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Renney To The Rescue
by Paul on 02/05/08 at 07:44 AM ET
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from the New York Daily News,
Tom Renney understands that absorbing some physical punishment is part of being a top player. But Renney has just about had it with the unpenalized bashing he believes Jaromir Jagr receives most games....
“He’s the best player on our team and he is never going to dive,” Renney said of Jagr, who on Sunday took an on-ice pounding from Montreal defenseman Mike Komisarek and the usual over-the-air hammering from NBC analyst Mike Milbury. “He’s always going to play the game straight up to the best of his ability. Whereas those that oppose him - that stop him - in my mind, play outside the rules of the game at times.
“And for whatever reasons, it seems to go unnoticed because he doesn’t fall down; he doesn’t embellish; he’s strong; he uses his size well; he’s a puck-possession guy. And yet, protect the integrity of the game and allow the player to play.
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The best line on this topic was actually in Steve Zipay’s article in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/rangers/ny-sprang055565063feb05,0,3312514.story
The people who see Jagr everyday know the truth, and they disagree with Milbury and everyone else criticizing Jagr. Yet people believe that idiot because he’s louder than everyone else.
I am a little annoyed at the Rangers’ beat writers, though. They’ve been pushing for at least 2 years to try to get Jagr to complain about the “abuse” he takes on the ice. It might be true, that the refs let guys get away with stuff when they’re up against Jagr, but I doubt Jagr’s the only star who gets that “special treatment.” At least he seems to know that, and hasn’t taken the media’s bait.
Posted by K24 on 02/05/08 at 05:55 PM ET