Bantering Points: The Connecticut Whale, And Sean Avery
by Brandon C. on Oct 28, 2011 6:00 AM EDT
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Yesterday it was reported by Larry Brooks that Sean Avery will play for the Connecticut Whale tonight, as Avery attempts to work his way back back to the New York Rangers.
Meanwhile, the Rangers have been playing mediocre hockey, leading to chants from the MSG crowd, such as "we want Avery."
The Rangers really won't gain much from an Avery recall, if you ask me, as their problem lies more in that they struggle to create scoring opportunities, and when they do create scoring opportunities they struggle to score on them.
Going back to the Whale, here is the hit that injured Whale forward Mats Zuccarello.
Also, if you want to decide who should be the next Whale (Whale player? Whaler?) called up, here are the player stats.
The Blue Seat Blog offers some thoughts, including that the hit on Mats Zuccarello by Adam Mair was an "awful blindside." No argument here.
Thoughts on everything? As usual, Let's Go Rangers!
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wow, anther awful display last night after the first. I witnessed it first hand. Unfortunately a couple of soft goals against but no one should be blaming the King for anything. At one point the shots were 24-8 after the first period. Dubi was the only one that consistently hit anyone. I don’t know what’s with them. The hit on MZA is BS and is once again why the league should have a no tolerance rule when it comes to head shots. One of these days they will get serious about this. Until then, players will continue to get hurt.
It was a hit in the AHL. Which, while being affiliated with the NHL, isn’t actually part of the NHL. He did get a 4 game suspension though. Not sure if there was a penalty on the play.
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by NYRangerFan718 on Oct 28, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno how the hell that hit on Zuke was just 4 games
yet Christian Thomas gets 10 games for basically falling to the ground getting out of the way of a slap shot.
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
Again, it was in 2 different leagues. They have different rules/policies with that stuff. I agree the suspension for CT was wrong. But it’s hard to compare an OHL and CHL suspension. OHL is usually more strict.
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by NYRangerFan718 on Oct 28, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sorry I must have missed it, Thomas was suspended?!!?
by Zuppa Di Pesce on Oct 28, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Should delete and repost this piece
If you can’t edit it. That Marc Stall update is giving people false hope! :(
Last Night Sucked and so does Tortorella !
Gabby-Richards-AA
Dubi-Cally-Step
Feds-Boyle-Prust
Avery-Hagelin-Rupp
Anyone?
I’d add
Torts-Duthie-Dreger from the TSN Hockey Desk
by BuckarooClub on Oct 28, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
AA did not help his cause last night on the 4th line
you can make the “great defense” argument all you want, but this team isn’t going to win unless we improve our puck possession and offensive output—especially with staal out indefinitely—when girardi got hit with the puck last night, i saw the season flash before our eyes.
Wait
The Rangers really won’t gain much from an Avery recall, if you ask me, as their problem lies more in that they struggle to create scoring opportunities
Let me preface this by saying although not all shots are perfect chances, thats exactly what this team needs right now as I pointed out in my article a few days ago. And throughout his career Avery has been productive in the Shots For department, even last year with is paltry 10.83 TOI/60 he still was second on the team behind only MZA.
Torts has “better” players though, don’t worry. Spare me.
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Well sure, Avery is probably a better option than Christensen/Newbury, but I don’t think he’s about to save the team. People are acting like the problems will all go away when he shows up.
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by Brandon C. on Oct 28, 2011 10:34 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The point is Avery NEVER WAS the problem
Avery was just a Torts pride thing. Torts has been getting what he wants, but we’re still not getting what we hired him to give us – a team that doesn’t look like a steaming turd running down a doorknob
by BuckarooClub on Oct 28, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Never said Avery was the problem at all, not sure where you’re getting that from.
Just saying he’s not the single solution. The team as a whole has to play better.
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by Brandon C. on Oct 28, 2011 10:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Didn’t mean to accuse you of saying Avery was the problem, just tying to point out that IMO (and what I think is the opinion of alot of the Avery supporters), bringing back Avery certainly won’t save this team, but he won’t hurt it either, and he really never should have been sent down in the first place. We had plenty of other serious issues to deal with, and all Torts cared about was a rigged competition for the 13th forward spot.
by BuckarooClub on Oct 28, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
interesting aritcle
by Sean Hartnett from the WFAN website…discusses torts and avery situation. check it out
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/28/hartnett-no-reason-for-rangers-fans-to-be-alarmed/
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So the author claims he doesn’t fit into this years Rangers because of problems from 2009 and before? Makes no sense, despite Avery being drawing more penalties than he takes, getting pucks on net, and being one of the hardest workers.
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Physicality
This is something the team is severely lacking. I’m talking about an overall mentality. I have not seen Dubi or Prust or Boyle take the body yet this season. I have not even seen Cally do so consistently like he did last season either. While I know it’s a pipe dream for fans to wish Avery’s return, I do think he is a better option then EC/Newbury. Rupp has shown nothing so far. Richards & Gaborik have yet to gel. Wolski is a waist of a roster spot & money.
Too bad our grinders are undersized and our “top end talent” can’t hit the broad side of the barn.
Whats wrong with you???
My brother is a hockey coach in Europe who has been folloving Ranger team for last 15 years ,..told me yesterday…their coach has ‘…"no brain’ he is crazy and destroying this team!!! GET RID OF HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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