tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451865709340963061.post3104469860418223065..comments2023-06-20T04:53:16.356-04:00Comments on BlueShirt-Brothers: RANGERS WIN! 2-1!Dave Puckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17537616021997420040noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451865709340963061.post-75475962346277257742009-04-23T11:08:00.000-04:002009-04-23T11:08:00.000-04:00You're right Will - whatever the Caps are paying -...You're right Will - whatever the Caps are paying - Ovie is worth more. And The Rangers have probably overpaid for a couple of their players. Watching Ovechkin in person I could see how much he contributes - how he moves without the puck - how well he skates - how the whole game changes the moment he touches the puck - how well he sets up his teammates. <br /><br />Maybe we can't ever get him - but we could really use one lights-out goal scorer.<br /><br />Still - it is amazing to see how hard these Rangers are trying - and how much they've done with nothing but grit and goaltending.Dave Puckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537616021997420040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451865709340963061.post-91555077143016019182009-04-23T09:15:00.000-04:002009-04-23T09:15:00.000-04:00Lundqvist and Ovechkin on the same team
Arguably ...Lundqvist and Ovechkin on the same team<br /><br />Arguably the best defensive and offensive assets in the NHL right now<br /><br />I don't know what the Rangers would need to do to steal a player from a team whose revenue increased 40% this year alone because of that one player - but let's go for it<br /><br />How crazy is hockey - Ovechkin only makes 3 million dollars a year more then Redden - I know that is a lot of money - but when you look at the monetary difference between equivalent players in terms of the skill levels of Ovechkin and Redden in say MLB, it is so drastically different (like say Arod vs. DeRosa)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451865709340963061.post-37530718407637118872009-04-23T08:53:00.000-04:002009-04-23T08:53:00.000-04:00And yes - after watching number 8 with my own eyes...And yes - after watching number 8 with my own eyes I agree. No matter what the plus-minus or the goals-per-shot percentages say - Ovechkin is a game-changer, a force, and a huge talent. <br /><br />With all the payroll we've got - why can't we get one guy like that. Can you imagine what the Rangers would look like with Ovechkin?Dave Puckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537616021997420040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451865709340963061.post-86198196018358969772009-04-23T01:19:00.000-04:002009-04-23T01:19:00.000-04:00I think to call him "shaky" is classic ESPN...they...I think to call him "shaky" is classic ESPN...they didn't actually watch the game (or didn't know what they were watching), and only saw the highlights or boxscore. <br /><br />I think the goal he gave up on drury wasn't weak, but it wasn't a great goal either. Hank would have stopped it, but the other goal? It was off a deflection from his own defender, few goalies would have stopped that (although Hank did an equally tough one off Roszival). The big story is, once again, we didn't really test him, but we got enough done to win.Nugmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242615931624911632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451865709340963061.post-19268292318293998792009-04-23T01:03:00.000-04:002009-04-23T01:03:00.000-04:00Great posts, Nugs. On ESPN they are calling Valam...Great posts, Nugs. On ESPN they are calling Valamov's 2 goals "shaky". On the second one he did seem a little weak - but I was way up in the cheap seats.Dave Puckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537616021997420040noreply@blogger.com