Bantering Points: Grittiness, Guttiness, And The New York Rangers

MDZ PLAYED GREAT LAST NIGHT. He was not noticeable which was a good thing. Last night they played well when they needed to, basically playing the type of game Joe warned against yesterday. 14 out of 18 skaters got pts last night. great balanced scoring which is what they will need. the good part of dropping Dubi down to the 4th is that Torts will roll 4 lines without any hesitation. The problem though, like I mentioned to Brandon last night during the game, is that Dubi was penciled in for 20-25 goals and eventually other players will get cold offensively and Dubi will be looked upon to take up that slack. it doesn’t look that way right now. just not getting real scoring chances at all. that’s a big problem. did I mention that I thought MDZ HAD A GREAT GAME LAST NIGHT? BTW, how good is McD? He will be a perennial allstar very, very soon. Mitchell appears to be fine, thank God. Good road win. On to TB who they have all sorts of trouble with (another speedy team). Clog the neutral zone boys. The way they’re playing now is the way I said they needed to play in my rant right after the 2 losses to MTL and FL, which hardly anyone read. I’m bitter about that… (kidding, lol).

Brooks reporting this morning that the Rangers and Ducks never talked about players and that if the Ducks want for Ryan what is rumored to be an NHL player, prospect, and high pick then the Rangers WILL NOT be participants. So there you have it. Sather wants to keep this team in tact.