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Dubinsky Primed and Ready
by Patrick Hoffman on 09/22/09 at 09:36 PM ET
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NHL.com was all over the New York Rangers today in a good way. Here’s another installment from the great hockey web site, this time from Dan Rosen:
Now that his contract saga is over, Brandon Dubinsky is intent on building up his hockey resume before he’s due for another new deal in a couple of years.
Becoming a better scorer is where the Rangers forward plans to start.
“You know, I feel like a lot of times I hold the puck a lot and can dominate a lot of situations, but I just don’t quite get into that scoring location or I don’t pull the trigger hard enough to score a goal,” Dubinsky, who had 13 goals and 28 assists for 41 points last season, said Tuesday at the Rangers’ suburban practice facility. “It’s continuing to do the things I do well, but also put myself in better scoring position to get better opportunities and shoot the puck more.”
Dubinsky, who last Saturday signed a two-year, $3.7 million contract, will get that chance in coach John Tortorella’s up-tempo, attacking system. He’d better produce now because the coach, not mincing any words, said that’s what comes with the territory.
“A scorer?” Tortorella asked rhetorically on Tuesday. “I think that’s why they held out for that contract, didn’t they? I hope so. I’m serious. We’re not paying him ($1.8 million) to check. I’m not trying to run him down, but when it comes to that there are expectations and there are responsibilities that come into play now.”
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I like how Torts speaks. Straight to the point and he’s dead right on this situation. This is it for Dubinsky.
Posted by Performance Parts on 09/23/09 at 09:53 AM ET