Where We Are: Attempting to pick ourselves up out of the sewage of Long Island and clean ourselves off. With just one win in the last five games, things have got to turn for the better soon ... right?!?!?
Where They Are: Hoping things turn for the better as well. A new GM, a new coach and a new superstar hasn't been the recipe for success as of yet. Minnesota is 3-9-0 and coming off of two loses, the most recent being a 4-3 loss to Nashville on a third period shorthanded goal against. Eesh. At least they have those sexy new jerseys ...
Who To Watch For: The Wild brought in Martin Havlat to replace Gabby and it hasn't worked so far. Havlat is -10 in 10 games with just one goal. He is too good of a player to be this bad so the Rangers will have to keep close tabs on him. Brent Burns is slowly turning his bad start around and new captain Mikko Koivu is more than capable of racking up points. Personally, I also love watching Nick Schultz, one of the best shut-down defensive defensemen in the NHL. What To Watch For: Cal Clutterbuck to go hit for hit with Ryan Callahan. Nicklas Backstrom to go save for save with Henrik. The Rangers to have to work harder to get shots through shot-blocking genius Greg Zanon and on net. See if the Blueshirts can actually win some faceoffs.
What We'll (Hopefully) See: The Boogeyman vs. Brashear, if Brash's "soreness" goes away in time. If not, Aaron Voros to step up and do something against his old team. Chris Higgins to score - I am going to keep hoping for that one, it may be a fool's errand but perhaps not - he does have the skill. PA Paranteau to go two-for-two. Redden and Rozy to grow a pair and play the body.
Also Check Out: I'll be honest, I haven't had a chance to check these since last season but they rocked then so why not now? View from Section 216, Hitting The Post, 18,568 Reasons Why and SBN's Hockey Wilderness.
4 comments:
I think I've found the answer to at least some of the Rangers problems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nah3nMStXV4
Thats right it will help clear cap space (because they play for raw meat), increase toughness (watch someone try to run Henrik now), and clear the crease.
Brashear, Redden and Rosy your jobs are now all in jeopardy
your jinxing higgins, stop mentioning it
"I can't imagine much would change to get him to play against a struggling western team but who knows with our genius head coach."
Come on, Scotty. If I remember correctly, it was Torts who decided to sit Gabby at the end of the Phoenix game so as not to needlessly strain him. Torts recognizes Gabby is our ace. Give the guy a little credit.
"The return that everybody keeps talking about in the State of Hockey is finally upon us. For the first time since he left Minnesota Nice for the bright lights of New York City, he’s back as the Minnesota Wild’s enemy. Aaron Voros has returned to the Xcel Energy Center, and the hockey world is abuzz."
Gotta give the Wild credit for having a sense of humor.
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