Jim Cerny at newyorkrangers.com reports on the valuable experience the young Rangers participating in the World Hockey Championships will receive on the World stage...
"This is the largest group of Blueshirts to compete for a World gold medal since 1993, and the most exciting aspect for the Rangers franchise is that, except for veteran defenseman Michael Rozsival who will play for the Czech Republic, the players taking part range in age from 19-25 and will benefit greatly from this tournament experience. It is also a compliment to the organization that so much of its young talent will be on display in the World Championship this year."
...back in the early 2000s there was no light at the end of the tunnel for the Rangers organization. But now, despite not qualifying for the playoffs this season, I am so pumped for the future of this franchise with young players such as Dubinsky, Callahan, Staal, Anisimov and Del Zotto already on the big club and guys like Kreider, Stepan, McDonagh, Hagelin and Bourque fine tuning their skills in the lower level. I'm not sure if this blog will be around, but mark this down the Rangers will be a Stanley Cup contender within the next five years. Preferably the year after Redden's contract expires.
...did I just somehow compliment Sather with the above statement? Nah, can't be.
6 comments:
i sure hope this blog is still going strong by the time the Rangers win the Stanley Cup again
I second that. I look forward to your comments in blue the morning after we win the Cup.
I sure hope I'm still going strong when the Rangers win the Cup again! I've been a fan since mmy first game in 1954 ( Rangers 2 Canadiens 0, Johnny Bower in net for the Blueshirts) and so far have seen them hoist Lord Stanley once.
yes, you have reason to complain, NYRfan. take a gander this article:
http://insider.espn.go.com/nhl/blog?name=nhl_draft&id=5167194
pretty much proves what a shi# GM Sather is.
that said, a lot more in the pipeline now than ever before. i really hope we can lock McDonagh up, and Hagelin looks pretty legit.
william, need to be a subscriber to see that site sadly...kinda annoyed with these blog sites making you pay...i really dont wanna pay money just to hear other peoples opinions lol
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