NHL Story: Brad Richards Being Counted On To Make A Difference
by Joe Fortunato on Aug 23, 2011 11:31 AM EDT
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PrintYesterday, the official NHL website ran a story on the top-10 newcomers being counted on to make a difference. I'll give you one guess as to which New York Ranger made the list.
Brad Richards, armed with a new nine-year contract, is obviously expected to make a tremendous impact on this new-look New York Rangers squad. Richards brings creativity and vision to the table on a level that few other players in the world posses. The story from NHL.com agrees:
Brad Richards, New York Rangers -- Richards was a one-of-a-kind item in this year's free-agent market -- a real, honest-to-goodness No. 1 center. The Rangers gave him a nine-year, $60 million deal to come to the Big Apple with hopes that he'll provide them with a significant offensive upgrade. Their primary objective is to use Richards, one of the NHL's elite passers, to get the puck to Marian Gaborik, who fell to 22 goals last season after getting 42 in 2009-10 -- and to move the Rangers from a team battling to make the playoffs to one that can contend for the Cup.
Obviously what Richards will do for the Rangers has been analyzed and talked about non-stop since the center decided to take his talents to Broadway, but it's something to talk about on a lazy August afternoon. Thoughts on some of the other names on the list?
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Wait
The Rangers signed Brad Richards?
I’ve heard the name before, is he good?
Let me know how that works out for you . . .
I heard he over achieved in a weak division and is plagued by a concussion problem…
Flyers take it up the ass, doo dah, doo dah, Flyers take it up the ass, all lah doo lah day.
by FIRESATHER327 on Aug 23, 2011 12:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Going by your username, I see why you have that opinion..
by Bryan Winters on Aug 23, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
*sarcasm*
Flyers take it up the ass, doo dah, doo dah, Flyers take it up the ass, all lah doo lah day.
by FIRESATHER327 on Aug 23, 2011 1:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
sarcasm is overrated
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we need steve smith. underrated third down receiver. losing son-in-law (o’hara) is going to suck. i think we should have let kiwanuka go and resigned osi. however, since osi doesn’t want to be there, we should trade him for asanti
You know
The guy we passed up in the 1998 draft for Manny Malholtra, well come to think of it every team passed up on him
by Guess Who's Back? on Aug 23, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
How about a contest?
Pick the game, period and time of the first Gaborik goal with Richards having the primary assist.
Let me know how that works out for you . . .
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by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Aug 23, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
so they go 82-0 and 15-0 in the playoffs BEFORE richards gets his first primary assist on a gaborik goal?
are you feeling okay? i see this was posted right around the time of the earthquake, did you bang your head?
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Hmmmm, that is curious
Shhhh, I think he works for congress!
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by Guess Who's Back? on Aug 23, 2011 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
was this to me or brandon?
if it’s me email me joe@joereiter.com unless this is some kinda sexual proposition…or if you’re one of those islander fans I enraged a few weeks ago and want revenge
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by joereiter on Aug 24, 2011 7:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We're going with predicting fairly random events
I’d say this has as good a chance as many other outcomes.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Aug 24, 2011 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
just got off the phone with my bookie...er....friend
he says there are better odds of an earthquake striking the east coast than your scenario playing out
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The 1st time they play the Islanders
Garborik will have a hat trick and then not score for the next 4 games. Just like last year.
by It may HAVE to Last a Lifetime on Aug 23, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Expected
Wait the Rangers pay a player top dollar and expect him to carry the team??? Alert the media wait we’ve seen this before. All kidding aside I expect great things from Richards and if not so be it. I’ve seen the rangers lose many a times.
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by RichieToGabbySCORE on Aug 23, 2011 2:01 PM EDT reply actions
Title should continue: … No Shit, Sherlock.
by j-red on Aug 23, 2011 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
This goes for the majority of stories lately
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by Plusch on Aug 23, 2011 6:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What?
No Mike Rupp?
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At this rate anything less than a Stanley Cup with Richards he will be considered a bust, deservedly so or not thats how it will go down.
people thought that about gomez & drury too
@joereiter
"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
"Nobody knows anything" - William Goldman
I thought Gomez did exactly what he was brought here to do, he just got the short end of the stick because Drury had a NMC. either way Im glad they both are gone.
by CrazyRangerFan on Aug 24, 2011 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I always knew Gomez and Drury were overpaid....
….but what killed me with those two was they couldn’t mesh with Jagr. My four month old daughter could find chemistry with #68, why couldn’t two centers making 7 million dollars apiece??? Still frustrates me to this day.
the real killer
was dubinsky showing more chemistry with jagr as a rookie but not getting more time with him because gomez & drury were getting paid what they were
@joereiter
"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
"Nobody knows anything" - William Goldman
Richards
Is simply a better player than either Drury or Gomez. When it’s all said and done, Richards is going to have way more than 1,000 points, have a few Stanley Cups to his name and is headed to the Hall of Fame.
by Guess Who's Back? on Aug 23, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
well It'd be bad to count on him to not make a difference wouldn't it?
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