tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post7859743127004872666..comments2024-03-28T00:55:52.902-04:00Comments on Scotty Hockey: R2, G3: There Is Always Tomorrow, Right??????Scotty Hockeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-90991025638672422392008-04-30T20:14:00.000-04:002008-04-30T20:14:00.000-04:00Graying - I admire your optimism, but as they are ...Graying - I admire your optimism, but as they are saying ad nauseam, 3-0 comebacks are near impossible, and now we will be playing without at least two, if not three starters. I agree on the tired defense - the kid pair of Toots and Girardi have been horrid, they are just out of gas after the team relied on them so heavily for so long. I am not so sure I want Jagr back, but he deserves to be applauded for his time in New York if Thursday is indeed the last time he graces the Garden ice. <BR/><BR/>RVC8 - Thanks for the kind words. And unfortunately I think its the Devils were just that bad. Marty didn't play well and the team in front of him had little firepower ...Scotty Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-4607292905091385712008-04-30T13:42:00.000-04:002008-04-30T13:42:00.000-04:00Were the Devils just a bad team or have the Ranger...Were the Devils just a bad team or have the Rangers forgotten how to play?<BR/><BR/>Truth is the Rangers have not played well, the Penguins are a great team on the offensive side of the ice, and the Devils were that bad. Not only do the Penguins score when they have the puck but they've been able to out-hustle and spook the Rangers into making countless turnovers. It seems like the Rangers can't make a pass in their zone without it being out of the reach of their player, skipping/bouncing over our sticks, or going to the penguins.<BR/><BR/>Scotty, you are doing a great job, keep it up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803469234448572605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-12421561098846023312008-04-30T12:09:00.000-04:002008-04-30T12:09:00.000-04:00Although you mentioned some changes for next year'...Although you mentioned some changes for next year's team, I won't start thinking about that because this season is not finished. <BR/><BR/>Last night, when I walked into the Garden, I told my fellow fans that all I wanted was a game 6. That's still how I feel and I won't abandon the ship until it is docked. <BR/><BR/>I think the defensemen are tired from the long season -- they had to carry the burden (along with Lunqvist) of a pop-gun offense. Remember how they were the only ones scoring for several games in a row in November/December? The margin of error is too small for them (together with their overall size). <BR/><BR/>Also, the d-men (or actually, the coaches) have not adjusted to the fact that they are not covering the Devils' offense in this series. They simply have not stepped it up for whatever reason. <BR/><BR/>The Penguins are good and their first line is fantastic. No denying that. They won games 1 and 3 when they were being outplayed thanks to the Rangers' porous defense and shoddy goal-tending. <BR/><BR/>The Rangers have not played in a disciplined manner for the entire series and the flaws we have known about -- lack of physical defensemen, not finishing plays (how many more open nets will Straka miss), awful powerplays and Lunqvist's propensity to allow soft goals -- have been exposed. When all 4 combine, they are beatable by anyone. The Penguins, with their talent, can exploit the Rangers flaws. <BR/><BR/>I want Jagr back. I will be there on Thursday and will make sure that he knows I have appreciated what he has done to help make this franchise relevant again.Graying Mantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786488599630118988noreply@blogger.com