According to Sporting News and TSN, the New York Rangers have pulled the reins of the team from coach Tom Renney. of course this is not very surprising, the team has been struggling for awhile, and the axe was due to fall.
No interim has been named as yet, but TSN's Bob Mckenzie thinks that his collegue on the NHL on TSN, John Tortorella could be a possible interim, but he is still under contract with Tampa Bay, and the Rangers would have to get persmission to put him in place. An another avenue could come within the organization,Jim Schoenfeld could also be put in as an interim.
Glen Sather,Rangers Gm,was questionned on Renney's tenure as coach, but in a Bowmanesque way deflected the question to an an another subject, and answered on Scott Gomez's possible cheap shot on Buffalo goalie, Ryan Millier, I will get to that later on.
Renney, like his three counterparts that started their seasons in Europe, all have been fired. If I'm coaching one of the teams slated to start in Europe next year, I would start to worry now, because it's almost as bad as trying to keep a doggy doodoo made puck frozen, stay that way on a sunny 25 degree celcius day in May. After awhile it starts to smell bad.
Who ever comes in for the Rangers, can he change their fortunes and save the season ? We shall find out come April 12th or before.
No interim has been named as yet, but TSN's Bob Mckenzie thinks that his collegue on the NHL on TSN, John Tortorella could be a possible interim, but he is still under contract with Tampa Bay, and the Rangers would have to get persmission to put him in place. An another avenue could come within the organization,Jim Schoenfeld could also be put in as an interim.
Glen Sather,Rangers Gm,was questionned on Renney's tenure as coach, but in a Bowmanesque way deflected the question to an an another subject, and answered on Scott Gomez's possible cheap shot on Buffalo goalie, Ryan Millier, I will get to that later on.
Renney, like his three counterparts that started their seasons in Europe, all have been fired. If I'm coaching one of the teams slated to start in Europe next year, I would start to worry now, because it's almost as bad as trying to keep a doggy doodoo made puck frozen, stay that way on a sunny 25 degree celcius day in May. After awhile it starts to smell bad.
Who ever comes in for the Rangers, can he change their fortunes and save the season ? We shall find out come April 12th or before.
The question did Scott Gomez run Buffalo's Ryan Miller in a chase for the puck ? Greg Wyshynski (aka Puck Daddy) has the video on his blog. After many viewings,I think he should of gotten a penalty and a suspension, like Montreal's Thomas Plekanec got a few weeks ago.If the league is going to be consistent in it's calls, they should review this and suspend Gomez, intentional or not, send a clear message, play your game, but becareful.
How can one write a blog about hockey and not have his say on the latest happenings in the land of ''Les Glorieux''. Checking different sites, a bombshell was about to explode in Montreal Saturday morning. The so called ''bombshell'' made the 1970 October crisis look like kids play. I'm not playing down the story itself, but the magnitude that the Montreal media made it sound like.Oh whoopy do,a few of the Canadiens players where at the wrong place at the wrong time. As if it has never happened to those so called brillant media guys ? Maybe the organization should start to put tags on them, and see how they feel when someone puts their nose in their personal lives. Not the same when the shoe is on the other foot hey guys ? There only fault, they have more money in their pockets than we did at their age, sounds like jealousy to me boys.
What I find the most interesting in all of this, is that, the ''big bad media'' in Montreal, most of them when they started their careers,it was at a time when the team was winning back to back Stanley cups,they were eating out of Scotty Bowman's hand.They befriended players, such as Lafleur,Shutt,Robinson,Savard,Lapointe,Tremblay, to make sure that their relatives had the best places for the cup parade. Of course they won't admit to it.
I find a bit weird, that when the team is going thru a slump,they find ways to blow the team out of the water, with such childish garbage like we saw. Oh this is the best part, come July 1st, when Bob Gainey is looking to bring in a top UFA, they will be the first to critize him for not being able to.Boys maybe it's time you look at yourselves in the mirror, because if those UFA's don't want to come, it could be that their getting encouraged not too with what their read. Ever thought of that ?
Players playing in the other five canadian markets, at least get the respect of how they conduct themselves off-ice, and are not tracked like prey, if they just happen to act human. You don't see journalist at their door as if it was a police sting, even the cops are more discreet when doing so.
Time for the Montreal media to make a difference between the player and the human wearing a red white and blue jersey. Once done, maybe, and say maybe, it might have a chance to attract a player or players, that want to come win there.
As born Montrealer,I want to see the Canadiens win games and the cup on a regular basis, but until the media stops it's hounding of players and their private lives, we could be awhile until we see the cup in Montreal again.
I feel much better now.
That's all for now Folks.
What I find the most interesting in all of this, is that, the ''big bad media'' in Montreal, most of them when they started their careers,it was at a time when the team was winning back to back Stanley cups,they were eating out of Scotty Bowman's hand.They befriended players, such as Lafleur,Shutt,Robinson,Savard,Lapointe,Tremblay, to make sure that their relatives had the best places for the cup parade. Of course they won't admit to it.
I find a bit weird, that when the team is going thru a slump,they find ways to blow the team out of the water, with such childish garbage like we saw. Oh this is the best part, come July 1st, when Bob Gainey is looking to bring in a top UFA, they will be the first to critize him for not being able to.Boys maybe it's time you look at yourselves in the mirror, because if those UFA's don't want to come, it could be that their getting encouraged not too with what their read. Ever thought of that ?
Players playing in the other five canadian markets, at least get the respect of how they conduct themselves off-ice, and are not tracked like prey, if they just happen to act human. You don't see journalist at their door as if it was a police sting, even the cops are more discreet when doing so.
Time for the Montreal media to make a difference between the player and the human wearing a red white and blue jersey. Once done, maybe, and say maybe, it might have a chance to attract a player or players, that want to come win there.
As born Montrealer,I want to see the Canadiens win games and the cup on a regular basis, but until the media stops it's hounding of players and their private lives, we could be awhile until we see the cup in Montreal again.
I feel much better now.
That's all for now Folks.
