Dear Mr. Campbell

On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 12:19:46 -0800 (PST), Bender
wrote:

>The Oilers, being a team that isn't the Rangers, actually get shots on
>a 5 on 3, and score almost instantly.

Same thought went racing through my flabbergasted mind. Why do teams
seem to have no problem cashing in on the 5-3 pp while the Rangers
have so much difficulty just getting the puck to the net? There is
just something fundamentality wrong here.

>Eventually toward the end of regulation, Avery drew a suspect roughing
>penalty.

Absolutely an atrocious call against Edmonton. There is no excuse for
that call except the ref giving the Rangers a chance to even the game.
No doubt this was the Mother of all even up calls. Shameful decision
by the ref.

> The Rangers pulled Lundqvist, the Rangers skated around for
>99% of the time refusing to even consider a shot, and then Jagr made a
>nice pass, Drury made a smart play, and they scored.

I thought for sure the game would end with the Rangers passing the
puck back and forth around the boards without even an attempt at the
goal.

>The Rangers had a 4 on 3 PP in OT for a short amount of time, but the
>only shot they even attempted was from the blue line that was
>blocked. It's like shooting was 5th on their list of things to do.

Looking for the perfect play instead of overwhelming the opponent
with attack - the only thing I can think.

Timmy
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Source?

Here is what was reported:

"Hatcher denied biting Zajac, but video replays showed differently. The
young center's glove was still in the Philly defenseman's mouth after
Zajac pulled his arm back when players converged in front of Flyers
goalie Martin Biron."

http://www.nj.com/devils/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1199511310320....xml&co

If there are video replays then Campbell should look at it and make a
decision....GB10 will ride again.

-Doug

Alice Faber wrote:
> In article ,
> Doug Thompson wrote:
>
>> Prediction: Hollweg will get suspended. Number of games 10. Why didn't
>> Hatcher get suspended for biting Zajac?
>
> According to the news notes I read, there wasn't "indisputable visual
> evidence" of what happened, so it came down to what Zajac said vs what
> Hatcher said.
>
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I just have to say your summary was perfect. Funny and sarcastic - the
only way to cope with this POS team.
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Timmy B Wrote:
> Same thought went racing through my flabbergasted mind. Why do teams
> seem to have no problem cashing in on the 5-3 pp while the Rangers
> have so much difficulty just getting the puck to the net? There is
> just something fundamentality wrong here.

Most teams try to get the puck down low, and make a a cross-crease pass to score. It works pretty consistently. The Rangers like to set up a man in the slot to score, but when there's 3 defenders cramped down in front of the net, they can't, and they refuse to try anything different.

> Absolutely an atrocious call against Edmonton. There is no excuse for
> that call except the ref giving the Rangers a chance to even the game.
> No doubt this was the Mother of all even up calls. Shameful decision
> by the ref.

I saw the CBC broadcast, and the replay they showed was only a little bit of Avery getting cross-checked in the back. I wasn't sure if that was the call, or if there was something else. The CBC guys complained that it was weak, but they never really showed a replay of it.

On another note, did you see the interference call Orr got in the Calgary game?

> I thought for sure the game would end with the Rangers passing the
> puck back and forth around the boards without even an attempt at the
> goal.

You have to hand it to Drury for dropping down like that. 99% of players swing and miss as it goes through their legs.

> Looking for the perfect play instead of overwhelming the opponent
> with attack - the only thing I can think.

Hence the 0-3 road trip.

I think after the Calgary game, my hopes for this team/season died.
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On 2008-01-07, Bender wrote:
>
> Hence the 0-3 road trip.

What a pessimist! They got one point out of a possible six! I call
that a raving success.

--keith

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