tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post4087016820438425649..comments2023-12-14T09:31:07.139-05:00Comments on Scotty Hockey: 1-2-1: DreadfulScotty Hockeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-88549978374045451772010-10-23T08:22:00.888-04:002010-10-23T08:22:00.888-04:00Actually the only thing I'm offended by is you...Actually the only thing I'm offended by is your lack of wit.....mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-27444119095957395032010-10-22T15:39:05.208-04:002010-10-22T15:39:05.208-04:00I'm sorry if my crassness offends anyone's...I'm sorry if my crassness offends anyone's delicate sensibilities. The boys at the Harvard club would never forgive me for being such a boor. Just yesterday I was playing squash with Buffy and Chad and chad told me I was downright churlish for my use of vulgar language on the polo fields a fortnight back. But never before has a chastisement cut me to the quick as this. I will truly seek to nevermore be such an uncouth lout.<br /><br />Go, ye Rangers! Give 'em heck!Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475304953684560462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-77650122747417014872010-10-21T23:59:06.851-04:002010-10-21T23:59:06.851-04:00Very much appreciate what you're doing here!Very much appreciate what you're doing here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-50388693083253017252010-10-21T19:54:35.628-04:002010-10-21T19:54:35.628-04:00Children, children. Keep it civil.Children, children. Keep it civil.Scotty Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-20256994733918342312010-10-21T16:29:21.020-04:002010-10-21T16:29:21.020-04:00Pete--Actually, I was using reason to detail my pr...Pete--Actually, I was using reason to detail my problems with Scotty's assessment of the Rangers in general and Anisimov and Drury in particular.<br /><br />Nowhere did I use profanity to describe my problem with Scotty's writing; rather, you are the one who used terms like "crackhead" and lame jokes that referenced "balls" in order to belittle my statements. So to clarify things here--I made no personal attacks on Scotty, but you felt the need to defend him with weak cliches that depended on the crassness of their language to make your point.<br /><br />Way to go. I stand corrected, you're not a tough guy at all.mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-57539886603884812662010-10-21T10:16:19.160-04:002010-10-21T10:16:19.160-04:00Internet tough guy act? Aren't you the guy wh...Internet tough guy act? Aren't you the guy who started this whole conversation by posting two drawn out comments about how the author of this blog is being petty and is "slippin'?"<br /><br />All I was doing is pointing out that your line of thinking is flawed. You can't look at the luck of the situation and say that it is the pivot point between a good game and a bad game because luck is the same for everyone. Games are decided by skill, which offsets luck in one way or another.<br /><br />And you completely misinterpreted my final point. While any sports fan is saddened when his team is shitty, I am intentionally trying to look for the good parts of this team night after night, in order to not be the suffering masochist that I would be if I wrote the team off completely and saw nothing but gloom and doom. In that regard I think Scotty might see things differently from me, but he quite literally has more invested in this team this year than I do, and I can understand his disappointment and/or outrage if this team winds up being a complete suck hole this year.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475304953684560462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-468664077251830222010-10-20T15:49:08.388-04:002010-10-20T15:49:08.388-04:00We're Ranger fans, of course we are masochists...We're Ranger fans, of course we are masochists.Scotty Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-47526729259177183742010-10-20T11:45:30.703-04:002010-10-20T11:45:30.703-04:00What is a puck bouncing off a goalpost then, if no...What is a puck bouncing off a goalpost then, if not a bad bounce? It's not tripe or speculation, it's reality. And in a 1-1 game a bounce DOES make a difference. <br /><br />I understand the point you're trying to make here, but come on--internet tough guy acts get so goddamned stale. If the team makes you and Scotty suffer so much go do something else with your time or acknowledge yourself as masochists.mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-86256953770719910412010-10-20T10:29:29.057-04:002010-10-20T10:29:29.057-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475304953684560462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-64137080683309698882010-10-20T10:29:26.709-04:002010-10-20T10:29:26.709-04:00Regarding that obtuse "a couple of bounces&qu...Regarding that obtuse "a couple of bounces" statement: those kind of statements are just crap. I mean, sure it's "true," just like if a couple of things went differently for me, I'd be a millionaire...or I'd be a crackhead. Like my Dad use to say "...and if the Queen had balls, she'd be King." Yes, I think we can all agree that if things were different, then they'd be different.<br /><br />The upsetting thing is that this kind of tripe also floats around the locker room after games. It's the type of feel-good statement that takes focus away from people who aren't working hard, or hard enough, from the head office down to the guys on the bench.<br /><br />I also think that Dubi is working hard at making something happen (tied at 5 with Avery for most shots in the last game, i believe), but I can understand the disappointment factor with his development into a marquee player, which is to say that he isn't developing in that way. But I still say he's one of the few guys showing SOME effort out there, and that should be applauded, if you're grading on a curve. And let's face it, with this team, this year, you're going to have to grade on a curve, or you might as well not watch. It is NOT going to be pretty.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475304953684560462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-66696505562059863562010-10-19T22:42:45.717-04:002010-10-19T22:42:45.717-04:00I wouldn't say that Callahan and Dubinsky have...I wouldn't say that Callahan and Dubinsky have been absent... Dubi already has a few points in 4 games, and Cally always hussles out there. I think they get a pass. <br /><br />Avery needs to wise up, he has to stop with the meaningless penalties, but he did redeem himself after getting out of the box against Toronto.<br /><br />Frolov has not impressed. At all. I never notice him out there. <br /><br />I don't know how I feel about the rest just yet, but this team sucks. I am getting a '93 vibe from them. And not the half of '93 that got us a cup.Sammaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258304546889276748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-67961792880479509892010-10-19T18:16:06.125-04:002010-10-19T18:16:06.125-04:00Lundqvist, Avery, Avery, Lundqvist, Lundquist, Ave...Lundqvist, Avery, Avery, Lundqvist, Lundquist, Avery..wait, NO comment about Avery? What's up with that...aren't he and Lunqvist the only Rangers worth something? Drury is no good, Dube is no good, you told us about Artie. First it was Redden, now its Rosival. I agree with Mike, you do need to relax. And you can't tell me those guys respect the water bottle throwing, beat you up at the bus stop coach. His tirades don't seem to be working yet this year. He's doing a great job so far....Sickening, and YOU Scotty make it all the worse bashing the guys left and right. True Blue? Sure you are...Faraway Fanhttp://www.flkgjf.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-16332659909602666102010-10-19T15:57:07.585-04:002010-10-19T15:57:07.585-04:00As an Islander fan, I really hope Sather continues...As an Islander fan, I really hope Sather continues his reign as Rangers GM. He has done a wonderful job of developing young talent and signing quality free agents to reasonable, cost efficient contracts. Keep your heads up Ranger fans, the future is bright as long as the venerable Sather, the architect of five Stanley Cups in Edmonton a lifetime ago is at the helm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-18446820232849595392010-10-19T14:54:26.967-04:002010-10-19T14:54:26.967-04:00I never realized how slow Del Zotto was. The way h...I never realized how slow Del Zotto was. The way he struggled to get back on some of those breaks I had to do a double take that it was a 4 on his back and not a 33. <br /><br />Nice to see the good old Ranger PP is back where they just keep pushing the puck down low and shoot at the side of the net. When will they learn to shoot from the point? Cowards all of them.Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-60294727396509442482010-10-19T14:18:21.700-04:002010-10-19T14:18:21.700-04:00A couple of bounces in a 1-1 game usually do make ...A couple of bounces in a 1-1 game usually do make a difference, actually....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-70468977915036896702010-10-19T13:24:45.845-04:002010-10-19T13:24:45.845-04:00Scotty is absolutely right about Anisimov. He is b...Scotty is absolutely right about Anisimov. He is beyond soft, he gets pushed off the puck EVERY time he temporarily has possession, he's not good on faceoffs (although he did win one to open the third period). Quite simply, he's a terrible player and should never have been counted on to produce points for the Rags. Now I can say that about many other players, too, but that's besides the point. A couple of bounces here and there and it's a different game? Baloney. Scotty is tight again when he said you make your own luck. 4th game of the season and we get this? Feh!<br /><br />-PavelichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-38805127656789883682010-10-19T12:02:06.571-04:002010-10-19T12:02:06.571-04:00whoa...that was depressing.
This team is bush-le...whoa...that was depressing. <br /><br />This team is bush-league...OUCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-5441410901315775322010-10-19T09:02:51.397-04:002010-10-19T09:02:51.397-04:00I'm just glad we have Boogard there. He's...I'm just glad we have Boogard there. He's doing so much better than Orr would have playing 1/3rd of the minutes for half again more money. Sathers death in a Fire cannot come soon enough.<br /><br />-Sather Die in a FireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-63648532973850443332010-10-19T07:58:16.136-04:002010-10-19T07:58:16.136-04:00Next point--your hatred of Anisimov is so irration...Next point--your hatred of Anisimov is so irrational that you are incapable of judging his game. For a guy who supposedly sucked last night you neglected to mention that he had the Rangers' best 3rd-period chance while the game was still tied 1-1. A couple of bounces the Rangers way and this game would've gone to OT--they hit two posts and both Frolov and Artie caught weird bounces on rebounds with semi-open nets waiting in front of them. <br /><br />Calling him and Frolov Communists is a cheap shot, I'll bet good money that at least one of their families suffered under that regime while it lasted, but you feel like it's good material for comedy. Maybe you should lay off the ethnic insults for a while, that sort of shit went out with the last century. They weren't funny with Gomez or Antropov either.<br /><br />You're slippin', Scotty--you need to relax. That's why people go to the relatively inferior Blueshirt Banter these days....mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-53517439249233528872010-10-19T07:50:07.744-04:002010-10-19T07:50:07.744-04:00OK--now the other day Drury was going to "scr...OK--now the other day Drury was going to "screw up any chemistry" the Rangers have....but now he's a valuable forward whose injury hurts the team. Which one is it? You've lambasted him for being a shit captain and a mediocre player, but you know what? This team needs him.<br /><br />The kids are not regressing--maybe they weren't that good to begin with. Girardi, Dubinsky, Callahan--where have any of them been this season? At least Staal makes his share of solid plays before his inevitable turnover...<br /><br />And once again Lundqvist was so distraught by giving up the 2nd goal that he wasn't concentrating on the 3rd. Again, I know the Rangers are terrible in front of him on most nights, but how many times will he give up cheap goals on the heels of an earlier goal? How many times does he spit back leads in the third period?<br /><br />I'm not going to freak out yet though--look at how badly a good start has worked out for the Rangers in recent years.mikenoreply@blogger.com