tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803232147981670858.post1223182868351960705..comments2023-10-29T10:58:45.279-04:00Comments on Jersey City Desk: Rangers coach John Tortorella has been suspended for game 6 by the NHLJohnny Action Space Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06065184289870125389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803232147981670858.post-30863032729428488742009-04-26T18:04:00.000-04:002009-04-26T18:04:00.000-04:00And the fact that the Rangers have an overrated GM...And the fact that the Rangers have an overrated GM in Glen Sather doesn't help. Why would he bring Avery back? You can get tougher without the Bozo the Clown act. There were other free agents that could have been signed or trade deadline deals made. <br /><br />It also doesn't help when Slats takes second tier offensive players who are good solid players, but expects them to run the show offensively. Guys like Drury and Gomez are fine, in fact excellent second line offensive players. When you throw huge cash at them and expect guys who have succeeded because of the attention their top line guys used to attract defensively to be elite scorers, don't be surprised when they don't live up to expectations.<br /><br />Example, if the Wings hadn't signed Johan Franzen to a long term deal, and he hit the free agent market, teams would have been offering 6.0 to 7.5 million dollars a year. Franzen could pick his team but he wouldn't have guys like Zetterberg and or Datsyuk playing center for him. Franzen is also a great second line scorer because the Wings opponents have to send their one checking line (and in the salary cap ear it makes guys like Datsyuk and Zetterberg all the more valuable because they also are nominated for the Selke trophy as best defensive forward) out to play against the Hossa-Datsyuk-Holmstrom line. Then you get less responsible guys playing the Franzen-Zetterberg-Cleary line which results in big points for Franzen. Could he carry the load as the end all be all power forward? Would you like to spend 7 million a year for 5 years to find out?<br /><br />Stupid Sather, in reality it all starts or ends Tuesday, with himJohnny Action Space Punkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065184289870125389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803232147981670858.post-90574939402622387842009-04-26T16:55:00.000-04:002009-04-26T16:55:00.000-04:00Don Cherry told Toronto radio station The Fan 590 ...Don Cherry told Toronto radio station The Fan 590 of Avery "I've known this kid since he was about 16 years old; Once a jerk, always a jerk."<br /><br />I think you reap what you sow and the Rangers deserved the spanking they got today.Trixie Junior Space Punkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102657287544345304noreply@blogger.com