to go out and be exceptional b/c his skating is not good enough for the post-lockout NHL and he will probably struggle in Torts up tempto system.
Voros has size but he doesn’t have the legs to make him a force, he has one thing going for him right now though. He spent some time on Gaborik’s wing in Minny. But if there needs to be a cap casualty, it will be him.
Was Voros on Gaborik’s line because he was the only one big enough to carry Gabby off the ice?
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Aug 10, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
No
Not because he’s the MVP – or even close to it.
If he makes the roster, it’s because Torts sees something worthwhile in keeping him on the roster.
Remember, this guy cleared waivers BOTH ways in the spring – nobody claimed him. Rumors have been circulating that he’s been working his butt off at the Training Center during the summer. He knows that if he doesn’t show up and make the roster – his hockey days (at least in the NHL) may well be a thing of the past.
The real issue is that he’s going to get major pressure from prospects. He has size going for him, and possibly some history with Gaborik in Minn (not that that’s worth a whole lot) – but as Manic Ranger said – unless he’s made major skating improvements in a short time period, he’s likely to be a casualty.
thats what sather gets!!!!
That’s what sather gets trying to sign a poor mans sean avery!!!! He makes way to much. He needs to learn to play in front of the net and deflect shots from the point. That’s his only way to be effective besides gritting it out in the corners.
by RangerFan5 on Aug 10, 2009 1:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
aaron voros
this guy is horible his face is a human punching bag for every enforcer in the league he is just as bad as zheredev oh yeah did you notice no team has made him a offer yet .the only way voros is going to play for the rangers is with the wolf pack……
i think sather likes to over pay big enforcers that can hardly skate let alone score. why is brashear getting 1.4 million?
by louielounz1 on Aug 10, 2009 7:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i agree with that i cant even stand the sight of brashear. y not just keep orr bc at this point brashear doesnt score goals and torts only throws the 4th line out there like twice a period.
and lol lohaus i always wondered why voros used to throw down bc he always got destroyed. and at the time of voros’ little hot streak he was totally living off of someone else’s rebounds(zheredev’s if i remember correctly)
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