That's the question Sam Weiman asks in his article today in the New York Journal..."...The 21-year-old Dubinsky has already offered glimpses of the first part a quarter of the way through his first NHL season, somehow managing to appear unflappable with none other than Jaromir Jagr on his wing. He will have a chance to address the other half tonight, when after his first real dud as an NHLer in Monday's 4-0 loss to Carolina, he steps back into the spotlight tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs....
...Surely, Dubinsky wants to distance himself from Monday, when he was on the ice for all four Carolina goals, and was directly responsible for the first after being stripped of the puck by Carolina's Chad LaRose in the defensive zone. Dubinsky jokingly referred to the night as the ideal golf score - he was minus-4, get it? - and even in allowing himself to laugh about it shows he is approaching the mishap with a healthy perspective.
But that is the maturity the Rangers have come to expect from the player who has surprised everyone by the comfort he's shown playing alongside veterans Jagr and Martin Straka. And it is at least part of the reason Rangers coach Tom Renney felt comfortable throwing Dubinsky back into the fire..."
...should be interesting to see how Dubinsky reacts tonight. I don't think it will be a problem tonight because, as Weinman said, Dubinsky has been unflappable.
...having a stinker ever once in a while is something a fan has to live with when you have a number of rookies in the lineup. I don't mind, and I wasn't upset with Dubinsky at all as I won't be when Staal, Callahan or Girardi have an off game. Which doesn't happen that often.
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