Just throwing out some quick hits on the Rangers' acquisition of San Jose's Ryane Clowe today:
*Would you trade three high draft picks for Brandon Prust if Prust didn't kill penalties, didn't block shots, was a year older and made a million dollars more?
*Clowe had 35 fights over his last four seasons, and the folks on HockeyFights only felt he lost three of them. Not too shabby.
*They gave him the decision in his lone bout against Brandon back in 2011.
*Clowe has played in 12 playoff series. He had one or no goals in eight of them.
*Clowe has two more Es in his name than he has goals this season.
*Sather wanted to bring in someone to boost Brian Boyle's goal scoring confidence.
*Clowe has over 400 NHL games on his resume but is probably best known for cheating.
*Zero Stanley Cups on that resume too.
*Clowe was selected in the sixth round of 2001, 175th overall. The Rangers picked next, selecting Marek Zidlicky. Zidlicky wanted a one-way contract, the Blueshirts wouldn't give it to him and he was eventually dealt to Nashville in the Mike Dunham deal. Still haven't replaced Sergei Zubov ...
*Brad Brown and Darren Langdon are the two most recent New York Ranger Newfies before Clowe.
*Taylor Pyatt received less than 12 minutes of ice time eight of the last 13 games. Clowe received less than 12 just three times this season - he was hurt in one game, he picked a fight in another and was ejected from the third after throwing a hissy fit in the penalty box.
*Is this Sather admitting that sugning my Twitter pal Arron Asham was a mistake?
*Would you trade three high draft picks for Brandon Prust if Prust didn't kill penalties, didn't block shots, was a year older and made a million dollars more?
*They gave him the decision in his lone bout against Brandon back in 2011.
*Clowe has played in 12 playoff series. He had one or no goals in eight of them.
*Clowe has two more Es in his name than he has goals this season.
*Sather wanted to bring in someone to boost Brian Boyle's goal scoring confidence.
*Clowe has over 400 NHL games on his resume but is probably best known for cheating.
*Zero Stanley Cups on that resume too.
*Clowe was selected in the sixth round of 2001, 175th overall. The Rangers picked next, selecting Marek Zidlicky. Zidlicky wanted a one-way contract, the Blueshirts wouldn't give it to him and he was eventually dealt to Nashville in the Mike Dunham deal. Still haven't replaced Sergei Zubov ...
*Brad Brown and Darren Langdon are the two most recent New York Ranger Newfies before Clowe.
*Taylor Pyatt received less than 12 minutes of ice time eight of the last 13 games. Clowe received less than 12 just three times this season - he was hurt in one game, he picked a fight in another and was ejected from the third after throwing a hissy fit in the penalty box.
*Is this Sather admitting that sugning my Twitter pal Arron Asham was a mistake?
