Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:02 am
Thejurisdoc wrote:I do not know much about Hockey, but it sounds like this is very exciting news for the Rangers.
To Rufus: why will it be hard to root for him? Only because he was a Devil, or are there character issues with him?
Also, didn't the Rangers draft some potential stud this draft? Alexei Cherepanov - I just looked him up. where does he fit into the plans?
Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:23 am
jpkmets wrote:Drury is Great.
Losing briere and drury is just crushing to the sabres!
AWESOME!
Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:32 am
chinabox wrote:jpkmets wrote:Drury is Great.
Losing briere and drury is just crushing to the sabres!
AWESOME!
What's the line on "Zero Major franchises in Buffalo in 10 years?"
Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:58 pm
Thejurisdoc wrote:To Rufus: why will it be hard to root for him? Only because he was a Devil, or are there character issues with him?
Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:27 pm
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:03 pm
Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:03 pm
Softwhere wrote:The Drury signing was excellent, but Gomez not so much.
You would think that if Sather would have learned anything after the lockout, is that a team is not always best built with a bunch of stars.
Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:04 pm
Robot Devil wrote:Softwhere wrote:The Drury signing was good, but Gomez not so much.
You would think that if Sather would have learned anything after the lockout, is that a team is not always best built with a bunch of stars.
Seven years from now I have a feeling that the Gomez signing will be tough to defend.
Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:23 pm
Softwhere wrote:Robot Devil wrote:Softwhere wrote:The Drury signing was good, but Gomez not so much.
You would think that if Sather would have learned anything after the lockout, is that a team is not always best built with a bunch of stars.
Seven years from now I have a feeling that the Gomez signing will be tough to defend.
I don't think you have to wait that long.
I know its very early, but this is beginning to look like the old addage of "you can buy players, but you can not buy chemistry"
Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:40 pm
Robot Devil wrote:Softwhere wrote:Robot Devil wrote:Softwhere wrote:The Drury signing was good, but Gomez not so much.
You would think that if Sather would have learned anything after the lockout, is that a team is not always best built with a bunch of stars.
Seven years from now I have a feeling that the Gomez signing will be tough to defend.
I don't think you have to wait that long.
I know its very early, but this is beginning to look like the old addage of "you can buy players, but you can not buy chemistry"
That's absolutely correct.
Hockey is a fluid game.
Plugging two new centericemen into the top 2 lines means your 4 most counted on wingers have to completely adjust to the way they play.
Chemistry takes time and is completely unpredictable- sometimes it takes weeks, sometimes months, sometimes years.
And, sometimes, it doesn't pan out at all.
I believe the Rangers will hit their stride at some point later this season and they'll make the playoffs.
But, they won't be the Cup contenders that some were tauting them as.
They're an average hockey team.
Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:40 am
aeroclearica wrote:I don't agree with that. The main problem is that they're not finding the back of the net, despite the 30-35 SOG they put up each night. Obviously chemistry is still an issue and the injuries are starting to pile up, but I still feel like this is a good team who will turn it around sooner than later. I'd be more worried if they were giving up a ton of goals, but there's only a handful of teams who have given up less than the Rangers have at this point. There aren't too many goalies who are better than Lundqvist and with an offense that is due to score some goals, they won't be an average team for long.