This mix of personnel selected almost entirely on skill level and skating ability by head coach John Tortorella and GM Glen Sather is as passive as a hockey team gets.
There's not a single mean one on the back end. Not one. The Rangers play Washington and have to deal with John Erskine, Shaone Morrisonn, Milan Jurcina and Brian Pothier, every one of whom will come from behind and use the stick.
Larry Brooks in the New York Post this morning, lamenting NY Rangers team toughness and citing...the Washington Capitals?
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discovered via this post at blueshirt banter, btw.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 19, 2009 7:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Considered a short term suggestion by Dobber, in fantasy terms.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 19, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the whole team played with a feistiness I’d like to see more often. I think it had a lot to do with Avery, but they were cleaning people out all game, especially if they had a #16 on their back
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by Sombrero Guy on Nov 20, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
SO FЯIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.
by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 19, 2009 8:41 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
hehe, love the japers’ rink plug at bottom right. you’re a good foot soldier.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 19, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sir yes sir. And I had to block out the poster-generating-company’s watermark to do it.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 19, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I need one to hang up at the office.
by RedBirdie on Nov 19, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn… ripped from tomorrow’s Clips!
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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 8:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i archive past, present and future postings..
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 19, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Uncanny.
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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d ask for tomorrow’s Recap, but Natty’s a (mostly) conscientious fellow.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 19, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Larry Brooks is a fool, but I definitely get a kick out of a NY beat writer pining for the toughness of the Caps D.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 19, 2009 11:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If I ran into Brian Pothier in a dark alley one night, I think I’d ask him to do my taxes.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 20, 2009 1:35 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
I’m not sure how I feel about that remark.
by gfcaps fan on Nov 20, 2009 5:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
nah, I’d ask him if he were on his way to a poetry reading.
by RedBirdie on Nov 20, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After the hell Pothier went through for 18 months...
…I am never going to question his toughness…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 20, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's relative
We all know that hockey players are tougher than almost all normal people. Including lil’ Sasha. But If there was an NHL D that I wouldn’t mind going in the corner with, or battling in front of the net, Potsy would have to be on the short list. I just don’t think he strikes fear into the heart of any NHL players.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 20, 2009 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And to be totally clear, I was making a joke about Pothier’s appearance — especially when he’s got his glasses on. I definitely don’t question his toughness.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 20, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know, I still wouldn’t call him “tough” in the context of the NHL.
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 21, 2009 12:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just like you wouldn’t call Q fast in an NHL context, but he probably smokes 99% of the people that read this site. It’s all a matter of the context and competition faced.
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 21, 2009 12:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d be shocked if anyone that comments here could even make it competitive with Q.
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 21, 2009 3:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And Pothier has shown an off-ice, emotional toughness and maturity that few other players have even had the opportunity to show. It would have been so easy for him to walk away…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 21, 2009 9:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I’m not trying to knock Potsy at all. Definitely don’t want to come off that way. I can’t even imagine what it’s like to go through a year-plus of rehab not knowing if you’ll ever play again. But in the context of Larry Brooks’ argument…
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 21, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This fails to meet my tabloid-style expectations for the New York Post.
Also, using the stick from behind? Seems like an easy way to pick up fouls, unless I’m misreading the context.
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Washington
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Tampa Bay
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Atlanta
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Florida
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