Goal Line Report
Ugly Game for the Blueshirts
by Patrick Hoffman on 11/05/10 at 10:00 AM ET
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Thus far in the early going, it’d be fair to say that the Rangers have taken advantage of struggling hockey clubs such as the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils. The wins against these teams account for four of the club’s six wins.
I’m not saying that the wins were not well deserved but looking at last night’s game, it’s apparent that the Blueshirts had trouble with stiffer competition in the Broadstreet Bullies.
For the Rangers, it was an ugly hockey game. Even head coach John Tortorella agreed with my sentiment when talking to reporters after the game:
“It was just one of those games where you get all this hype about it and to me it was a (ugly) game,” said Rangers head coach John Tortorella. “I’m sure they don’t feel that way, they win it 4-1, but to me it was sloppy offensively. They didn’t have that many chances either.”
As Torts mentioned, it was a sloppy game offensively as each team only had 21 shots. The difference, obviously, is that the Flyers were able to capitalize on their scoring opportunities while the Rangers were not.
When talking about this game, how can one not mention the Daniel Carcillo hit on Ruslan Fedotenko? It’s tough to call whether Carcillo was headhunting or not but nevertheless, it was a dirty play.
“If the league is trying to stop hits to the head, they will address it,” said Fedotenko after the game. “It was a shot to the head, and I’m sure the NHL will review it and see if it’s a clear hit to the head or not.”
After dropping one in Philly last night, the team heads to New Jersey tonight to take on a Devils hockey club that is coming off a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Rangers beat the Devils earlier this season with a 3-1 victory at Madison Square Garden.
Let’s see if the Rangers can use last night’s tilt as motivation to pick up the offense and play consistent hockey.
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