Rangers v.s Capitals

[Molgestron]

[Q]Rich S Wrote:

 Nice whining from a Swamp Rats fan who can't accept reality.  

Time you talked to Lou abouut signing stiffs like Malakhov.[/q]

In Lou we trust. He brought us the great Parise.

Malakhov is the Devils' Ryan O'Byrne. For as much shit as he gets, he has a lethal shot from the point. And the Malakhov/McGillis signing was a decent cover when they lost Neidermayer and Stevens. No team's defense can recover immediately from that kind of loss.

The Rangers have played incredibly well so far, but I'm not sold that Lundqvist is for real (albeit that's based on the very few games I've been able to watch). I think at the end of the season, the Devils will be above them in the standings, especially now that they've started to gel as a team. I don't see either team beating Ottawa, Carolina, or Montreal, but it would be awesome if we could see a Rangers-Devils playoff series.

[Rich S]

Lou has done a fantastic job for many years, without question.  I say that with a bit of envy knowing that sather has done a terrible job as Ranger GM/President...whatever the heck he is.  ::rolleyes::

But Malakhov is a career under-achiever and a selfish one at that.  I'm surprised Lou since he left them after his first tour on a sour note.

As good as his shot may be...and I saw it first hand in his time with the Rangers, he's erratic on D as shown by his +/- and for a guy with his offensive talent, he's disappointing on the point on the PP.

For most of his career, he has been a major headache to his coaches.  I'd have signed someone else with a lesser "name."

Perhaps Lou wishes he had never traded Willie Mitchell a few years back.
 

[Molgestron]

Fair enough. I seem to remember Malakhov playing a big role down the stretch in his last season with the Devils (02? 03?) so maybe that's why Lou liked him. And I've attributed a lot of his recent poor play and stats to his being so injury prone. If he keeps playing like he has been, I'll be upset, but I feel like there's a lot more so hopefully he can bring that out.

An exciting game tonight for NJ, by the way. Mogilny scored the GWG off a faceoff with 30 seconds left. Hal Gill and Andrew Raycroft played incredibly for Boston, Jamie Langenbrunner sucked incredibly for NJ, and I threw stuff at the TV every time Barry Tallackson touched the puck. I also liked how each time Andrew Alberts (not sure of his name, but the Bruins player from BC) went to the penalty box, the fan sitting immediately behind the box, wearing a Maine Black Bears sweatshirt would bang on the glass. Nice to see the college game get represented. And for those wondering (or just RichS) Malakhov did not play because of an injury.  :-O

I love watching the cleaner and crisper NHL teams, but something about it is less fun than watching the college game. I wouldn't waste my time with Ottawa-Pittsburgh for example, but I would gladly see Wisconsin-Yale, just because I think Yale has a much better chance of winning. As much as I'd like to see Cornell win every game 7-1, I like the trend towards parity in college hockey, and I think it makes the game much more appealing to outsiders.

[evilnaturedrobot]

I'd watch Ottawa just to see that top line.

[Erica]

OR you can just go to the Caps website and watch it for free, with no signing up for anything. You can even fast forward through the first 14 rounds.  

[Erica]

here here! I'm also a Yankees/Devils fan.