Goal Line Report
Just a Tease
by Patrick Hoffman on 03/24/10 at 08:51 PM ET
Comments (0)
After watching the first two periods between the New York Rangers and New York Islanders (not in 3-D), I realize just how much the Blueshirts like to tease their fans.
Going into tonight’s tilt with the Isles, the team had dropped three straight to Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins. These were games in which the Blueshirts turned in sub-par performances.
So, what do the Rangers do tonight? They score three goals in the first period to go up 3-0 on goals from Artem Anisimov, Marian Gaborik and Michael Del Zotto.
The team has that lead going into the third period and they’re doing it with hard work, putting the puck on net, getting physical and playing good team defense. When a team can do this on a consistent basis, it usually leads to wins.
However, we all know that the Blueshirts have been a Jekyll and Hyde story all season long. Great one game, terrible the next three, great the following four, etc.
As such, no one should get too pumped up if the team comes away with two points in the standings tonight. Yes, it willbe considered an important win and yes, it keeps the team “alive” in the playoff hunt but remember, they have a game tomorrow night against a much more difficult opponent in the New Jersey Devils.
Over these next four periods (including tomorrow night’s game), we’ll see who the real Rangers are.
Filed in: | Goal Line Report | Permalink
Tags: New+Jersey+Devils, New+York+Islanders, New+York+Rangers,
Comments
Be the first to comment.
Add a Comment
Please limit embedded image or media size to 575 pixels wide.
Add your own avatar by joining Kukla's Korner, or logging in and uploading one in your member control panel.
Captchas bug you? Join KK or log in and you won't have to bother.
Commenting is not available in this weblog entry.
Most Recent Blog Posts
An E-mail Interview with Sean Hartnett of WFAN.com
Devils’ Late Goal Sinks Rangers’ Comeback Efforts
Some Nasty Moments in The Rangers/Devils’ Rivalry
Looking for Answers Tonight in Game 5
Prust to Have Hearing Tomorrow
About Goal Line Report
Patrick has a tremendous passion for hockey. Besides covering the Rangers and the NHL for Kukla’s Korner, you can also find Patrick’s work over at Sportsnet.ca, The Red Light District Hockey Blog, NHL Home Ice, and Liam Maguire’s Ultimate Hockey web site.
Prior to writing for the above mentioned outlets, you could find Patrick’s musings at hockey web sites/outlets such as TheHockeyNews.com, TheFourthPeriod.com, Spector’s Hockey, Hokeja Vestnesis, Blueshirt Bulletin, SNYRangersBlog.com and many more.
For questions, comments and hip checks, feel free to e-mail Patrick at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Watch great hockey at a low price with Dish Network Specials
