Friday, June 20, 2008

NHL Draft Tonight!

Yeah the whole Versus thing is excruciating.

I hope the Rangers get a first liner. Then an All Star defenseman. And please please please: don't take a goalie before round 6. Preferably the best amateur in all of Alaska. Although it's a small sample size, every known Alaskan in the NHL has a certain charisma. Of course I only know of Scott Gomez and Brandon Dubinsky, but that's a great nucleus.

I don’t care who the Rangers roll next year as long as they are “more cohesive” on the ice. One team, one style. Not some guys skate, others float. What did Babcock say about the Wings: “there best players are the best workers”, or something like that? That shouldn’t be an observation but a prerequisite on the Rangers.

Oh wait…there’s one guy, and one guy only, whose employment next season has had me on tenterhooks all spring. Please Glen, please, do not resign Brendan Shanahan. Slow, doesn’t hit, loses battles for the puck along the boards because he doesn’t do gritty anymore, will never fight again, always on the PP shoots high because he’s more likely to score but then there’s never any rebounds only he looks like he doesn’t care about that. And, he only skates hard during the shootouts.

Who cares if he is a likeable guy. He should retire and do TV. Like between the benches work.

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