For The New York Rangers, What A Difference A Year Makes
by Brandon C. on Jan 14, 2012 7:00 AM EST
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Considering I have way too much free time on my hands these days, I spent part of my night last night looking through the past posts of Blueshirt Banter. Last season specifically struck me as interesting, as I surfed through the ups and downs of the New York Rangers season.
This season has certainly been fantastic so far, but it did not fully hit me until I read the articles on Blueshirt Banter from January of last season.
Honestly, reading those articles made me feel so much better about the amazing team we have this season. Let's look through some headlines:
Jan 3- Michael Del Zotto Sent Down, Ryan McDonagh Called Up:
Amazing how this turned out, isn't it? Still at this time last January the Rangers defense was in turmoil. This season the team has filled the holes wonderfully.
Jan 9- Alexander Frolov Out For Season: ot only does this team not have an equal player to Frolov that is a liability offensively and basically a punching bag for the fans. Shows how this team has no real weak player.
In addition to these, we had the Wotjek Wolski acquisition, criticism of Marian Gaborik, and some hope for Vinny Prospal.
What's the point of all this reminiscing, you ask?
This season the Rangers are miles ahead of where they were last season. The Rangers do not need to make a trade, and some are saying the Rangers are having such a good season that the Rangers should not even pursue a trade.
Marian Gaborik is playing on the complete other end of the spectrum, as he was named to the All-Star Game rather than being criticized.
Hopefully in May and June I can write another one of these and compare the current Stanley Cup Champions to last seasons first round exit.
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Hopefully in May and June I can write another one of these and compare the current Stanley Cup Champions to last seasons first round exit.
This is the Rangers your talking about. Never going to happen.
Is hockey hard? "I don't know, you tell me. We need to have the strength and power of a football player, the stamina of a marathon runner, and the concentration of a brain surgeon. But we need to put all this together while moving at high speeds on a cold and slippery surface while 5 other guys use clubs to try and kill us, oh yeah did I mention that this whole time we're standing on blades 1/8 of an inch thick? Is ice hockey hard? I don't know, you tell me. Next question."
-Brendan Shanahan
by RichieToGabbySCORE on Jan 14, 2012 8:11 AM EST reply actions
How many point ahead of last years pace are they?
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 14, 2012 8:30 AM EST via Android app reply actions
23-15-3 (49 points) at mid point last year.
27-10-4 this year… 9 points ahead of last years pace.
Pretty impressive so far.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 14, 2012 8:48 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Be nice if we ended 18 points ahead of last year, but if we let up a bit, even 8-9 pts ahead would be nice.
Nothing wrong with 102-106 points. Anything less is a collapse, more is euphoria.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 14, 2012 9:02 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
FYI from last night
Katie Strang @KatieStrangESPN
#NYR Sean Avery scratched for CT Whale vs. Norfolk Admirals game tonight; according to Rangers it’s for disciplinary reasons
Might not have been him alone.
Redden, Deveaux and Tanski were also scratched and all regulars in line up.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 14, 2012 9:01 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Deadspin says Avery spit on Gernander
Unconfirmed so far.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 14, 2012 10:44 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
WOW, if that’s 100% true, what a friggin moron. If I had to guess I’d say Montreal is interested in Avery.
by ImMike88 on Jan 14, 2012 2:47 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I miss Vinny
…and not just for his goal celebrations. He seemed like a really hard worker who wasn’t afraid to call a spade a spade (as per his “call-out” in Columbus earlier in the year).
After he “retires” or his playing career ends, are there any prospects of him going into coaching?
Dubinsky out again tonight, Biron in net.
Toronto played last night. Better jump on them early.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 14, 2012 11:29 AM EST via Android app reply actions
I like going though all those old stories
and reading all the comments and realizing how right and wrong we all were
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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I watch hawk games here and their, I love her too lmao
by ImMike88 on Jan 14, 2012 2:49 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Rick Dipietro
Stop me if you heard this one.
Out for the season, needs surgery on his injured taint
Rofl. No matter what kind of contract we give, none wilk ever be worse than his
R.I.P Derek
Rangers FTW!
by BleedsRangerBlue on Jan 14, 2012 5:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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