tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102291454818563145.post6231431351660851309..comments2023-10-30T10:04:33.980-04:00Comments on Natural Hat Trick Productions: 5 Things About Rangers/Islanders (Game 2 - 2010/2011). . .kelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263870665506009146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102291454818563145.post-91597512900517496992010-10-14T21:41:17.468-04:002010-10-14T21:41:17.468-04:00"Entertaining and full of hope." I AM so..."Entertaining and full of hope." I AM sorry I missed that! ;)<br /><br />But you know, kidding aside, I still feel pretty good about the team. It may be that silly, hopeful, start of season, no one is out of it, feeling - but I'll take it.<br /><br />I'm with you and it appears the league was too. I'm pretty much always in Avery's corner. And while they went crazy and excessive with his "punishment" I'm glad they didn't go overboard with Wisniewski's. Point was made, we'll move on.<br /><br />And hopefully Avery continues playing as well as he has been, cause goodness knows, he's an asset when he's on. And he's not half a bad player when he plays his game.<br /><br />Enjoy Friday!! I can't wait!kelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263870665506009146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102291454818563145.post-20621540275493151272010-10-12T12:34:07.246-04:002010-10-12T12:34:07.246-04:00Hi Kels,
The opening game on Saturday was very en...Hi Kels,<br /><br />The opening game on Saturday was very entertaining and full of hope for the season. Stepan clearly played the game of his life, so far. Dubi looked very good, Avery played well, it was a good team effort.<br /><br />The Monday game was still very entertaining, if ultimately heart breaking. <br /><br />I think you are right and there are a lot of positives to take from it. Could this be the year Dubi "breaks out". Do we finally have not only secondary but tertiary scoring. The team feels "tough" Even with Boogard only on the ice for 90 odd seconds, we were not being pushed around. <br /><br />True the 2 points would have been good. True there were some shocking mistakes. But I think over the first two games of the season we've taken several steps in the right direction. I hope it continues. <br /><br />vis a vis the aforementioned "gesture"....<br /><br />I'm a big Avery fan. When I make my once a year trip to MSG I either have number 16 or number 25 on my back. I didn’t like the length of suspension he received or the amount of grief he got when he returned to the game. That said, I don't think what happened to him should become the benchmark. Yes the gesture was obscene, yes it brings the game into disrepute, at a stretch you could try and call it homophobic. I think Wisniewski deserves to sit and think about it for a game or two. <br /><br />I think the league should realize that having a few “villains” is not necessarily bad for the game. Yes they need to be pulled up occasionally when they cross the line. No they don’t need to sit for 6 games and then spend months in therapy. <br /><br />Roll on Friday and the home opener.<br /><br />LukeLukehttp://www.thebearessentials.netnoreply@blogger.com