I figure with them back at .500 I can switch avatars.

Don't be cordial to him.
- JRR1285

Valentines Day is coming up...

I figure with them back at .500 I can switch avatars.
- JRR1285

don't mush them

Yeah, I aint judging two 19 year olds on a 10 game sample.
- mdw7413

Only a trade to Montreal would fix Lafrenière, me thinks.

Only a trade to Montreal would fix Lafrenière, me thinks.
- Not_Yan

from Larry Brooks:

There is no movement at all in the Blueshirts’ effort to move DeAngelo. Following a spate of early inquiries and conversations, some of them advanced, interest in the 25-year-old, who a year ago was tied for the NHL’s fourth highest-scoring defenseman, has dried up.

The glaring red flag that makes Tony DeAngelo radioactive after Rangers dismissal
That is less for hockey and hockey-trade reasons than because of apparent ownership/management fear of fan backlash in acquiring No. 77. Thursday, an immediate onslaught of vituperative responses from Flames’ fans followed our tweet confirming Calgary’s interest in DeAngelo. The interest has since evaporated. It may not be an overstatement to suggest that DeAngelo’s career is on the line.

It is unclear where this will go from here. DeAngelo is in virtual taxi-squad land, being paid the full freight of his $4.3 million salary (without a 20-percent escrow deduction) while the Rangers get a $1.075 million break on his $4.8 million cap hit. But he is not skating.

At some point, probably sooner rather than later, he will need to get on skates and the Rangers would be obligated to provide ice for him, whether at the practice rink when the team is not using the facility or maybe at the Hartford practice rink before or after the Wolf Pack skates as a unit.

Only a trade to Montreal would fix Lafrenière, me thinks.
- Not_Yan

Kotkaniemi, Caufield, and a 1st

Kotkaniemi, Caufield, and a 1st
- picklerick

Sorry, that's the package going for Crosby and Letang.

from Larry Brooks:

There is no movement at all in the Blueshirts’ effort to move DeAngelo. Following a spate of early inquiries and conversations, some of them advanced, interest in the 25-year-old, who a year ago was tied for the NHL’s fourth highest-scoring defenseman, has dried up.

The glaring red flag that makes Tony DeAngelo radioactive after Rangers dismissal
That is less for hockey and hockey-trade reasons than because of apparent ownership/management fear of fan backlash in acquiring No. 77. Thursday, an immediate onslaught of vituperative responses from Flames’ fans followed our tweet confirming Calgary’s interest in DeAngelo. The interest has since evaporated. It may not be an overstatement to suggest that DeAngelo’s career is on the line.

It is unclear where this will go from here. DeAngelo is in virtual taxi-squad land, being paid the full freight of his $4.3 million salary (without a 20-percent escrow deduction) while the Rangers get a $1.075 million break on his $4.8 million cap hit. But he is not skating.

At some point, probably sooner rather than later, he will need to get on skates and the Rangers would be obligated to provide ice for him, whether at the practice rink when the team is not using the facility or maybe at the Hartford practice rink before or after the Wolf Pack skates as a unit.
- jimbro83

Damn, this long write up and the only thing I care about is what vituperative means...

Damn, this long write up and the only thing I care about is what vituperative means...
- Bean_Dip

Brooks loves his thesaurus.

Sorry, that's the package going for Crosby and Letang.
- Not_Yan

You guys are playing pretty good hockey up there.

Brooks loves his thesaurus.
- JRR1285

I've come to the point where I don't care what happens to ADA. Worst case scenario, he's gone after this year and we get bonus cap relief. Best case scenario, he's traded for something else we can complain about.

Damn, this long write up and the only thing I care about is what vituperative means...
- Bean_Dip

It means that Brooks is so worried about people realizing what an idiot he is, he throws in words that he has to look up the meaning of.

I've come to the point where I don't care what happens to ADA. Worst case scenario, he's gone after this year and we get bonus cap relief. Best case scenario, he's traded for something else we can complain about.
- Bean_Dip

That's where I'm at.

It means that Brooks is so worried about people realizing what an idiot he is, he throws in words that he has to look up the meaning of.
- Tonybere

We need Dan Boyle's take.

I've come to the point where I don't care what happens to ADA. Worst case scenario, he's gone after this year and we get bonus cap relief. Best case scenario, he's traded for something else we can complain about.
- Bean_Dip

I wish he would just eat a big helping of humble pie, beg for forgiveness and work his way back on the team. He is a good hockey player with a $2 brain

I wish he would just eat a big helping of humble pie, beg for forgiveness and work his way back on the team. He is a good hockey player with a $2 brain
- Greschnergy#4

I'm with you there but this requires two parties willing to work something out.

I bet even if Tony came back groveling that the Rangers would tell him to (frank) off.

I'm with you there but this requires two parties willing to work something out.

I bet even if Tony came back groveling that the Rangers would tell him to (frank) off.
- JRR1285

well plus with him being gone the Rangers are getting looks at Bitetto, Hajek, maybe Reunanen soon and then maybe Zac Jones once his college season is over

and the team looks looser without Tony around

well plus with him being gone the Rangers are getting looks at Bitetto, Hajek, maybe Reunanen soon and then maybe Zac Jones once his college season is over

and the team looks looser without Tony around
- jimbro83

I mentioned this a couple blogs ago, but didn't the team start to roll after Tony D drama last year?

I wish he would just eat a big helping of humble pie, beg for forgiveness and work his way back on the team. He is a good hockey player with a $2 brain
- Greschnergy#4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fFTtJ-Obk4

This should show you the likelihood of him finally getting it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fFTtJ-Obk4

This should show you the likelihood of him finally getting it
- picklerick

I like his edge but not his politics - But also for me: Hockey > politics

I mentioned this a couple blogs ago, but didn't the team start to roll after Tony D drama last year?
- Bean_Dip

I thinks its coincidence not cause and effect. They won last year with him. Better goal tending is why they are 7 out of 8 points

I like his edge but not his politics - But also for me: Hockey > politics
- Greschnergy#4

whenever I would respond to him on twitter I would always say "you really have nothing else to be working on now, you're the perfect hockey player?"

whenever I would respond to him on twitter I would always say "you really have nothing else to be working on now, you're the perfect hockey player?"
- jimbro83

Hilarious !!

I like his edge but not his politics - But also for me: Hockey > politics
- Greschnergy#4

Without getting too much into it or injecting my political bias i feel like that the things he said/tweeted about that were controversial are not politics. Politics is like "i think the tax rate should be x" or "our healthcare system blah blah blah" or like literally anything related to any policy you can think of. All these people clutching their pearls claiming that he is being cancelled for his political views and conservatives are being silenced or whatever don't understand what they are talking about or do understand and are waving their hands screaming "look over here, not over at that stuff that actually matters". No one would care if this guy was talking about tax cuts and voucher systems for healthcare. What he did do that was offputting to people was retweet awful opinions and downplay covid (i think, never followed him. correct me if i am wrong).