Comments on: April Madness http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/ Stalwartly Supporting the Sens on the West Coast Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:12:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Meaghan http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4504 Meaghan Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:45:26 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4504 Oh, no worries there -- I know it's totally on Sather and I know lots of Rangers fans don't support him. And okay, you may have a point there about Ottawa and Washington. I take it as a compliment. :) Oh, no worries there — I know it’s totally on Sather and I know lots of Rangers fans don’t support him.

And okay, you may have a point there about Ottawa and Washington. I take it as a compliment. :)

]]> By: Motto http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4501 Motto Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:13:23 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4501 The fans don't make the decisions, General Managers do, so blame Sather. There couldn't be a bigger separation between fans and management than right here in NY (Toronto is another which is obvious). Simply put, Ranger fans do not like Sather, and do not support his moves. Very rarely do we ever agree with any of what is done upstairs. I think the Canadian capital knows more average joe hockey players than our capital city fans. :) The fans don’t make the decisions, General Managers do, so blame Sather. There couldn’t be a bigger separation between fans and management than right here in NY (Toronto is another which is obvious).

Simply put, Ranger fans do not like Sather, and do not support his moves. Very rarely do we ever agree with any of what is done upstairs.

I think the Canadian capital knows more average joe hockey players than our capital city fans. :)

]]> By: Meaghan http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4500 Meaghan Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:10:33 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4500 Mike: Excellent, the comment thread now feels complete. ;) Motto: Fair enough! But I think until the Rangers stop doing things like signing Redden to an insane six-year deal, they're going to find that their reputation doesn't completely go away. Also, I don't think it's fair to suggest that the average Caps fan is any less knowledgeable than the average fan for any other team, if that's what you were saying. For the record, I knew #17 was Dubinsky so ... score one for me? Mike: Excellent, the comment thread now feels complete. ;)

Motto: Fair enough! But I think until the Rangers stop doing things like signing Redden to an insane six-year deal, they’re going to find that their reputation doesn’t completely go away. Also, I don’t think it’s fair to suggest that the average Caps fan is any less knowledgeable than the average fan for any other team, if that’s what you were saying.

For the record, I knew #17 was Dubinsky so … score one for me?

]]> By: Motto http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4495 Motto Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:32:35 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4495 Right, had this been any Ranger season between 98-04 (take your pick) then surely, it would have stood. You'll be hard pressed to find an average fan (Caps fan maybe?) that knows any Rangers player aside Drury, Gomez, Naslund or Redden. The rest are homegrown, or players acquired through FA or trades, etc. Im sure there are still many Caps fans stewing over who "#17" was who turned their boy inside out for the game-winner. Nawwwwwww. Right, had this been any Ranger season between 98-04 (take your pick) then surely, it would have stood.

You’ll be hard pressed to find an average fan (Caps fan maybe?) that knows any Rangers player aside Drury, Gomez, Naslund or Redden. The rest are homegrown, or players acquired through FA or trades, etc.

Im sure there are still many Caps fans stewing over who “#17″ was who turned their boy inside out for the game-winner.

Nawwwwwww.

]]> By: Mike http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4494 Mike Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:20:02 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4494 Wow. Great post I really liked the whole idea about the Radiohead predictions. Oh, and since I was born and raised in Detroit, I think I have the authority to say that everyone is out to get the Wings because they're just that good :-) I think they'll take the series against Columbus but I'm very happy that Columbus has finally made it to the playoffs. Wow. Great post I really liked the whole idea about the Radiohead predictions.

Oh, and since I was born and raised in Detroit, I think I have the authority to say that everyone is out to get the Wings because they’re just that good :-) I think they’ll take the series against Columbus but I’m very happy that Columbus has finally made it to the playoffs.

]]> By: Meaghan http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4491 Meaghan Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:11:44 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4491 Lou: Cute as in they do silly things and have a bunch of teenybopper fans. Physically cute, I give you Sid but whoever first compared Malkin to Shrek was dead on. Joe: Thanks! Though, last I checked, Lundqvist hasn't won the Hart Trophy yet. While Theodore hasn't lived up to that since, it's still worth remembering that he was once good. Willig: I'm glad you enjoyed it! Where is your playoff preview, may I ask? ;) Bacon: Really? You don't think they were actually talking about hockey? Motto: Oooh! I'll consider myself zinged. I was of course referring to the Rangers' long-established habit of taking on old and expensive players on the decline but I guess you're right. They haven't been doing it as much. Wade Redden and Markus Naslund aren't *that* old. Why hasn't a Red Wings fan commented yet to tell me they don't have a persecution complex, just everyone is out to get them? Lou: Cute as in they do silly things and have a bunch of teenybopper fans. Physically cute, I give you Sid but whoever first compared Malkin to Shrek was dead on.

Joe: Thanks! Though, last I checked, Lundqvist hasn’t won the Hart Trophy yet. While Theodore hasn’t lived up to that since, it’s still worth remembering that he was once good.

Willig: I’m glad you enjoyed it! Where is your playoff preview, may I ask? ;)

Bacon: Really? You don’t think they were actually talking about hockey?

Motto: Oooh! I’ll consider myself zinged. I was of course referring to the Rangers’ long-established habit of taking on old and expensive players on the decline but I guess you’re right. They haven’t been doing it as much. Wade Redden and Markus Naslund aren’t *that* old.

Why hasn’t a Red Wings fan commented yet to tell me they don’t have a persecution complex, just everyone is out to get them?

]]> By: Motto http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4490 Motto Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:45:08 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4490 Average age of the Rangers - 27.5 years. Place players go to retire? perhaps your blog should. pssst, if you're wondering, the Caps average is 28. Average age of the Rangers – 27.5 years.

Place players go to retire? perhaps your blog should.

pssst, if you’re wondering, the Caps average is 28.

]]> By: bacon http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4483 bacon Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:00:45 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4483 An interesting attempt, however a gross misuse of Radiohead. An interesting attempt, however a gross misuse of Radiohead.

]]> By: Free Willig http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4477 Free Willig Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:48:43 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4477 I pulled my ass out of the work cave to have a sandwich and check in on what my peeps are doing and lo and behold, I find this masterpiece. Absolutely beautiful! I pulled my ass out of the work cave to have a sandwich and check in on what my peeps are doing and lo and behold, I find this masterpiece. Absolutely beautiful!

]]> By: Joe http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/04/14/april-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-4476 Joe Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:30:32 +0000 http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/?p=204#comment-4476 "Henrik Lundqvist is most likely a better goalie than Jose Theodore" Way to go out on a limb there. “Henrik Lundqvist is most likely a better goalie than Jose Theodore”

Way to go out on a limb there.

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