Gaborik to play against Capitals
JAY GREENBERG "In a perfect world I would [take] more rest, but there are 18 games to go and I want to be part of it," Gaborik said after participating in a full practice yesterday, declaring himself a go against the Capitals tonight in Washington (7:00, MSG Plus, WNYM 970 AM).
Sather will look to improve Rangers at deadline LARRY BROOKS The weekend victories over Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay not only sent the Rangers into the winter recess with restored equilibrium, they also ensured that general manager Glen Sather will attempt to be a buyer rather than a seller at the March 3 trade deadline.
Cap issues stopped Rangers from snaring Kovalchuk
LARRY BROOKS Understand this. Once Atlanta Thrashers general manager Don Waddell decided to move Ilya Kovalchuk yesterday — why the rush, is a mystery — the Rangers could not have acquired the goal-scoring machine. That’s even if they had been willing and able to supersede the Devils' winning offer of Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a No. 1.
Rangers GM shouldn't sacrifice future for No. 8 seed THE fear factor as it applies to the Rangers is that Glen Sather will respond to the team's latest string of crash-and-burn by making risky trades in order to acquire a Band-Aid or two to apply to his team's hemorrhaging arteries when the general manager's best course of action is simply to allow the body to bleed out.
There is much with which to indict Sather over the course of his tenure that began in June of 2000, but trading pieces of the franchise's foundation in exchange for instant gratification would not be among the particulars in a bill of impeachment, certainly not since the lockout.
FIRE SALE Time to look Toward TOP 5 PICK and KovalchukIt's no secret that the Rangers are a 1 and done team if they make it to the playoffs. They have the tolls to turn this around. And by "Fire Sale" I DO NOT MEAN TRADING callahan and dubinsky.
Here is how the Rangers can obtain a Top 5 Pick and free up the cash for Kovalchuk when he hits the open market.
'Rent' time for Rangers The Rangers' recent correction in which they have gone 8-1-3 since the Dec. 16 Garden defeat to the Islanders that prompted the twin two-game exiles of Wade Redden and Ales Kotalik presents a challenge for GM Glen Sather.
Because even though the Blueshirts seem to be a playoff caliber team in a conference overloaded with deficient squads, this run against a succession of terrible opponents should not and must not interfere with the real business at hand of constructing a Stanley Cup contender.
Slats' Fat Cats gotta go If it is true that pride goes before the fall, then if Glen Sather is too proud to admit his mistakes in signing Wade Redden, Michal Rozsival the second time and Donald Brashear, he has no place running the Rangers any longer.
Rangers could add seventh defenseman LARRY BROOKS
Rangers' management is using the eight-day holiday roster "freeze'' to evaluate the club while contemplating personnel changes once waiver and trade restrictions are lifted after midnight on Sunday.
Rangers show life (for one game) as crybaby Redden sits Yes, Virginia, there is a Glen Sather, and he is the Rangers' GM this morning, just as he will be tomorrow morning, and the morning after that and the morning after that regardless of the outcome of any individual game or sets of games.
Tortorella must lay down law Larry Brooks
John Tortorella came to New York with a reputation as the toughest sheriff around. He was going to be the demanding presence to hold players accountable no matter the names on the backs of their sweaters or the numbers on the dotted lines of their contracts.
The 3 Horrible Horseman.. TIME TO GO TO AHL OR RETIREIt begins and ends with the Rangers high payed players who are not even worth a bag of pucks at this point.
Rozsival
Redden
Drury
The top 5 worst players on the team include these three and they are the most highly overpaid players in the league.
Nothing left to do but SEND ONE OF THEM TO THE MINORS!
