Outside of Game 4 Rask was very impressive, He put up the exact same .928 Save Pct. he did in the regular season where he was arguably the best goalie in the league. He doesn't make flashy saves because he stays close to the pipes and uses his size and positioning, he's maybe the most fundamentally strong goalie in the league. Their defense was pretty damn good for a team missing 3 of their top 5 defensemen. I think the Penguins are the better team, but they aren't going to run away with that series.
Bruins the most complete team? Yeah..not sure about that. Lets see how the rookies on d do against a team that can actually score goals. While I wouldnt even call Pitt complete...so far every team with a weakness has been exposed...and now I believe it will be the Bruins turn.
Great article by Brooks today. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/it_all_on_torts_6BJFtdSngaj0gwMePY37sJ
Yes, but has he ever been in a fight? obviously i very much agree. There's too much talent on this team not to be used properly. We don't have the guys to play his bullshit style. But we do have guys to play at a faster pace.
If Lundqvist does decide to leave the Rangers, I don't want to hear one fan in MSG boo him. It is not unreasonable for a goaltender to want to play on a team that scores two goals per game. Lundqvist doesn't commit to Rangers long term http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/rangers_will_pay_to_keep_henrik_zxDV45N0h0VhDr1jkiKCXO Henrik Lundqvist chose his words very carefully yesterday when the subject of a potential contract extension this summer was raised at yesterday’s breakupday, so I sure won’t put any words in his mouth. But know this: The words did not come out of the Rangers’ franchise player’s mouth that would have put owner Jim Dolan, general manager Glen Sather, coach John Tortorella and the entirety of Rangers’ Nation at ease. Those words would have been: “Yes, my intention is to sign a long-term extension and play my entire career in New York.” Instead the words from the goaltender, who has one year remaining on his deal and is thus eligible to sign an extension on July 5, were these: “I’m going to talk to my agent and will see. I [have] had such a great time in New York. They’ve treated me really well and gave me the opportunity to play. “It’s been a lot of fun. I have one more year on my contract and we’ll see.” Again, The King didn’t say that next summer he will be searching for a different location for his castle. Didn’t say he was looking for an exit. But he didn’t say he was committed to staying, either. Maybe this was Lundqvist simply starting negotiations. But maybe not. Maybe the 31-year-old reigning Vezina winner and 2013 finalist is going to take some time, perhaps all of next season, to evaluate whether committing to the Rangers represents his best chance to win the Stanley Cup. There is very little doubt that Lundqvist, operating on a six-year contract under which he is earning an average of $6.875 million per, will surpass Alex Ovechkin ($9.538 million per) as the NHL’s highest paid player. Lundqvist’s asking price is likely to be a minimum of $80 million for eight years, the maximum length allowed for a player re-signing with his own team. It is a King’s Ransom, all right, but he will get it. The open-ended question that Lundqvist did answer yesterday is whether he will seek that somewhere else next summer. While essentially every player on the club expressed regret over the season — Callahan: “We underachieved;” Lundqvist: “It was a step back” — Tortorella dissented. “I know I’m supposed to feel it was a disappointing season, but I don’t buy it and I won’t,” the coach said. “I don’t think we took a step back. I think it was a sideways step.” It is impossible to know whether Tortorella was playing the contrarian, in denial, or delusional, but saying it does not make it so. While management is dealing with Lundqvist, it is also essential to sign restricted free agent defenseman Ryan McDonagh to a contract before he becomes eligible for an offer sheet from, say, the Flyers. The Rangers have a policy of signing players off Entry Level to two-year bridge contracts, but, A) policies are made to be amended — there once was a policy of not issuing no-move clauses and then along came Chris Drury — and, B) it would be foolish for the Blueshirts to allow Philadelphia to establish the price for McDonagh. Of course, if the Rangers sign McDonagh to a long-term deal, they would be bound to do the same for Derek Stepan. But that’s the price of doing business. The Blueshirts will have approximately $20 million of available space if, as seems inevitable, Brad Richards is bought out. That’s before signing McDonagh, Stepan, and fellow restricted free agents Carl Hagelin and Mats Zuccarello. That’s without Ryane Clowe. That’s with four or five spots open. Lundqvist enjoys a certain lifestyle. There may not be many teams in preferred cities with both the need and the means for the goaltender who have a greater chance to win over the next few seasons than the Rangers. But given the chance to pledge his future to a New York he so clearly loves, the goaltender declined. Maybe it was a gambit. Maybe it was a way of warning management not to take him for granted. But maybe he is skeptical about the program. If that is the case, the Rangers should be afraid. They should be very afraid of taking another step sideways.
Hank isn't an idiot. he's not going to give up any leverage by saying anything dopey like i want to play my entire career as a Ranger or whatever. They are not going to let him go, and I'm pretty confident as a fan he doesn't want to go...whether you guys realize it or not this is a pretty good team/franchise.
hank's not leaving but i am. for the summer at least. i do not care until october about these buzzards. i'm still pissed at them.
Devils, Islanders, Flyers fans can talk all the shit they want. They would give up their 1st born to get Hank on there team. I was telling my friends this the other day, don't be surprised if he leaves come end of cotract. He is one of the top 5 goalies in the NHL. He just kept a shity team in playoffs almost single handedly. I think he's going to end up on a team that is competing to win the cup (not the Rangers)
I owuld be SHOCKED if he left. However, I know things you guys dont True story. I know a friend of Hank's. Ive met Hank. Ive been in Hank's penthouse. Unless the Rangers low-balled the guy, he aint leaving. He LOVES NYR and he LOVES NYC. I suppose he could go to the Isles or Devs but that would never happen. 2 Octobers from now, Hank will be our goalie
you guys are killing me in this thread, too talented to play Tort's style, no talent bailed out by Hank...lol. you guys realize they were the only team that advanced to the second round 2 years in a row in the EC? It aint saying much, but does say something. Hank is/was an enormous part of it, but they do have a decent team. it's all about depth!! build up that 4th line to be somewhat productive on both the score sheet and in game impact, solidify the 3rd d pair....and of course fix the freaking power play. These are all easier said than done but they are not far off at all. I like all this playoff experience they are getting (the core of this team is still young)............I choose for once to be optimistic and say it will pay off soon. They're a good team with a good staff and they'll be back again contending....they are going to have to make some hard choices on who to let go (Zucs, Hags, DZ, Girardi imho...not all but some combo ). Obviously there are some easy choices on with whom to part as well. I still like Torts. The one thing I agree with is it is definitely more Torts style to try and tweak the roster to his style of play as opposed to tweaking his system to fit the players......I'm still adamant that a full TC and season would have benefitted them more than most teams because of Tort's system. Their physical conditioning and mind set were their best assets last year (and Hank), I'm confident the coach can instill that again even with a different roster.
hahhaa i Have to admit, I laughed at this one. I can ask and find out though. Would be pretty fuckin funny to hear Hank rip MDZ
Hack, he loves on 53 st between 8 and 9th.......you can hang around his block until you see him one night. The building has a doorman so dress up like the old chief or he'll prolly call the cops check that----7th and 8th I think
Sports haven't caused me to cry since I was 8 years old. Hank leaving would, in all likelihood, make me cry.
Hank loves NY, he knows we are trying make things work...He owns the NY Rangers team and is a icon here. He is a artsy guy who loves music and the diversity of the city. He will get his pay and will stay. NY Post just drawing eyes with their bait article
I chuckled again. Perhaps its the heat of the season that drives you to make ridiculous, unfounded comments? Once the season ends, you seem to be a bit more.....well, normal.
