Jan Levine: Game 41: NYR-AZ, Friday recap, team issues, trade speculation, WJC Lots covered in the blog...

Hey Jan, nice work.

I can tolerate the losing as long as I see improvement from the young players and with our marketable veteran players producing. Then again, I suppose if that was happening the Rangers wouldn't be losing so much. Nonetheless, as I said in the last blog comments, I'm all in with the rebuild and the continued stockpiling of young talent. As much as I'd like to re-sign Hayes, his value as a deadline rental might be too much to ignore. I fully expect to watch a lot more hockey that makes me miserable this season.

Rangers win today...easy peasy Vesey

We’re so bad

Rangers win today...easy peasy Vesey
- TPC

Race to the bottom started on Wednesday. Let's go Yotes!

David Quinn flip flopping on whether this team needed to practice after the game Friday is LOL funny.

It begins

It begins
- picklerick

Pionk and Staal had two real nice views of that.

It continues

The unnecessary penalties kill me.

Only 2 more lefts of Kevin Shattenkirk.

The Rangers don't have one defensemen playing that i want to keep long term

Get rid of them all

The Rangers don't have one defensemen playing that i want to keep long term

Get rid of them all
- TPC

You're thinking too much in the short term. The longer they keep them the longer they stay bad, the more chances at drafting elite talent.

The Rangers don't have one defensemen playing that i want to keep long term

Get rid of them all
- TPC

Ruff should be the 1st one out the door. Since he has taken over defense its the worst I've seen in over a decade

Ruff should be the 1st one out the door. Since he has taken over defense its the worst I've seen in over a decade
- mdw7413

Keep them all for the rest of this year and they next two. That way Staal, Smith, Shattenkirk and Ruff can all leave town together.

You're thinking too much in the short term. The longer they keep them the longer they stay bad, the more chances at drafting elite talent.
- tomburton99

It's funny DeAngelo is arguable the best of the bunch and he can't get out of the press box

Getting outshot 16-3 by the Coyotes.

It's gotten to the point that I just hate Zucc. I wish they traded him last year, at least i could have respected what he did.

Now i Just don't like him anymore and it sucks

Ruff should be the 1st one out the door. Since he has taken over defense its the worst I've seen in over a decade
- mdw7413

I agree with this, 100%.

Keep them all for the rest of this year and they next two. That way Staal, Smith, Shattenkirk and Ruff can all leave town together.
- tomburton99

Nah, get rid of him now and whoever else they can. Can't have these young guys in a losing culture.

It's gotten to the point that I just hate Zucc. I wish they traded him last year, at least i could have respected what he did.

Now i Just don't like him anymore and it sucks
- TPC

He just seems miserable and his play has suffered as a result. I would have thought he would have been one of the players revitalized with the coaching change but evidently not.

I agree with this, 100%.
- gkmkiller

Good to see you back

Nah, get rid of him now and whoever else they can. Can't have these young guys in a losing culture.
- mdw7413

That is almsot impossible when Smith has 15 team NTC, plus Staal and Shattenkrik having NMC.

Good to see you back
- mdw7413

Thanks, I guess it has been a while.