Comments on: Question #161: What’s a reasonable expectation for Torts?

By: Artie-Art

Artie-Art — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:09:06 +0000

I think you’re right, Carp. Lifting some of that stifling defense first/trap mentality will lead to more goals for the rangers and just from a more attacking system, they’ll get more goals. But Henrik has shown that there are holes in his game. Whether it was the pressure of knowing if he gave up 1 goal, he was in for a long night; give up 2 goals, it’s probably a loss. His mindset now is key; if he feels that his team can score him 3 or 4 goals a game, there isn’t so much perfection expected of him and therefore, he can really bear down on the chances he gets!! No more feeling, damn, I let one in, we’re done!! Sam, I disagree with you in that now wasn’t the time to fire Renney because it became obvious that the team was done, extremely fragile. You could see their game sag after the first goal against!!! And even sooner!! So, the remaining 21 or so games would’ve been a pathetic losing streak for the fans to watch. Making the move now was necessary, both for the team and for Renney!!! Somewhere in the papers, I read the perfect reasoning, Tom’s coaching shelf life just expired. GO RANGERS!!!

By: John

John — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:22:27 +0000

Hello,

Great job Carp on the blog. I your take over for Sam has been seemless…

My question… Do you think Tom Renney will watch the game tonight vs the Leafs?

Great job again…

By: sunny615

sunny615 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:20:23 +0000

I expect a mess.

I think Burnside has it right, while Renney deserves some of the blame, most of it should actually land in Sather’s lap. Redden? Seriously? This team has been so on and off, you’d think they were made of Christmas blinky lights.

From Burnside:
“The Rangers have won just twice in their past 12 games. Their leading scorer, Zherdev, has only 45 points and has scored just four times in his past 25 games. The skilled forward has one power-play goal in his past 27 games. The team does not boast a 20-goal scorer.

Redden, 31, has just two goals and hasn’t scored a power-play marker since the team returned from Prague, where it opened the regular season with two wins over Tampa Bay.

Naslund, who appeared out of gas in Vancouver the past couple of seasons, has reinforced that notion with four goals in his past 22 games. Over that period, he’s been a plus player just three times.

The Rangers rank 29th in goals per game, last in the Eastern Conference, and are 28th on the power play.”

Check that – I expect the same.