Steve Zipay at Newsday, reports that Coach Tom Renney put the team through a grueling practice the day after the ugly 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes..."It wasn't punishment, according to Tom Renney, it was conditioning. Well, there wasn't much scolding. But it sure looked punishing.
On the morning after a 4-0 shutout by the Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden in which the Rangers looked complacent at times, the players were pushed hard in a practice that finished with almost a half-hour of tongue-dragging sprints. The skate was described by several players as the toughest that they could remember.
'We've had longer ones, but this was the toughest,' said Henrik Lundqvist, who tossed bottles from an eight-pack of Gatorade across the dressing room to Blair Betts, Ryan Callahan, Dan Girardi, Colton Orr and Ryan Hollweg, who said the session was the longest in years. Orr could only recall one similar skate, earlier this season, when the team was struggling..."
...this is great to see. I'm glad Renney didn't let last game's effort slide by without punishment. This lets me know, as a fan, Renney will not sit by and watch this team loaf through the season. Great job coach.
...since becoming the head coach of the Rangers, Renney had never been afraid to make a statement. See benching Nylander, Poti, Mara and Malik. That's something that never happened before Renney came on board.
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