Monday, August 2, 2010

Cause For Celebration & Exasperation


Oh Donald.

The times we had with you. We cried, we laughed, we cheered.

We cried when you were signed.

We laughed when you got your ass handed to you by Colton Orr.

We cheered when you were demoted to Hartford.

And again now that you are gone. Don't let the door hitcha where yer momma splitcha pal.

Yet another of Glen Sather's free agent failures, Brashear was a disasterpiece from the second he was signed. There is no need to rehash the hatred here, only cause for celebration as ding-dong, Brashear is finally gone. It is remarkable how good ole Glen can be so completely inept when it comes to signing players and so deftly skilled trading them.

While people are fretting over the cap concerns of adding Todd White, they need to realize that numbers can always be massaged. The Blueshirts improved the organization by bringing in a friend of Gabby and by removing the blight of Brashear.

It is odd how the Rangers got rid of the younger, stronger, better Orr and replaced him with Brashear by using the rationale that Brash would stand up for his teammates more and could skate better. When he didn't do either, they picked up Jody Shelley, who actually could skate better. Then they turned around and replaced Shelley with Boogaard, who barely fights and can't skate. And Colt stands as the reigning top fighter in the NHL.

I digress, let's get back to this deal. After letting the People's Champ go, Sather replaces him with another Wild forward, one who should push Erik Christensen for the first line center slot alongside Gabby. Should the claims of Arty getting a top-six slot be true, we could very well have another Isbister situation on our hands where White or Christy either plays on the first line or is out of the lineup. I know you guys are quick to get Brian Boyle out - as am I - but his size and penalty killing could be too tempting to scratch or demote for Torts.

We will just have to wait and see how that pans out. But it is clear as always that Glen Sather's idea of improving the team does not include patience. The so-called rebuilding and promises of playing time is limited to the Hartford Wolf Pack. The goal in New York is not to build a Stanley Cup winner - or even a contender. The goal is simply to make the playoffs and earn the extra revenue. I said it before and surely will say it again, setting the bar at eighth place is simply infuriating. All we can do is all we have been doing: ride this out and hope for an end to the Dolan/Sather era.

I don't know about you, but I'm not holding my breath.

5 comments:

Sammael said...

I was SOOOOO excited to see this today! When Brashear was signed, I considered burning my Ranger Jerseys... I was infuriated. He was a waste of a skater the WHOLE season. Good riddance.

drew said...

it looks like the young 'uns arent ready, or at least torts/sather don't want them making the same rookie mistakes that we saw last year in gilroy, anisimov, and even del zotto.

why else would prospal, frolov, white, and eminger be signed; especially for one year

Pete said...

I have a feeling this year is going to suck.

Craig said...

Good post scotty....good to have brash gone. white is old and coming off major shoulder injury (cant even take contact yet). Should be sent to hartford for cap space. Seems like a nice guy, but no room on the team for 2.3 mil 3rd/4th line center. But depth later in the season if/when injuries occur (like prospol or dubi last year). Andrew Gross interview said only Schoenfeld talked to him, Sather and Torts were too busy to make a welcome wagon (writing on the wall?)... hopefully doesnt take a roster spot unless Christenson sucks and Stepan isnt ready...are there any other Centers in hartford that you would like to see on the big club this season besides Stepan? (seeing that Grachev is probably slated to be a winger and didnt produce last year and may not be ready for the jump after only 12 goals in Hartford)?

Derek B Felix said...

I had a similar post over at Battle about the lack of direction this franchise has. It's just a joke. Mediocrity.