I have my issues with Torts too, but he wasn't the one who shook up a roster that nearly made it to the Finals...just saying. He's done pretty damn good all things considered. Roster turnovers every summer aren't how you contend during a franchise goalie's prime.
Duby is a little overpaid, but I don't think he's as overpaid as people like to think. Last year he played like **** and was completely unrefelctive of what he's capable of. He was MURDERING it when Columbus was pushing for the playoffs. That's Duby. He comes to play come playoffs, he'll fight everyone, he doesn't **** around. Yea he's lazy as **** in the regular season, playoffs? He turns into Callahands brotha.
Prust, yea he too was overpaid a bit. We thought Dorsett would come in and replace that. Hopefully he grows into that roll next year. Did he this year? Not at all. He had an easy opportunity to man up, pick fights, and destroy like Prust did, and he didnt't. Surprise, no one can replace Prust.
Are Duby and Prust worth the extra couple millions it seems everyone were bickering about? I dunno, I've always seemed to think guys like that are irreplaceable come playoff time, especially how they proved themselves the past couple years.
Last year's roster likely doesn't get past the Caps in round 1, provided they got the same seed.
Scoring, what little there was during last season's playoff run, dried up and blew away.
Do you still think that Dubi and Prust are the missing ingredients? I sure don't and do not miss either of them.
Last year's roster likely doesn't get past the Caps in round 1, provided they got the same seed.
That's an absurdly speculatory thing to say directed towards Caps teams that we've beaten the past few years, even with different rosters.
Among our forwards the keepers are Brassard, Zuc, Nash, Stepan, Callahan, Asham, and Dorsett.
Exactly ... That shows though, it's not the coach... Team just isn't what it was last year, bottom line. And as far as the problems we had last year? We still are getting beat by superior 4th lines. Seems to be our achilles heal. We can handle team's top couple lines well. Those fourth lines though....
Keep dreaming pal. You talk about Staal like we were missing Brian Leetch or something. Face facts, the Bruins are way better than the Rangers are.
Part of it IS the coaching staff.
Part of it IS the GM.
Part of it IS the players.
Everyone should be on the hook here.
Tear it apart. Not the whole team, but big changes have to be made. For all the great defense and goal tending the Rangers have they are tremendously imbalanced. You need to be proficient in offense as well otherwise you'll be playing the game all night in your own end. I don't care how good your goalie or D is you can't win a cup that way.
Think about It. Is there ANY team that depends on one player more than the Rangers? The answer is an emphatic NO and it's not even close. Too many times we've lost games in the playoffs because we couldn't score a single goal to two goals which is not asking for a lot. This team is completely inept offensively.
Fire Torts and rebuild this team on the fly for offense. If you are not offensively creative then you should not be on any other line than the fourth line. The defense could use another more gifted offensive D man too.
Among our forwards the keepers are Brassard, Zuc, Nash, Stepan, Callahan, Asham, and Dorsett.
UFA priority #1 should be Weiss this off season.
His love affair with Brian Boyle is not even funny anymore (as if it ever was). Boyle was embarrassed last night on draws (4 for 21) and he keeps sending him out there (20 min. of ice time). If BB is not winning draws he is completely useless. Slow, out of position, terrible puck skills and offensive instincts. When other guys are not going, Torts the clown benches them. Yet he kept sending the 6' 7" sloth out there. This includes the PP and the last minute of the game. WTF????
His love affair with Brian Boyle is not even funny anymore (as if it ever was). Boyle was embarrassed last night on draws (4 for 21) and he keeps sending him out there (20 min. of ice time). If BB is not winning draws he is completely useless. Slow, out of position, terrible puck skills and offensive instincts. When other guys are not going, Torts the clown benches them. Yet he kept sending the 6' 7" sloth out there. This includes the PP and the last minute of the game. WTF????
Boyle couldn't get off this team fast enough. Embarrassing how much ice time gets. The fact that this coach sees potential in this guy is stupifyng
If that were remotely true, we would always be blown out by them.
And your Staal hating is still laughable.
If not for henke last night we would have been blown out and that would have been back to back craptastic results
Boyle was used in a shut-down role against the Jagr line because Brian is one of the few forwards on the Rangers who can look at him eye-to-eye. He played well. Did that line score on the Rangers? No.
He is a shut-down forward. With Richards being beyond awful that leaves 3 centers on the roster who can play. ~20 minutes/player.