Fedotenko Bids For Roster Spot as Rangers Clip Devils 5-4 in Overtime
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 26, 2010 12:25 AM EDT
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Let's face it, after the Rangers placed Wade Redden on waivers, anything that happened in tonight's game was pure gravy. Good thing, because despite the Rangers winning in overtime 5-4, this was a pretty ugly game as far as the Blueshirts are concerned.
There were few standout performances tonight from the "B" team, but the biggest one came from Ruslan Fedotenko, who made a bid to stay on the roster with a three point night, including the tying goal with seven minutes remaining in regulation.
Fedetenko assisted on Ryan Callahan's goal in the first period with some terrific work along the boards. He would then add an assist when Matt Gilroy, also considered on the bubble for a roster spot, scored just a minute into the third period.
Michael Del Zotto overcame a positively awful first period by scoring the game-winner for the Rangers just fifty-two seconds into OT with the Rangers on the power play. The Rangers were outstanding with the man advantage, capitalizing four times on five opportunities.
Artem Anisimov had the other goal for the Rangers.
Andy Greene, Ilya Kovalchuk, Matt Taormina, and Brian Rolston were the Devils goal scorers.
Final Thoughts:
- Garnet Exelby did nothing to solidify a roster spot, and may have sealed his fate when he took a bad penalty late in the second period with the Rangers already killing off a long power play.
- Avery and Clarkson get into it in the second period, Avery didn't drop his gloves. As Avery skates off the ice, he gets into it with Kovalchuck, who threw punches at Avery while the ref held Sean down on the ice.
- I thought the Rangers played the emotionless hockey we saw far too much of last year. I know it is only the second preseason game, but it concerns me. Still, credit them for winning a game they were outplayed in, and for not giving up.
- Henrik Lundqvist has had better nights, although having the "B" team in front of him didn't help much. Still, I think you could say Hank gave up at least two bad goals.
- Announced attendance: 13,821.....not by a long shot.
- Hearing the Ranger fans in attendance sing "The Goal Song" when the Rangers scored was awesome.
- Rangers score five goals on Johan Hedberg, has that ever happened before?
- Chico Resch is an awful announcer.
- Did like what I saw from Pavel Valentenko and Alexei Semenov. They were definitely the Rangers best defensemen tonight.
- What did you guys think about Avery not dropping the gloves with Clarkson, but then ditching them a minute later with Kovalchuk? By the way, Ilya, great job of wailing on Avery while the referee is holding Avery down on the ice.....what courage.
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someone saw that throat slicing motion Kovalchuk made towards Avery when they were jawing back and forth when they were on the benches?
I still can’t believe they banned another player for that. It’s not like Scott (i think it was him) sent a death not to his opponent’s parents. It’s just a little banter.
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by Scratch and Snif on Sep 25, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
It was Nick Boynton that got suspended, and I think Kovy made a sign for cut it out….not a throat slash…although, Avery should have fought Clarkson.
and leblond shoulda fought Bogard, sa,e concept applies and i dont wanna hear that bs reason Chico came up…the size difference. For crying out loud Clarkson and Leblond always pick on players smaller then them so now they get a taste of their own medicine and they run crying like a bunch of pre-adolescent girls
yeah Chico is an idiot I was yelling at the tv when he was saying that.
by CrazyRangerFan on Sep 26, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
i agreed with Chico on the Aves Clarkson thing. you cant act like you just want to goad the one guy into a penalty and then run at the other just because you would rather fight him. that said the punching on the ground and throat slash were both BS.
if we had a more experienced D valentenko would get a shot to make, maybe next year. I think semenov gets offered a contract again to go with McD and Gilroy as the last 3 on D.
Fedetenko probably gets a deal based on tonight question is which forward loses a spot and how the roster veteran limit in hartford might play in.
by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
Goading people is what Avery does, and if that results in Clarkson drawing a stupid penalty I’m all for it. The fact that Clarkson walked away from that mess without a penalty, after dropping gloves and moving in on Avery while Kovalchuk was getting free shots, was BS. Personally, I got a kick out of Avery messing with him all nightt. Clarkson wanted that fight when he stepped on the ice, so why give it to him?
Also i agree, Semenov should definitely be our 7th D.
by PowerForward on Sep 25, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Clarksons a mutt though
Aves is trying to get a way from throwing with guys who don’t get a regular shift. That’s respectable.If Clarkson wants to throw, Boogaard is there. That’s what he does. Clarkson wanted to go with Valentenko, Aves pulled him away, Clarkson tried to go with Aves, and he knew Aves wouldn’t do it. Kovi got involved, and unless your gabby, you better go with Kovi, he’s better then you, and the key to their offense, if you can take him off the ice for 5 mins, you’re a moron not to go.
The refs called that horribly and it made Aves look bad, but I hope the league reviews that. There is no question in the wording of 3rd man in .
by BuckarooClub on Sep 25, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
so if clarkson had avoided fighting with aves and then gabby said something and he went at him like aves did with kovy, it’s all cool with u cause u would be a moron not to go and get the best player off the ice for 5, right?
by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
If Gabby started it, he had it coming. I’ll give Clarkson credit for not pulling a Girardi, but yeah. As much crap as we wanna give Carcillo, Gabby gave him reason, in the same way that Kovi went at Avery. The thing is, the skill guys should keep their trap shut, and the team should step in if they don’t. And skill guys, whatever you do, DON’T DO THIS
by BuckarooClub on Sep 25, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
If Chico wants to talk
Call out all his guys who ducked Boogaard.
by BuckarooClub on Sep 25, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Did Fedentenko just take MZA’s spot? I don’t think a lot of the guys on the roster tonight will be here opening night. Always great to get a win over the Devs.
by WalkerNYRanger on Sep 25, 2010 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
im not sure MZA had a spot to take at this point, but he took someone’s in all likelihood.
by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
IMO
I think MZA should get more of a chance to play this year. If Fedotenko was good we wouldn’t be trying him out because he would be playing with someone. Crosby and Malkin can make alot of skaters look good and he flunked that test. One game wont sway me on him.
by louielounz1 on Sep 25, 2010 10:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
im not big on Fed either but we could have said similar things about prospal last summer as well since he was cast off and had to sign here for pennies.
by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Very true leetchie but prospal has an inconsistant career
He plays good one season 60 pts and the next 40. Where fed has an inconsistant season everg year. He will score 16 goals or if your lucky 20 and put up 40 pts on a good year except he cant fight like Avery, cant hit like cally or have the vision of dubi. Fedotenko = Christensen MINUS the ability to score a freakishly sick goal once in a blue.
by louielounz1 on Sep 25, 2010 10:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Don’t MZA and Fed play on opposite wings? Fed’s gunning for Avery’s job.
by PowerForward on Sep 25, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
My Thoughts
MDZ was terrible, constantly blowing outlet passes and losing his positioning.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s now Fedentenko’s spot to lose. I though his first game was unspectacular, but solid, and tonight was obviously better.
Anisimov looks like he got stronger, filled out his frame a bit, which is exactly what we all knew he needed to do, because the skill is definitely there. He was effective tonight and I think should be given a shot of centering the top line in one of the remaining pre-season games.
Grachev needs to work on his positioning without the puck first and foremost—he looks a little lost out there. It’s still early, but I don’t think he’s making the team out of camp.
Exelby is goners. Epitome: That Rolston breakaway goal should have never been a breakaway—instead of staying with Rolston, Exelby tried to bat the puck out of the air.
Valentenko was okay overall. He was good in comparison to the overall crappy defense tonight though.
Eminger was about equal with Valentenko.
Gilroy went mostly unnoticed until the 3rd, where he showed up with the PP. Pretty solid game.
Semenov was pretty good.
And Callahan was awesome as usual. I hope Drury was watching this game so he could learn how to block shots.
I have no problem with what Avery did. If you look at any NHL “pest” this behavior is the MO.
you are crazy to criticize drury’s shot blocking
by Ahmad Bradshaw on Sep 25, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
im hoping he meant as how to do it without getting his hands hurt.
by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
PK has looked pretty good the past 2 games
and like $6.5 mil cheaper.
by BuckarooClub on Sep 26, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agree with you 90%
I think Valentenko was more intriguing than Steve Eminger. Eminger was a 2 with 1 shot. Valentenko broke even in terms of +/, had a minor penalty, and one shot. Perhaps I can’t get that second goal out of my head, when Eminger went down to block the shot and missed it, had it go right through/past him and screened Hank a little bit.
Grachev didn’t look as good as he has to look, judging by last night I think he might need another year in Hartford.
Avery is doing what he is paid to do, especially against a rival team and their elite player. It will make everyone but a Ranger fan furious but at the end of the day Kovalchuk was irritated by it and Sean did his job.
Anisimov just has to keep skating with his head up and not go invisible for 20 minute stretches, he will be good for at least 2nd line center this year (I hope).
In Hank we trust.
I didn't see live when Kovi was punching our guy when he was being held by the ref
That is cheap bullshit imo, but messing with Kovi seems to come natural for Avery which should help us again this season.
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Just look at the picture at the top of the story
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 25, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah before I knew what happened I was like
“Why the hell would Jim use a picture of a Ranger getting beat up” But then I saw it replayed and understood… lol
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THIS is a cheap shot. Sorry, I’ve got it on the clipboard already
by BuckarooClub on Sep 26, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
It was classic Kovalchuk honestly
Remember when he was a Thrasher and it was game three of the playoffs? He tried to fight Avery there too, of course he didn’t square up, he basically tried to tackle him.
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by Joe Fortunato on Sep 26, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Kovalchuk
Seems to have a short fuse. Fine by me if we have Avery to sit in the penalty box with him. If Avery can make Kovalchuk miss any minutes of ice during a game then it’s a plus.
In Hank we trust.
I really think he is one of the easiest players to mentally take off his game. Not just as a Devil either. Which is a huge weakness.
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honestly the first ranger/devil game I see Kovi gets extremely bothered by Avery
So (I am the Devils coaching staff) next time they play I make it a point to say
“Now Kovi he is trying to mess you up and take you out of the game, don’t let him do it, don’t let him win. If you want to beat him just ignore him and it will piss him off.”
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For Avery to still affect him so much he is running to the end of the bench when Avery is in the penalty, how weak minded do you have to be to let this happen?…lol It is fun to watch Kovi go nuclear at the drop of the hat.
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if i was torts...
id have avery shadow kovi all over the ice…he’s quick enough to keep up with him and kovi is gonna get so pissed, avery is bound to draw a couple of penalties
give him a shot ?
fedetenko can be a good 3rd line guy why not look at the garbage we had over the years..
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Except Frolov, Prospal, and Dubi are all left wings above him. I’d like to give Fed a shot, but it looks more and more like it’s him or Avery. Boogaard should never see steady 4th line duty.
by PowerForward on Sep 25, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree about Exelby being done. I think Eminger, Semenov and maybe Valentenko ( I like his style of play) will compete for a spot. In the end I see this on D:
Staal Girardi
MDZ Rozsival
McDonagh, Semenov, Eminger
I m just not so sure about Gilroy, but I think with a year of AHL experience Valentenko will make the team next year.
The Avery-Clarkson thing I dont really understand. It seems like Avery never fights him, but I know Avery is not scared of him. He fought bigger and tougher guys before. I think Avery might not be fighting him just to frustrate him and get under his skin even more. He is all about being a annoying and a pain in the ass…it seems to be working with Clarkson
Clarkson is a mutt
there’s no need to fight him.
by BuckarooClub on Sep 25, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Gilroy probably gets in over eminger.
by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
i dont think we have enough other experience back there for him to make it. maybe next year when mdz has 2 years, mcD has 1 and who knows w Gilroy.
by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't believe we got McD and Val-tank in the Gomez deal
What was almost a salary dump turned out to give us a couple of great looking D prospects. I don’t think anyone besides the Habs would of took Gomez so all thing considered, Slats got great return for Gomez.
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Even with Higgins being a big bust
In the long term the Rangers got what looks like two fantastic young blueliners and gave up Gomez and Pyatt (think he is getting third-line minutes in Montreal). In a lot of ways the Rangers could use a first line center but the money to afford Gaborik on the cap came from the Gomez deal. I think we came off like banditos.
In Hank we trust.
Flames never would have taken Kotalik
Without Higgins. So he wasnt totally useless.
by ItsGravyBaby on Sep 26, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope so. Eminger was a fly on the wall.
by PowerForward on Sep 25, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Can’t wait until Kovalchuk realizes he punched his ticket for a career without a Cup.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Sep 25, 2010 11:12 PM EDT reply actions
IMO
I just got back from the game..
I was impressed with: Kennedy, Newbury and D-pairing Semenov/Valentenko
Not impressed with: Eminger, Grachev, White (even before he took “the big hit”)
by Rocco Crincoli on Sep 25, 2010 11:12 PM EDT reply actions
i like what kennedy brings as an extra winger with energy and all being equal keep a kid like him around instead of another old guy.
by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Kennedy looked good, but Newbury looked pretty cheap. Looked like he just snagged Elias and tried to fight him.
by WalkerNYRanger on Sep 25, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently, White just left to get his skate repaired, but he didn’t add much tonight.
by PowerForward on Sep 25, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Why is Prospal not playing any of these games? I hope he plays tomorrow night so we can see how he would center Fro and Gabby…
His knee is slowing him down. They are just resting him.
by WalkerNYRanger on Sep 25, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
give him this number:
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by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
oops, posted in wrong spot, that’s for white. he can get them sharpened in hartford
by Michael Gleich on Sep 25, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The thing with Avery is he is an agitator, not necessarily a fighter (though he can fight).
I just don’t see him in the same category with the Clarksons and the Prusts.
Have you ever noticed how whenever we play the Devils and Avery is a pain in the ass, we seem to win?
It’s working, so I’m all for it. My opinion, he’s some kind of genius.
Why
Wouldn’t Avery go after Kovy? especially after their history? Think its hilarious, tbh
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by BleedsRangerBlue on Sep 26, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Valentenko hasn’t adjusted to the pace of NHL play. He may be ready after a couple months in Hartford, I’d start him there. Once adjusted – I’d take him in a heartbeat – he could well be another Volchenkov in the making – and he’s already pretty heady with the puck – not rushed with it – generally composed.
Semenov doesn’t do anything for me. Did not impress at all.
Eminger was largely invisible. Nothing to see here – move along.
Gilroy is clearly stronger than last year – and is playing a tougher game than he did. Won some battles on the boards, taking the body better.
Exelby – other than 2 mistakes (the lob pass and the penalty – which wouldn’t have been called in regular season) was solid enough.
I think the jury is probably still out on which additional 3 get spots (presuming they’re smart this time and go with 7 d-men).
Right now I’d go with McDonagh, Gilroy. Send the Tank to Hartford to adjust to the North American rink and pace of play. Pick the last spot from Semenov, Exelby, Eminger (and that’s the rank order as I see it so far).
If I were a betting man, I’d go all-in on Fedotenko making the team. He’s got a history with Torts (see: Prospal, Vinny). He likes the Torts system. Tonight’s performance probably sealed the deal. A ‘grit line’ of Avery, Fedotenko wouldn’t suck.
Boogard isn’t the 6×8 on skates I thought he’d be. Moves pretty well, will obviously take and give a solid hit. Needs work on puck control in the corners – but overall I can live with him. Little Timmy Kennedy looked pretty ok too.
I agree with you for the most part. I liked what I saw from Gilroy especially on the PP. I think he has the skill to contribute more this year.
I saw nothing from Eminger that was encouraging. I don’t see him as an improvement over Gilroy. I fear that Torts wants another veteran D though.
Semenov is a 7th D at best.
I don’t think Exelby showed enough last night. He’s on a tryout and didn’t really do anything to impress. That Rolston goal was criminal. Exelby reddened up that one. He let Rolston in behind him and stood there waiving his stick at the puck going over his head.
I have also been impressed by Dale Weise and Boogard together. Weise is interesting. He can skate, hit and has some skill. I’d rather take a chance on him than Fedotenko.
I think you’re right about Fedotenko though. I think he’s really competing with Avery and Prust for that 3rd line spot. To be honest, I’d rather ditch Avery and Fedotenko and go with younger players. I would rather give Kennedy and the hobbit a chance.
I think that Avery
has a role on this team, and he showed it last night. Let’s be honest here, that’s his game, and he did it well.
Kovalchuk’s now going to be looking for revenge for the rest of the season, and it will just throw him off his game. That game by Avery was akin to Fedotenko’s goal and two assist day.
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by Joe Fortunato on Sep 26, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Basically my assessment, though I though Eminger was slightly better than Exelby, but neither was very involved.
If that Fedetenko is the one we’re getting, I can live with it. He was much, much better tonight. Showed good chemistry with Callahan too, so get someone decent in the middle, that’s a good 3rd line.
Someone decent is not Todd White, who I thought was lethargic most of the night. Maybe he was still hurt, but he wanted in to the lineup to help his case, and I don’t think he did at all.
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by George E. Ays on Sep 26, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Avery will drop the gloves against any player that he knows is better then him on the ice. Meaning Kovy he will drop the gloves again and again even if he gets beat on cheaply. He does this because he knows he is doing his job the best when the other team is losing there best players for 5 minutes at a time. That is part of his role that makes him a valuable tool, Clarkson is not worth 5 minutes in the box but Kovy, Parise, or Zajak would all be worth the trip with avery
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BOTTOM LINE IS RANGERS IMPROVED . I LIKE STEPAN, MCDONOUGH, SEMENOV IS GOOD AND HAS BIG SIZE NOT TO MENTION HE STOOK UP FOR WEISE … HE HAS GOOD REACH!! GILROY SHOULD STAY! HE PROVED THAT TONIGHT.. FEDETENKO. SHOULD STAY.. HE A GOOD NIFTY PLAYER TORTORELLA TYPE.. FITS WELL WITH CALLAHAN AND KENNEDY… I LIKE THE WAY NEWBURY PLAYED HE LOOKED GOOD OUT THERE.. BOTTOM LINE D SHOULD BE SEMENOV, ROSIVAL STALL GIRADI, GILROY, DEL ZOTTO, BUT DEL ZOTTO NEEDS TO WORK ON HIS DEFENSIVE GAME!! BIG TIME… -18 LAST YEAR HE NEEDS TO CUT THAT IN HALF THIS YEAR AND PLAY SMARTER YES HES YOUNG BUT WTF HE MAKES UP FOR IT THOUGH OFFENSIVELY.. HE LOOKS AND PLAYS LIKE AN OFFENSIVE PLAYER CAN WE MOVE HIM UP TO WING??
Kovy is a pussy baby
what a f’n pussy
seriously I cant even comment further on how much of a coward he is
Avery isnt a pussy
by Archie Barberio on Sep 26, 2010 12:19 AM EDT reply actions
Shut up man, Avery is the biggest Puss in the league. He’s like a little f’n yapping dog. He is annoying and aggressive until he realizes that he’s a little bitch and can’t hurt anyone.
Marc R.
First of all, don’t tell my readers to shutup.
Second of all, look at the picture at the top of the story, and tell me who the guy is hitting a player who is pinned to the ice by the referee.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 26, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You guys should have played Brodeur. He might have taken a little of the heat away from Kovi. Aves loves fatso.
by WalkerNYRanger on Sep 26, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Kovi gets paid to score goals and Avery gets paid
to take Kovi off his game by getting in his head, which he is apparently very good at since Kovi is more worried about lining up a big hit on Avery then doing anything else everytime they play each other. You call Avery a bitch but who is the guy hitting the who can’t fight back???…lol
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*hitting the guy who can't fight back because that guy is being held down
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Get out of here you idiot, this is OUR forum. Kovy is a fag for wailing on Avery when he was being pinned down by the ref.
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by Joe Fortunato on Sep 26, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
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He is annoying and aggressive until he realizes that he’s a little bitch and can’t hurt anyone.
And Kovalchuk trying to punch him in the face while a ref is literally sitting on top of Avery is not being a “little bitch?” Really?
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by Joe Fortunato on Sep 26, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
valentenko needs work. but looks good. keeep with size on d i like emiger, semenov and gilroy with valentenko and mcdonough in the minors to improve and want to make and break the rangers roster.. i think that stepan should be given a shot off the batt on the first line as well as dubinsky.. or prospal… christianson second line and keneedy so on… . exelby should be expelled!! mcdonough also too. i just want him to be more comfortable and not have the prssure. but i feel we can always rotate and call guys up later…
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whats with the all the caps?...it like you are yelling at me...lol
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by WalkerNYRanger on Sep 26, 2010 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Kovalchuk thinks he's a tough guy.
But in all reality with that talent he has, he is also a cheap shot artist. Let’s not forget a few years ago he rammed Michal Rozsival into the boards from behind. He thinks because the ref holds down Avery he can get a few cheap shots in.
He will be seriously mistaken when he tries that with some of our guys on the roster besides Avery who will take one good shot and send him down to the ice, like what Colton Orr did to Todd Fedoruk.
It’s just to easy to get Kovalchuk off his game. He knows Avery is there & he wants a piece of him so badly that when he really starts to get into a fight, Ilya is down for the count. That’s why he is not the type of player Lou wants on the Devils. A pure pussy.
And I don’t care what anyone says about the Gaborik-Carcillo fight. Carcillo knew he had Gaborik in his clutches and he initiated the cheap shots. But then again that’s Flyers hockey. They love to start cheap fights.
by NYR #35 Richter on Sep 26, 2010 1:45 AM EDT reply actions
Well
It looks like I missed all the fun… First question is… Why are devils fans on a rangers blog? It’s obvious it’s for no other reason than to stir up controversy… Kudos to Jim for sticking up for people…
Clarkson tried to fight Avery, and Avery had no intentions of fighting him at any point… Kovalchuk later jumped avery, who was then jumped by Clarkson… and Avery got a penalty along with Kovalchuk, and Clarkson got nothing… It was after this point where the Rangers, Sean Avery, took both Kovalchuk and Clarkson out of the game mentally… It’s amazing how Avery has that knack for killing the devils mojo… THE EVIL GENIUS STRIKES AGAIN… it’s going to be long year Devils…
maybe it's a good thing Rangers' hockey is blacked out for me then?
that I missed the horrid announcers? to me, nothing ruins a good game than bad announcers.
sigh it sucks, I got my hopes up after seeing the first pre-season hockey game between Rangers and Devils here in upstate NY. oh well. hopefully, that means the Knicks will be blacked out too (zing!)
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what about mute?
I missed the first period, the third period was the best when the Rangers were coming back.
"Sorry bro, he Jason Bourned me"- Drama
Your game got blacked out upstate?? Im in central new york and I got it on MSG. Normally though it gets blacked out when the Sabres play.
by CrazyRangerFan on Sep 26, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
averys not stupid
if you were the rangers who would you rather have off the ice kovy or clarkson avery did his job kovy was in the box with him
It can't be a cheap shot if you're doing it to Avery
Aw, c’mon, there is not such thing as a cheap shot on Avery. I know you guys are homers and feel compelled to defend him, but really, could you have picked a better picture? Clearly, even while Avery is turtling up like a sissy, he still has a fistful of Kovi’s jersey and is obviously trying to pull Kovi down.
And the reason they’re not fighting Boogard is because Avery is dirtbag. Nobody hates Boogard.
Avery
Understandably is not very popular around the league, I understand that, I really do. However he was doing his job as an agitator, he clearly got to Kovalchuk, enough to make them yap at each other from the benches. Kovalchuk did hit Avery when he was down but I am sure the tables have been turned many times before when Sean did something similar. All of that being said- of course we are in favor of how he got under Kovalchuk’s skin, the same way Penguins fans would be on Matt Cooke’s side or Senators fans would be on Ruutu’s side.
I understand your point, of all the pictures from the game we have that one up there? But that picture and what happened between Avery and Kovalchuk is a big deal for this great rivalry and future contests between the two clubs. It is only natural that bad blood would rise between the Devils and Rangers. As far as Avery being a ‘dirtbag’ you are entitled to your own opinion, I don’t think he is a dirtbag. He knows his role and what he has to do to make this team and he did that out there last night. Avery didn’t ‘turtle up’ so much as he was restrained by the linesman, and if you are in a fight and taking punches like that I am pretty sure holding fast to someone and trying to drag them down or prevent them from striking you in anyway would be filed under ‘instinct’.
In Hank we trust.
Don’t compare avery to Cooke… Cooke is known for his cheap shots such as head hunting players who are smaller than him… he’s also known for Kneeing… Avery almost never cheap shots players to the point where their career could be at stake… See Marc Savard… See Vincent Lecavalier, he was never the same after cooke head hunted him and still isn’t the same player… Avery may bump a player after the play, but he doesn’t come in elbows up with the intent to injure like Cooke does…
Avery is a “more professional” agitator… not saying he doesn’t warrant somebody trying to fight him and a beating the hell out of him, but thats what he’s trying to do get you to the breaking point… thats the 2nd time Kovalchuk has attacked Avery… Last year Kovalchuk sat in the box for the last 2 minutes of a game when his team needed him to score Avery did his job…
by Clalicata17 on Sep 26, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I understood his point to be that your stir it up guy is not going to be popular players not on your team. I don’t believe he is saying Avery is Cooke
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I wasn’t commenting on if they were clean players or not, I was trying to be non-partisan and relate Avery’s value to someone who is a Sharks fan. Avery doesn’t throw dirty hits, I didn’t say Matt Cooke threw clean hits. I was trying to comment on players who are ‘agitators’ and picked Cooke and Ruutu randomly as examples. Perhaps there are better example players. Cooke and Avery play a similar role for their teams- they are sandpaper players, grinders that have above average talent for players of their kind (or Cooke used to in his Vancouver days).
I understand your point. I was trying to be open-minded and have a discussion while removing all doubt that my opinion was coming from my affinity of the Rangers.
In Hank we trust.
You didn’t watch the game by the way your posting here. So go back to the Sharks boards and leave us alone.
by NYR #35 Richter on Sep 26, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Tough decisions
I gotta say I was pushing for Exelby to make this team cause of the big hits he dishes out but after watching him last night he looks like the greedy vet that takes bad penalties and makes costly mistakes and we can’t have that especially on the back end so I gotta think the Rangers will pass on him but Fedotenko looks solid..scores big goals at the right time..gotta think he’s gonna make it as we do need the scoring…back to the d,Eminger(imo) looked good,Valentenko can knock people around,Semonov looks solid,Gilroy has it all going now so with DelZ,Staal,Girardi…Rozsival?!?! as the definates some really tough decisions to make…maybe a trade coming..how could Rosi take one of these spots..doesn’t take the body,takes a ton of holding penalties..gotta think Eminger,McDonoagh,Semenov all makin it and Valentenko or Gilroy being the 7’th..not in that order and Rosi sellin hot dogs.
With all the Avery talk...
Did anyone else love Newbury beating that ever-loving shit outta Salvador? Newbury didn’t impress me at all, but when Salvador came up on him (with visor still on mind you), and Newbury pounded him, I started cheering big time at my TV.
Avery’s postgame comments are great to me. I just saw it on Puck Daddy via NY Post but Sean says the ref told him he was getting the misconduct because Ilya is a superstar. Sean’s response? “I make 4 million. I’m a superstar, too.”
Cannot wait til 1st regular season game between these two and someone cracks Kovy
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All I have to say after these two games is, this is going to be one hell of series between these teams this year. The bad blood is stronger than it has been in recent years and with all the fighters and agitators on each side(Avery, Boogaard, Prust, Clarkson, Leblond, etc.) were going to be in for a treat this season.
I agree, with this much intensity after only preseason games, should be entertaining at the least...
Would love to see these two in another playoff match up come spring.
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