I don't know about anyone else, but i feel a lot better seeing this. I personally DO NOT want Nash on this team. I'm with Torts on thinking we're just not ready for a cup this year. Lets get to the eastern conference finals first then worry about a real cup run.

Katie Strang ‏ @KatieStrangESPN

#NYR Told that Columbus' Rick Nash is indeed in the lineup today vs. Pitt

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So i've made it a personal mission in life to become the NHLOA's worst enemy. Last year I started emailed the OA after a game (which i can't remember) about a horrible call against the Rangers that ended up being the "straw that broke the camels back" and lost the game for the Rangers. The second time was for some insane calls against Avery (yes for once he didn't deserve them), thankfully they still won but just barely. I had only written them twice up until the end of the season. In the playoffs I wasn't as vocal and never emailed them. Although i'm sure i could have if i really felt up to it.

As of this year I am up to 9 emails. I've kept copier of each one just in-case i would ever need to look back on them. The 2 most recent ones off the top of my head are the Winter Classic and tonights game. They did their best to call the game for Philly in the WC. Point in case the double call that ended up with Cally going to the box at the end. Now we did win that game but either way the officiating was still "disgusting". Tonight's call ,however, coast the Rangers at the very least a point in the standings.

Most can argue that the Rangers didn't exactly play up to par tonight, especially during the 1st period. As the game progressed the team played better. During the 3rd is when there looked to be light at the end of the tunnel. Even the last PP seemed to be working a bit we just didn't score (as always). Then with just over 5 seconds left we break through (until the refs said fuck you). Gaborik is pushed into fatso from behind by Volchenkov. There are 2 linesmen and 2 refs on the ice. Now from pretty much any angle you wish to see, you can clearly tell that Gaborik was trying to stop due to the amount of snow coming from his skates. Refs wave the goal off and call goaltender interference. Moot point with only 5 seconds and the game already won by the refs.

I know this upset just about every Ranger fan watching the game and any who missed it will see during the highlights. I seriously hope (and we know this may never happen) that during the CBA talks team are allowed at least one challenge a game. This would have change the out-come of not only our game, but the LA game from last week as well. With refs calls getting more and more absurd, it might force refs to really think about calls/non-calls. Just want your feelings on everything.

As far as Ryan Smith rumors go, they were pretty much ended. We all know that he wanted nothing more that to be and Oiler again and he got his wish with the trade from LA to Edmonton. This is the tweet that want out last night. So Besides Larry Brooks, anyone else reporting on this just saw that rumor die.

"I've moved four times in the last five years. I came (to Edmonton) for a reason." - Ryan Smyth, saying he's not interested in the Rangers

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Has Alex Ovechkin become the laughing stock of the NHL. He recently withdrew his spot in the NHL ASG because his "heart is in that game". Last year everyone said that Ovechkin had an off year which could be said about a few players. This yeah he isn't doing much better. Alex withdrew his spot just after being handed a 3 game suspension Mr.Shanny. Personally this seems to be his way of pouting and trying to get back at the NHL. This move also makes me wonder how the Capitols fan base feels about him as of late. They have a very streaky type of team with few consistent players.

I know this is a Rangers blog site but its just makes me laugh in disgust that a player chooses to opt out of a game cause his heart isn't in it. Kind of makes me think about a book I read about Crosby and Ovechkin. I can't remember the gentlemen's name or the book. But in the book he stated that Ovechkin does not play to his best when playing for the NHL. He plays at his best for his country and that's it. Now i understand wanting to be your all for your country but I Think players play Ovechkin just see the NHL as a pay day. That is not entirely their fault either, NHL has kind of done that to them self. Either way i see Ovechkin as a good laugh and a disgust to the NHL. I used respect him as a player and enjoy watching him when he didn't play the Rangers. Now there is no longer and fun in it.

              So i consider myself pretty superstitious in life. When it comes to hockey i'm even more so. During my normal readings during the week i noticed 2 things that maybe working in our favor. Jan Levine over at the Buzz noticed the year we won the cup we started the season in London, England. Even though we've started over seas before and have lost then next part might bring things along quicker. Every team that has won in the winter classic has gone on to win the cup the following year. I can't remember where i read the second part but it was just recently maybe in a THN mag. Either way, starting in Europe this year and a possible win at the winter classic got my superstitious juices flowing in the sense that maybe Lord Stanley's Cup is in our near future.

So after reading just about everything i could about the Rangers as far as: prospects, line combos, and talents i've notice one player that isn't really talked about. He's currently the center for our "home grown line" Artem Anisimov. Arty has had 2 years with the big club and went from 28 pts in 82 games to 44pts in 82 games. I know those numbers aren't exactly startling, but for a kid that's normally talked about that's pretty good. He had a 16 point jump from 09'-10' to 10'-11'. If its possible and Arty can jeeps up with that increase you could seem him close to 60 pts this year. Which i know none of us here would be upset with that.The only real time you hear Anisimov's name come up is in trade rumors or stupid things of that nature.

I know with the acquisition of Richards to play along side Gabby things might not be the same. He could possibly be moved around a lot too with how Torts like to play musical lines. But if he's left on the second line he could quietly become on of the best players we have. Hell he might even be given the chance, albeit a small one, to play with Gabby and Richards.  Arty has always been a good fore-checking guy and plays hard in the dirty area's with a very good set of skills. He's a pretty big kid at 6'4" and posted at 200 lbs that can throw his body around a lot. I wouldn't like to really disturb the chemistry that line has but i personally would love to see Anisimov on the 1st line and see what he can do. Just more of a complement to that line than anything else. While everyone is worried about Richards and Gabby, Arty can swoop in and steal a goal for us here and there.

So what do you guys think? Can Arty put up close to 60 pts or more? If given the chance to play on the 1st line, how well could he do? Have at it, I'm ready to be mauled.

If you look at the Rumor Central on ESPN's site for the NHL, they say "There are whispers that they may make a pitch for Buffalo's Ryan Miller, the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist, Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff, Minnesota's Niklas Backstrom or, yes, New Jersey's Martin Brodeur." Now we all know that Lundqvist is NOT going anywhere nor is Miller or any of them. For the Flyers to get a goalie of those pre-mentioned calibers they'd have to give up A LOT just to even get the team thinking about moving them. But lets say your the Flyers who would you want and what would you be willing to give? If you were the Rangers what would you want?? (If anything)

I admit, i never expected the Rangers to make it to the playoffs in the first place. I told my father before pre-season that we'll be another no show. He proved me wrong, then said we'd be one of the best in the league. I proved him wrong. All year i kept to my word even on the last day after we beat the Devils, i said "Carolina will beat Tamp and we'll be out again." I was okay with that too, i figured with all the Kids on this team we'd need another year. Again i'll admit my father was right again, the 5 playoff games we played in was great for the kids on this team. Now next yeah will be the year we are feared. We have one of the best shut-down pairs in the league with another set well on there way (Sauer and McDonagh). I was never looking forward to the playoffs for the Rangers, but more to the Draft, training camp, and Pre-season. Seeing what the kids on this team have done and the ones getting ready to make the jump is what has me excited.

I can deal with the 4-1 loss to Washington, and the fact that we struggled all year, and that we have washed up veterans taking up space. But in a few years that won't matter cause this team will finally be the product of what we all wanted. A young, skilled, strong group of players who have grown up together and played together and the benefits will be the Lords Stanly Cup returning to its rightful spot in New York. I can't wait to see this team next year and the year after when we have what it takes to scare the crap out of anyone who comes against us. As long as we keep drafting and moving in the right direction we'll forget the "stupid mistakes" and games the games "we should have won". Cause those mistakes will not happen and we'll win those games. Our future really does look brighter than ever.

So tonight during the 3-2 to Buffalo, my father and i were talking about a great many things as far as hockey goes. Half was about our team, and the other half was about what could be done to make the game better and more entertaining to watch.

                 As far as our beloved team goes, I'm a firm believer that the Rangers are still at LEAST 3 years away from a true cup contender. But in those 3 years we have a lot to look forward too. Many of our currents prospects will most likely make the team. You will see the end of Drury, Avery, McCabe, Prospel, Christensen and most likely Booguard as well. You will see, our current rookies make leaps and bounds in their respective development, and become hopefully the parts we are now actively looking for. A crease clearing, nasty, mean, bruising defense men, a booming shot from the point, a brilliant puck mover, and a legit scoring threat from not only Gaborik but others as well. Dubinsky, Callahan, and Staal will be our leaders on and off the ice. Our defensive core will be one of the most feared, and our offense will be a wrecking ball. Finally our goal tending will be just as it is now, although maybe with a few tweaks. All in all, within the next 3 years you will see this team become one of the most talked about and feared team to play. But we have to deal with the growing pains and possibly missing the playoffs for now.

                Now as the rest of the hockey talk went i would like your opinions on some things. When my father and i talked, we talked mainly about the goalies, which i'm sure most of you have talked about in you ramblings between friends, family, or what have ya. He talked about either increasing the size of the net, or shrinking the size of the goalie pads( taking down the width of them now padding or anything). We both agreed that the reduction in pad size would be better, leaving as much ice surface as possible for the players, for the goal scoring in the league. Which brings me to the next subject of the discussion. What would the game be like if the size of the ice was increased. Not to say European size, but something in between what we have now as far as those two ice surfaces go. I believe it would do at least three things for the game: 1) Reduce injuries to players because of more ice surface to move around on 2) Get what is left of the neutral zone trap out of the game, more ice size and not enough players would open up the passing and dangling part of the game. 3) Just like reducing the goalie pads, make it harder for players to block shots increasing the average amount of goals scored in the game.

                Whether or not any of you agree with anything i said, i would still like to know what you have to say about either subject.

               Okay so let me start off I'm no different than any other Ranger fan. I'm sick and tired of these "Hard Fought" games and getting nothing but disappointment from them. It just goes to show you that we are not ready for the post season run just yet. The thing that has been bothering the most is everyone wanted a youth movement, to allow our kids to develop and run the team. Well now they are, but I'm starting to see and hear people talking about trading away the core players just to make it to the playoffs??? Doing such a thing would be counter-productive to what we are doing now. So what we don't have dominating first round picks tearing through the ranks of the NHL and showing that there is a Cup in the next 2 years. I'm a firm believer that we are still at least 3 to 5 years away.Just because of all the problems we've had as a team does not mean we throw in the towel and revert to the team of the past, aging players with no future. Don't just start trading away guys because we didn't make the playoffs 2 years in a row. Let our guys continue to grow, allow the team to fill out and work through it.

                For anyone willing to read on, look at the talent we have growing outside of the Rangers. Look at Krider and Thomas, both of them are enjoying very productive years are far as points go. Imagine if those 2 are able to translate their respective skill to the NHL level and continue to grow. You have 2 very young and talented players that will only add to the impressive core we have now. Looking at the Rangers team now you have 2 very good defense men who are going to be great for us in Sauer and McDonagh. It will take time for our players to mature and become dominating players in their respective rights.

                 I would also like to add that we have been plagued with injuries and a very ineffective super star this year. Yes we did have a pretty good month of January despite all of our injuries and may be tough now, but this happens to every team. Look at some of the best teams in the league, they are all dealing with injuries to key players. Tonight we lost Gaborik to a concussion which no one seems to know when it happened, but why Gaborik was playing at all is the question i want answered the most. But who knows, we've played better when Gaborik is out so maybe this will help us in the long run. Yeah we got a tough 20+ games to play but, lets not jump the gun and let go of all who have made this team what it is and allow it to give us what we want, The Stanly Cup.

I was just kind of looking around at how teams were doing and players on those teams....well mainly former Rangers. But i got distracted a few times with other players on those teams and came across Byfuglien. I saw his stats and looked at his point totals the last 10 games or so. Its seem anytime this guy gets a point, the Thrashers win. As i was looking a though came to me "would he be scoring the way he is with any other team?". Do you guys thing he would do well if we had signed or traded for him and put him on defense? I know we got a large list of defense men in our ranks, but would you like to have a guy like him on our Blue line?

These are his stats as of tonight.......

He leads in goals and points and is only 1 point behind Tobias Enstrom in assists.

Among 11 other players, Redden was on of the first to the Rangers testing facility today at a informal practice. I wonder if he knows his job is on the line. Worst case scenario for us all, Reds pulls a rabbit out of his hat and turns out to be on the our "better" defense men. You know not 1st line but at best a 3rd line Dmen. Though i'd post that, and the other 11 players were Drury, Prospal, Dubinsky, Grachev, Todd White, and Mats Zuccarello Aasen, Anisimov and Pavel Valentenko, Steve Eminger, and Lundqvist. 

Sorry guys bored at home so i decided to some pointless research into some of our players. As i was going through i decided that being young as i am i don't really remember seeing or hearing about Redden too much so i went and looked up his hockey career. Now he's in the dog house by everyone's standards, even Torts says he's pretty much done besides a miracle run in training camp. I watched some of his highlights and took a look at his stats over the years. I was surprised that he was Drafted 2nd overall in the first round back in 96'. I looked over his years in Ottawa and saw he was a 35 to 50 point guy there, though only hitting 50 points once. Okay so maybe 35 to 40 would be closer. Either way i then looked at when he came to us, 26 points.

Now i'm not defending the guy on any level, but i personally think if he was willing to re-negotiate his contract and go some where else, he would be a half decent defense men again. Maybe someone should convince him that leaving the NHL is the best thing for him altogether. Go play over seas with some other league or just straight up retire. Who really believes that he will become the Redden of days/years past? I sure as hell don't. I'm also pretty sure he isn't going to spend the rest of his known hockey career in Hartford.

So what do you think? Convince him to leave altogether? Or should we just let him rot away in Hartford for the rest of his known sad existence as a hockey player and let him live in the past?

Just a though and some series waste of time.......

During dinner with my father who is also a very big Rangers fan we went over what some of the possible line combos might be. Our biggest issues were of course we the left wing and center positions. We seem to get right wing and defense but our forward set up seemed way too "crowded". We couldn't agree which line Frolov would be on. I said first line on the LW with Gabby with either EC or AA at center. I couldn't see Dubi being first line center for this year. My father said Dubi on LW Gabby on RW with the same centers, and putting frolov on the second line to spread out the scoring. I can see his logic but, i say first line for AF. Give the opposing team 2 guys to worry about leaving the blue line and center to take the shots when they get the chance. I'd just like to know where everyone would fit in your line up, and where you'd put frolov.

This is just a general post, but i thought i'd put it out there. This year is going to be an interesting one to say the least. We got a lot of talent wanting to finally make the jump, we got some new faces since the draft and FA, and are still missing a key link to our defense. Yeah i'm sure Sather understands that Staal is someone we definitely need on our team, and i;m sure he's trying to get this done. But what if Staal is the one holding everything up. Something has to be getting done with Redden cause we got more than enough guys to replace him this year. Everyone is right, we still got a lot of.......gaps to fill on our little team. I've been going through all the players we got on the roster this year and i can't wait to see what Torts does with all of them and where he'll put them.  Say everything actually works out in our favor this year are far as the roster goes and points by players. Where do you think we'll end up? Another missed playoff year or 1st/2nd round drop outs again? Next years draft class from what i've hear isn't going to be all that great so, would it be worth tanking or just playing with what we got and go as far as we can? Just give me some thoughts and have at it.

Since the draft starts in 2 day i thought i'd get some insite from you guys what you would rather get from it. I looked at NHL's moch draft. Of the 3 guys (can't remember the names) 2 of them say we're getting a center, and the other says we'll be getting a defense-men. As avid Ranger fans we all know there is serious room for improvement in pretty much all areas on the Rangers Roster. We need a good strong center, tough physical defense-men, and finally a good back-up to help out Hank.

I've talked to just about every Ranger fan i know and everyone has their own opinion. Personally i believe we need to get a good strong hard hitting defense-men. I just want to get my reasons across and then you guys can have at it and see what you think

Plus side: THe first few defense-men are all over 6 foot and weight at about 200 and are about 18. SO they'll fill in and become big guys in their own right. If they're phycial the can clear the crease for Hank, protect our star player(s), and hopefully strike some fear into the opposition. Just think, we'll have Staal (stay at home defense-men thats great), Del Zotto (if he fills in and works on his D game a bit be close to a leetch), and then a big physical guy. The other slots would be filled up accordingly by then (maybe)

Downside: We won't have any scoring help for Gabby or any kind of offensive support for that matter. We'll have to wait and see how are guys do in training camp and pre-season. If that doesn't pan out we'll have to just wait some more which we seem to be good at or getting better at. Finally pray that Slats doesn't go after one of those over-paid losers in the free agency this season and let our young guys fight it out.

So just let me know what you guys think/

A Philly/Chicago Stanley Cup Series. I couldn't exactly tell you why but the more i think about the teams and players on the teams it seems it would be a very entertaining series. I can't stand Montreal, and the only reason i liked them the other night was because they took out Cindy Crosby for us all. It also a nice change of scenery to see in the Cup finals. Meaning no Detroit or Pittsburgh in the series. I know some or a lot of you may not agree with me but i Just thought i'd put that out there. Oh and if this series does come to be i say its Philly winning in a 4-2 series after doing another come-from-behind miracle.

To start things off, i don't want to be the killer of all the speculation of what is going to happen to our team but i just want to get a few things off my mind. As always I'd love any kind of input you may have.

Just as anyone else I'm starting to get into the hype about what this coming off-season is going to do for our team. Now as a Ranger fan i guess i could expect just about anything (last years off season trade and signing). We all hope for a lot of things to happen and i for one hope just as much as anyone else. Send our good buddy Arma-redden to the depths of the Wolf Pack, get Sather out of here, and see our team go in the right direction more so than last year. We got a tone of new young talent making there marks and hoping for a roster spot on the team next year. We also have a few that will need another year to get themselves comfortable.

Now i think everyone here has their hopes and dreams in the FA market coming up and as well as the draft. A lot of us have all made our guess as to what might/will happen either on this very site or in our heads while at hope crying as we watch what could have been us playing. Yes i know i have a better chance of seeing Arma-redden make a come back and be the same Redden Ottawa had years ago and be worth some small part of his contract. Speaking of Defense. My Father and i made a bet int he beginning of the season as to which Rookie defense men (Del Zotto/Gilroy) would score more points over the season. Well seeing as neither were really all that great and needed some serious training in the minors, when the season came to an end i kept my mouth shut. Though i must admit i was very impressed with Staal this year and on some nights Girardi as well. Rosi caught my attention at the end of the year but I'm still ify with him.

As far as offense goes. Yeah it was great to have a legit goal scorer again but the rest of the team kinda died on us. Prospel surprised me a bit, didn't think he'd be as productive as he was. If it weren't for the injuries i think Callahan would have scored at least 25 this year, Dubi was a nice little gift this year, production as far as goals went up. Drury was just what he was, a good penalty killer nothing more. Avery had his night as was mentioned in a previous article. Boyle i thought could have done better physically. Christensen, i hope he gets better and adds some weight. For the rest of our little squad, nothing great but not too bad either.

Given the next year or two with very good idea of which way the team will go from here we might just be able to hold the 5 or 6 spot in the east down the stretch and maybe 5 years or so Cup contenders? That's my Hope and Dream and its everyone's dream but i guess we have to see where we go from here.

get to quit? When do we get to give up on the Rangers, like they have given up on us? Oh yeah that's right we don't. Every Ranger fan here decide a long time ago that no matter what happens, who plays for us, or who runs our team, that we would be loyal to the name and not the players. We're the laughing stock of the NHL. Our GM signs everyone and anyone under the sun even if they couldn't make us a better team in any life time. Our coach, suspended with less than 6 months of being behind the bench for throwing water at an opposing teams fans. Again our coach fighting with the media for something so stupid (though neither of them were right in what they did or said) Our organization, giving the people who care about the team and want to give us the truth, the run around then pretty much slapping them in the face.They have to make special events to have us come to watch the games, events in which no other team has to do.

Us, as fans, can never and will never give up on the Rangers. We could be last place with the worst players, and still show our loyalty. We could scrape by and just barley make the playoffs, and we still show our loyalty. The Rangers could give up half way through the year, and we still show our loyalty. When do we get that loyalty and show of heart back? Is it possible for this Organization to give such things back? Can the players give us what we give them night in and night out? Is it possible to rebuild this organization any longer? Are we too far lost as a group that we just fad away and allow anyone to run our team?

I'm not sure about anyone else but i can not see and end to this. I do not believe that we will be re-paid anytime soon. We will, as fans, be on the outside looking in for a long time to come. My advice to you is get comfortable, get use to the way this team is, because this is how are going to be for some time. The fans of the New York Rangers will have to suck it up and take our beating. We have to take a beating for being the most loyal fans any hockey club could ask for.

So to you, the New York Rangers, Dolan, Sather, Tortorella, you better start figuring out a way to pay us back, or we'll take back what we've given you. You will not longer have our loyalty, respect, passion, or money. And then where will you be?

        It's sad when a Ranger fan is torn between two things for his team. Personally I'm stuck on deciding: Do i want the Rangers making the playoffs again and possibly stuck with the same situation next year? Or do i want the same team to TANK the year and try to rebuild the CORRECT way?

        I do love a good playoff round where the Rangers could possibly (though highly doubtful) make it past the first round. They always seem to put up a pretty entertaining let down every year. But If we do make the playoffs it will go against the one thing I have been saying all year "If we make the playoffs no real changes with occur and we'll all be stuck with pretty much the same group of players and front office/couching staff and the Sather curse with continue." I love the Rangers. I've been watching them since i was very young but i don't know if i could take another year with this group of over paying under-achieving players.

        Yeah some of our guys are doing well and next year could be the year the younger guys play very well, but we need to  start a rebuild process if we plan on getting anywhere near the Cup games. We got the young players and goalie with us now, so build up around them. I'd also keep Shelly and Prust, because tonight they played terrific for us, and although i said Arty should be a second line center he should stay with the forth line for now as long as they get the minutes they deserve. I know not everyone will agree with me and want to strangle me for some of the things i said but, let me know what you think.

        Okay, well I'm not sure if anyone will agree to what I am about to say and if you do, I'd like to get your thoughts on this. Matt Cook's recent love of head hunting has put him in a suspension situation again. Now we all know from earlier on in our season Arty was hit in the head by Cook but was able to get off the ice, but was having some major headaches after the hit.  Cook has been know as a repeat-offender for hits like this, I believe 3 this year alone. GM's are getting together to have a meeting about head hunting, hits-to-the-head, and players who are repeat-offenders (Matt Cook). Mark Savard is out indefinitely because of the hit, and they're saying he's not getting better.

          We've all talked about what the repercussions should be for such hits and the players who are head hunting. Some suspensions now include the following: 2+ games with a lose of pay or  a straight suspension. We all know this is bull-crap. Those are a slap on the hand and a big "no" kinda like the ones you got from your parents growing up. Personally I believe that there should be at least a 3 tier system. You pretty much go to the "3 strikes and your out" rule.

First Offense- Suspended for as long as player is out without pay.

Second Offense- Suspended for the year with only a half years pay, or if late enough in the year your pay is revoked completely.

Last Offense- Suspended indefinitely without pay, and must have a hearing with the NHLPA and GM's to decide whether or not you should be allowed back in the NHL.

        These might sound unbelievably drastic or crazy, but if you look at it and think about those repercussions,  most players might actually back off on the head hunting. I don't know about anyone else, if i saw those were the rules and repercussions for head hunting I'd still check and everything else but I'd make sure i didn't take anyone's head off. That's just my point of view, if you guys have anything better let me know, I'd love to see your ideas and thoughts.

So this is my first post, and i've watched the Rangers since i could remember. After tonight's game i felt sick to my stomach. Anyways on to what i have to say.............

When does anyone in the organization of our beloved team admit we have a problem and fess up to it? I say never, and no one ever will. Benching people isn't going to help much more, and I do like Torts as a coach but for a team like this there is no coach in the known world that could get this team to play a good game for more than one night. Yeah we had won 4 straight and took another to over-time, be we didn't play like we should have or the amount of skill we are said to have on paper. Tonight being the worst game the Rangers have played in a  very long time. I read the recap of the game and watched the highlights, hardly anyone on the team played well. I didn't agree with Torts pulling Hank after the first period, it wasn't his fault that the team absolutely sucked.

We had no offense, no defense, and the Rangers who got onto the ice after the first goal scored on Johnson gave him a pat on the head like it was supposed to do something. Yeah it could have been a sort of "pick me up" or "don't worry about it" of thing, but if i was Johnson i would have said "maybe if you guys played better Hank would be here and it might only be 1-0 instead of 4-0". There was no coherent passing or communication on any level during the entire game. I know we lost Prospel, and we've seen what happens when we lose a good player.......we are unbelievably horrible. We have no true veteran on our team. Okay so yeah i'm preaching to the quire everyone has read this, seen it, and has been sickened by it, but everyone knows its all true. 

The team has died. No true veterans, not enough skill, horrible management, old washed up players, and a captain playing his worst hockey of his career. We're done. We have no legit chance of making the playoffs and if we do we'll be kicked out first round without so much of a whimper. No reason to waste the ammo on shooting us cause we're already dead. Us loyal Ranger fans are meant to suffer for the next decade at minimum.

Oh by the way, anyone notice how well all the former Rangers are doing?