Tuesday, March 10, 2009

POWER OUTAGE DUE TO HURRICANE

You don't stand a chance if you do not score. The Rangers went to Carolina for the opportunity to win 2 points. They did not. The team had problems finding the net. The Canes blocked many many shots from the points and face off circles. 28 shots on goal these days by the Tortarella Rangers suggests the opponents played superior defense. The Canes did just that. What the Rangers were forced to do by Carolina was to try to generate chances from behind the goal and along the walls. The Rangers were ok with that part. But they failed in getting the rest of the players to the front of the goal. This game needed a lot of slot pinching by the defense. They did not do it enough. Stall was the only defensemen who drove the slot. Michael Roszival needs to go. He is the worst passer in the history of the Ny Rangers in my opinion. Roszival's inability to process information on the fly is down right criminal. The amount of time it takes him to make a move is amateur in caliber. It must be fixed. He plays too much.........UPDATE
IN GAMES LIKE LAST NIGHTS AGAINST THE HURRICANES IS WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE RANGERS NEED TO RE TOOL THE FOURTH LINE. THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO GIVE UP 3 ROSTER SPOTS TO NON OFFENSIVE PLAYERS. THEY HAVE A 25% LESS CHANCE OF SCORING A GOAL IN THIS LINEUP. OVER A FULL SEASON, THAT IS AN IMMENSE DEFICIENCY.

1 comment:

  1. You are dead on with Rozival, What's happened to his game?.

    As for the Rangers games are winding down and now they find themselves looking up at the pack for the first time this year.

    The offense was missing and the lack of defensive support by the forwards cost the Rangers only goal that mattered.

    When you don't score one mistake becomes a glaring one.

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