by Here’s what a cross-section of a dozen hockey people say about the Rangers:
1. “Rangers prospect Gabe Perreault is truly a Martin St. Louis clone. The things he can do with a puck are pure magic. If he’s not a Ranger next season, something is wrong. really not going in the world.” Veteran Scout, Jess Rubenstein.
2. “Come Chris Drury, Peter Laviolette and Phil Housley.” Longtime Rangers fan, hospital worker, Jessica Cassino of Staten Island.
3. “There’s definitely something going on between Rangers and their manager. The disconnect seems obvious. They’re coming up flat at home, and it happens all the time. I never understood that – and I still don’t understand it. ” Veteran hockey journalist, author, who requests anonymity.
4. “My favorite player is Will Cuylle. The Rangers need five more Will Cuylles.”, Manhattan vacuum store owner Mark Linde.
5. “I would trade Igor Shesterkin while I could get high value for him instead of a draft pick as compensation.” The Old Scout, former television analyst.
6. “Is Igor Shesterkin too predictable? Do shooters expect him to drop into the ‘Butterfly’ and shoot into the top corners?” “Goalkeepers,” author George Grimm, Suffern, NY
7. “Will a Stanley Cup cement Chris Kreider as one of the ‘Top 3 Rangers of All Time?’ If they win the Cup and Kreider is a major factor, I think that will be the case.” Solon Mihas, student, Long Island.
8. “Without a number one center, the Rangers are a paper tiger.” longtime fan Bernard Rhode, Long Island.
9. “Rod Gilbert was my role model. He was fast, flashy and had a booming slap shot. I wore number seven because of him.” Veteran fan Andrew Meier, Newburgh, NY
10. “The fact that Matt Rempe has a place in the best league in the world is a disgrace to the game.” Ken Campbell, Hockey News columnist.
11. “Few people know that Rangers president Bill Jennings was friends with the Islanders’ first owner, Roy Boe. There were also other ties between the rival franchises before the Islands’ first season. The first two coaches- Nassaumen leaders, Phil Goyette and Earl Ingarfield, were former Rangers forwards Greg Prato, author of “Hapless Islanders – The Story Behind the Infamous Season. 1972-73 Islanders.”
12. “The Rangers’ defense is horrible. They couldn’t get a beach ball out of their zone if their lives depended on it.” My Rangers hockey fan grandson, Ariel Fischler, 18, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
