Blueshirt Banter End Of the Season Awards

by Jim Schmiedeberg on May 7, 2011 7:00 AM EDT in New York Rangers Analysis

The season may be over, but there are several players who deserve being recognized. So without further ado, I present to you the Blueshirt Banter End of the Season Awards, or at least my version of them:

The "Ooh My Achin Back Award" once again goes to Henrik Lundqvist, who had to once again carry the offensively-challenged Rangers down the stretch and into the playoffs. I think it's really time to put some offensive talent in front of him, which leads me to the......

"Dwight Schrute Invisible Ink Award", which goes to Marian Gaborik, for disappearing when the lights were shined on him.

We have a tie for the "Johnny Knoxville Award", as Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi abused their bodies so much this year that the bruises may not heal until two years after they've retired......speaking of Knoxville, that leads me to the.......

"Jackass award", which goes to Erik Christensen, for throwing teammate Sean Avery under the bus after Avery punched Ladislav Smid of the Edmonton Oilers, Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open Erik, you just might learn something.

The "Sig Hansen Award" goes to Brandon Prust, who is tough enough to captain a crab boat through the Bering Sea, and helps Rangers fans break one of the Ten Commandments by worshipping another God.

The "Nicholas Cage Acting Award" goes to Matt Gilroy, who for some reason had to read "Hi, I'm Matt Gilroy" off of a cue card during a Public Service Announcement.

The "D.B. Sweeney Award" goes to Bryan Boyle, for taking figure skating lessons and toe-picking and figure-eighting his way to a career year. I don't think it's an understatement to say that Barb Underhill saved his hockey career.

The "D.B. Cooper Award" goes to Wade Redden, who grabbed a couple of bagfuls of money and jumped out of a plane somewhere over Hartford, and hasn't been heard from since.

The "DBMaven Award" goes to dbmaven, because he paid me to give it to him.

And finally.......

The "Irony Can Be Pretty Ironic Sometimes Award" goes to me, for moving to Phoenix only to have my frequent whipping boy Michal Rozsival follow me here soon after.

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UK Fan of The Season?

How much do i have to pay you Jim for UK Fan of the season award???? :o) sterling is stronger than the dollar remember lol haha quality awards, agree with them all.

by NYR-UK on May 7, 2011 8:38 AM EDT reply actions

You get the “Pippa’s Hot” award for being the UK Fan of the season.

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by Jim Schmiedeberg on May 7, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Longest Fan

Hmmm, maybe I’m qualified for the “Longest Ranger Fan”, since I was 17 years old,—- I’m 71 now, -—-54 YEARS (talk about irony!)

by miatajay on May 7, 2011 9:54 AM EDT reply actions

very impressive, miatajay

Just curious…what happened at the ripe old age of 17 that caused you to become a fan so late in life?

by mgweissman on May 8, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions

A buddy at my high school convinced me to go with him to a Rangers game at MSG. I was the first hockey game I ever saw. The rest is history!

by miatajay on May 8, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Whoops, bad spelling——should have been IT was the first hockey game I ever saw

by miatajay on May 8, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd like to thank

….Dig Deep – well – just for being Dig Deep.
….my family, for being there through the ups and downs, the rants and the raves as the Rangers progressed through the season
….Michael Gleich and George E. Ays – for the best possible triumvirate as next ‘Office of the GM’
….Jim, for considering me for the namesake award
….Jim, for graciously accepting the payment. Of course, I’m sure you now wish it was cash. But I can send genuine NY bagels to Phoenix (although I will not guarantee their status upon arrival. St. Patty’s Day is long past but they still might be green…..

by dbmaven on May 7, 2011 10:40 AM EDT reply actions

I’d like to thank dbmaven for being dbmaven.

Also I’d like to thank Natalie Portman for being Natalie Portman.

@DigDeepNYR
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"It's just pain." -Brandon Prust | "In Prust we Trust."

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by Dig Deep on May 7, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd like to ask

Where was my award there DB?

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"Tortorelli sounds like a kind of pasta… an unforgiving, stubborn, chewy, flavorless pasta that demands ‘jam’ from other pastas." - Dig Deep

by Joe Fortunato on May 8, 2011 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Questions = Free

Answers = $
Correct answers = $$$

But I’m in a magnanimous mood – so -

I didn’t give out the awards. Jim did. Your question should be directed to your ‘co-host’.

I will, however, thank you.

“Belated thanks also to Joe Fortunato”

K – thks – bye.

:-D

by dbmaven on May 9, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m a little embarrassed that I get the “Cutting Edge” reference.

by j-red on May 7, 2011 11:07 AM EDT reply actions

Hahahahaha

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by Jim Schmiedeberg on May 7, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh c'mon, you should be proud :)

Now j-red, there are some positives you one can take away from getting this:

1) Next time you walk thru your gate and enter MSG’s arena, take a deep breath and “smell the ice”

2) you can fantasize about landing some semi-hot chick named Moira, buy her a Bobby Hull jersey, get her smashed doing Tequila shots, but then learn how to PROPERLY take advantage of her when the opportunity presents itself

3) Practice throwing up before any play-off game a la HHOF Glenn Hall so your stomach doesn’t churn when Gabby shoots shot after shot into an AHL-callup’s logo

Ok, I admit it, I’ve seen this “could definitely be called a chick-flick” movie way too many times to count, but hey, it is technically a “hockey” movie, though no “Miracle”, that’s for sure :)

by mgweissman on May 8, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions

hahaha…

hot chick named Moira

funny – my fiance’s name is Maura…. I won’t get into the rest of #2.

by j-red on May 8, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Very good stuff Jim..I will also send you payment if you keep me this entertained throughout what is always the longest 3-4 months of my year…

by Mr. Avery to you on May 7, 2011 11:55 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Sig Hansen reference

EPIC

Love that show

BELIEVE!

Rangers FTW!

by BleedsRangerBlue on May 7, 2011 12:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

The “Irony Can Be Pretty Ironic Sometimes Award” goes to me, for moving to Phoenix only to have my frequent whipping boy Michal Rozsival follow me here soon after.

We all know Jim moved to Phoenix because he missed Dawes, Prucha, Kalinin, and Korpo.

Nice write up. Full of laughs. Great work as always Jim.

@DigDeepNYR
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"It's just pain." -Brandon Prust | "In Prust we Trust."

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by Dig Deep on May 7, 2011 5:28 PM EDT reply actions

And I miss dawes …every time I heard his name I thought I was watching lifestyles of the rich and famous

by Mr. Avery to you on May 7, 2011 11:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

And now Werek

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by Jim Schmiedeberg on May 8, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions

: )

Shoot the puck Barry!!!

by dsteak on May 7, 2011 10:34 PM EDT reply actions

I assume we don’t have a “Best Injury of the Season” award because the race was a dead heat between Boogaard and Frolov. Funny really, as so too would be a race between the two on skates from goal line to goal line, with Frolov jumping out to a quick lead with his speed, but he’d have to glide from center ice on in on account of him losing all his work ethic.

by broadwayblueshirts on May 8, 2011 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

And the other winners are...

Best “Water-Bottle Roofer” goes to…

3-way tie to Cally, for his goal-liner agst PHL, EC for his bad angle play-off wrister agst Caps and my personal favorite, MZA for his no-look OT winner agst CAR…

Best “Imitation-of-Billy-Smith-credited-w/scoring-a-goal Assist” Award goes to…

Hank for “earning” a 3-game-assist streak this season when two of three “passes” consisted simply of leaving the puck behind the net for his D to pick up

And finally, the Best “No Trade Clause” Award goes to, incredibly enough, cigar-smoking GM Glen Sather who inexplicably did not panic and trade any of our core or youth at this year’s trading deadline.

by mgweissman on May 8, 2011 10:59 AM EDT reply actions

Best awards ever

by SeanI on May 8, 2011 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

When the kid talks about his aspirations, you can tell the sky is the limit. He has some high expectations for himself.

There are very good examples in the league. Steven Stamkos, the Sedin brothers, Pasha Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Sasha Ovechkin, Zhenya Malkin… I need to improve myself, to raise the level of my play.

He is special, and I can’t wait to see him progress in Ranger blue.

by The Blue Seats on May 8, 2011 3:30 PM EDT reply actions

I haven’t seen this anywhere on here yet but, Ethan Werek to Phoenix for Lindberg another 19 year old prospect.

by CrazyRangerFan on May 8, 2011 7:29 PM EDT reply actions

Must say, disagree on the jackass award, in fact i might even give it to avery for the punch or more likely to frolov for the playing time complaints despite complete ineffectiveness before injury.

by Ahmad Bradshaw on May 9, 2011 12:26 AM EDT reply actions

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