Great third

"Bender" wrote in message

> That period had to be at least a little entertaining for kovy.
>
> As moronic as the Orr call was, I'll definitely concede that the
> penalties that lead to the Rangers 2nd and 3rd goal were pretty bad.
> Not fabricated in the same way, just incorrect. Neither of them
> should have been made.
>
> Regardless, it's good to see them score on the power play once in a
> while.
>
> Gomez was fantastic tonight. If he gets a point on Saturday it'll be
> his longest point streak of his career. Imagine somebody actually
> setting a personal record while ON the Rangers. He really propped
> Jagr up on his back tonight. Anything that gets Jagr scoring is
> nice. That backhander was an incredible shot.
>
> Lundqvist was fantastic at the end of the game. That blocker save
> will be on highlight reels.
>
> Avery did a fantastic job tonight.
>
> I'm really impressed with that third period, because I 100% expected
> them to roll over after the major->kill->minor->goal fiasco in the
> second.
>
> Maybe this is something to build on?

Maybe I'm in a bad mood but I just have no enthusiasm at all. Something to
build on? I've heard that so many times already from Trautface over the last
couple months in every interview after a single win that it just isn't
something I can even bother with.

What can I say. They got lucky on a couple bad calls and scored a couple
goals. Then on the final sequence, Lundqvist got lucky that the first
Whitney shot hit his stick and deflected away. Carolina hit a few posts. The
Rangers played some awful hockey before that 3rd period. I just can't get
excited about it. All I can do is watch and hope they start playing well at
some point before it's too late. As it stand they stink.

The one positive (or semi-positive) is that Avery once again shows that his
game is virtually the only thing on this earth that can get his team to play
with any energy or passion or anything other than gutless pathetic hockey.
And the reason that it's a semi-positive is that if they depend so much on
one player to give them any kind of spirit out there... when they have so
many "leaders"... I don't know what to think about it.

I really hope the third period not only gives them something to build on but
that they ACTUALLY do build on it.

BTW- the final minute was actual an NHL record... the most amount of
"intangibles" ever to be in the penalty box simultaneously to put your team
down 3 men. Shivers down my freaking spine...
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On 2007-12-27, Bender wrote:

> Avery did a fantastic job tonight.

....except for trying to get away from the linesman. I was thinking
about this, and I have to admit I think this should be a suspendable
offense. I doubt it'll happen, but he deserves a one-game suspension.

> Maybe this is something to build on?

They just need time to gel.

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On Dec 26, 10:08 pm, Timmy B wrote:
> Ha, rookie!

Yeah yeah, I know.

Remember the Minnesota game? The Rangers got completely shafted by
the officials in the second period. They fell apart, came out in the
third, and rolled over to the Wild. It was one of the more cowardly
periods I've seen them play.

That's what I expected tonight in the third. Carolina had the
momentum, the Rangers were upset over a terrible call by the official,
and it would have been easy for them to mail in the last period and go
home to their lofty mansions.

Instead, they actually came out and won the game for themselves. I
know it's not indicative of a future trend, but maybe it's a feeling
they'll start to like.
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On Dec 27, 1:47 am, Keith Keller <kkeller-use... RemoveThis @wombat.san-
francisco.ca.us> wrote:

> They just need time to gel.

The puck was rolling on him, Sam.
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Bender at wrote on 12/26/07 9:41 PM:

> Lundqvist was fantastic at the end of the game. That blocker save
> will be on highlight reels.

As will the one he made right before with the handle of the goalstick.

>Maybe this is something to build on?

Ha... How long have you been a Ranger fan?
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wrote on 12/26/07 10:25 PM:

>
>> BTW- the final minute was actual an NHL record... the most amount of
>> "intangibles" ever to be in the penalty box simultaneously to put your team
>> down 3 men. Shivers down my freaking spine...
>
> Maybe you missed it but Shanahan hit a post in the first period.
> That's called leadership.

Also, his actually SHOOTING THE PUCK led to two goals.

It's a simple concept-- shoot the puck, go to the net.

When do that, we get tonight's third period. When we don't, we get tonight's
first two periods.
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"Bender" wrote in message

> I'm really impressed with that third period, because I 100% expected
> them to roll over after the major->kill->minor->goal fiasco in the
> second.

3-2 in the third I was almost banking on OT the way things have been going.
Even up 4-2 I was worried after they took those penalties, 6 on 3 at the
end.

>
> Maybe this is something to build on?

shhhhhhhhh. Thats what I thought after they won @ Ottawa, then they went in
the tank.
Actually if the Gomez line keeps going and they get ANY scoring from the
other lines they should be OK.
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