October 21, 2007
Last Night's Action: The Rangers Are In Last
- Boston 1 Rangers 0 (shootout): It was reasonable to expect that the Rangers would take some time to blend in their new acquisitions, but this is getting ugly. After seven games, New York has stumbled to a 2-5 record and looked lifeless in doing so. The offense, which was supposed to be the strength of this club, has struggled, being shutout twice and scoring only one goal twice.
Saturday the Rangers couldn’t score again, despite 26 shots. Manny Fernandez played very well for the Bruins and when things went to a shootout, Shanahan, Drury and Jagr all failed to convert, but Phil Kessel didn’t. His wrist shot won the game and New York heads to Pittsburgh with a lot of questions, including one about the health of Martin Straka.
- Islanders 4 Devils 3 (OT): New York blew a two-goal lead in the third period, but won the game on a power-play goal from Bill Guerin with 4 seconds left in overtime.
- Houston Leaves The Knicks: Allan Houston has decided to stop his comeback with the Knicks. Houston did not officially retire, so there is a chance he will show up with another team at some point this season.
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Once again - the Rangers are in last, the Isles in second. The Rangers offense does not exist. The Islanders offense does, with three of their four goals coming from new acquisitions.
When will the Islanders get any respect for the moves they made and the strength of their play (ya know, considering everyone predicted they finish in last place)?
Yes, it's the beginning of the season, adn there is a long way to go, but so far, it's looking much more promising for the Islanders.
I could not have said it any better Eric. I was about to post the same thoughts until I saw what you wrote and all I can do is agree.
The Rangers have looked pretty bad, and considering the inability of that trio to buy a goal early this year, I have NO idea why Renney picked them for the shootout.