As the resident hockey expert here at Gotham’s Clubhouse I feel it is my duty to tell you that the Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday. I know articles about hockey and soccer in one day might be a little bit too much about fringe sports in one day, but bear with me.
The Rangers won in the first round over my Devils thanks to some tenacious defense and Marty Brodeur looking like he didn’t know what country he was in, let alone what game he was playing. Let me just say that if Sean Avery hadn’t lacerated his spleen I would be ripping that dick a new urethra. But until he has fully recuperated I feel bad insulting him. Now then on Sunday the Rangers finally lost their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins behind the goal scoring abilities of Marian Hossa. The Penguins get my vote for the Eastern Conference champions, with Malkin, Crosby, and Hossa they will be nearly impossible to beat in a 7 game series. Things are not all bad for the Rangers, as long as they continue to spend money like wild they can continue to reinforce their defense and add one or two forwards to replace their aging stars. But when you are working off of a base that includes young stars like Scott Gomez, Petr Prucha, and Sean Avery as well as veterans like Brendan Shanahan, Jaromir Jagr, Chris Drury there are Stanley Cup Finals in your future. Henrik Lundqvist solidified his place as an elite goaltender this postseason and at 26 the Rangers will not have to worry about finding a goalie any time soon. Next season should be a good one for the Rangers and I am looking forward.
- Mose
