10-10-2009, 08:18 PM
Speaking of the Oilers, i just seen where Rob Schremp picked up an assist for the Islanders on Jon Sim's goal. I didn't realize he wasn't still Oilers property.
John Tavares with 2 more points so far tonight, he's off to a productive start, 5 points in his first 3 NHL games.
Although i'm sure there will be some growing pains this year, i'm excited at the future of the Rangers blueline. 4 of the current top 6 are under 25 years old. Marc Staal is one of the best young defensemen in the game. Dan Giradi is a solid defensemen & plays well with Staal. Matt Gilroy is quickly showing why he was so covetted this past off-season (with a reported 28 teams wanting to sign him). He's an excellent skater, and he's always joining the rush. He reminds me a lot of Mike Green in Washington. He pinches more than any Ranger defensemen, Brian Leetch included, in recent memory. And finally Michael Del Zotto has had a great start to the season. He's already on the board with 4 points in the first 4 games, i know it's still very early, but he's already shown he has the ability to quaterback a powerplay, something the Rangers haven't had since Leetch was traded to Toronto prior to the lockout.
And there are still plenty of good prospects in the sytem, such as Bobby Sanguinetti, Ryan McDonaugh, Ilkka Heikkinen, Michael Sauer, etc.
John Tavares with 2 more points so far tonight, he's off to a productive start, 5 points in his first 3 NHL games.
Although i'm sure there will be some growing pains this year, i'm excited at the future of the Rangers blueline. 4 of the current top 6 are under 25 years old. Marc Staal is one of the best young defensemen in the game. Dan Giradi is a solid defensemen & plays well with Staal. Matt Gilroy is quickly showing why he was so covetted this past off-season (with a reported 28 teams wanting to sign him). He's an excellent skater, and he's always joining the rush. He reminds me a lot of Mike Green in Washington. He pinches more than any Ranger defensemen, Brian Leetch included, in recent memory. And finally Michael Del Zotto has had a great start to the season. He's already on the board with 4 points in the first 4 games, i know it's still very early, but he's already shown he has the ability to quaterback a powerplay, something the Rangers haven't had since Leetch was traded to Toronto prior to the lockout.
And there are still plenty of good prospects in the sytem, such as Bobby Sanguinetti, Ryan McDonaugh, Ilkka Heikkinen, Michael Sauer, etc.