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NY hockey: Thanks for the newsflash, Reuters

At the All-Star break, halfway through the season, the two teams with New York on their jerseys are heading in opposite directions.

>>Reuters

A strange New York-focused NHL rehash from Reuters -- aimed at international and expat circulation, perhaps? It's all true, it's just nothing, on this Friday afternoon, that wasn't true a few days ago. (Though I kinda miss the days when the Rangers had "NEW YORK" going down diagonally on their road jerseys.)

As for the "opposite directions" thing: it's odd, but the Rangers haven't worried me this season ("worried" in the "Oh, god I hope they don't succeed" sense). Somehow, despite their record and third-place rank in the East, I have not taken them seriously. I think the low scoring is part of it -- which is possibly off base, since a good defensive team should theoretically do well in the playoffs.

But my other source of comfort? Redden, Drury and Gomez strike me as the same overpaid weights they appeared to be when they were first signed. In the back of my mind, every year those signings don't pay off is another year wasted as they become evermore burdensome weights in later-age seasons of their career. And that seems to be a legit worry with at least one segment of Rangers fans (although what fanbase doesn't fret about such things?).

It's a very Islanders-oriented perspective. But in a season like this, we do what we can to get by.

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I agree with that source of comfort. You could say that many others are comforted by it too!

Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!

by John Fischer on Jan 23, 2009 7:16 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

heh heh

I’m glad we can find this source of common ground!

Lighthouse Hockey: an SB Nation New York Islanders blog with hip issues.

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Blake Comeau 57 RW 2/18/1986 207 6-1
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Trevor Gillies 14 LW 1/30/1979 215 6-3
Jack Hillen 38 D 1/24/1986 200 5-11
Trent Hunter 7 RW 7/5/1980 210 6-3
Tim Jackman 28 RW 11/14/1981 210 6-4
Dustin Kohn 56 D 2/2/1987 200 6-2
Andrew MacDonald 47 D 9/7/1986 188 6-1
Matt Martin 46 LW 3/8/1989 192 6-2
Freddy Meyer 44 D 1/4/1981 192 5-10
Matt Moulson 26 LW 11/1/1983 206 6-1
Frans Nielsen 51 C 4/24/1984 172 5-11
Kyle Okposo 21 RW 4/16/1988 200 6-1
Richard Park 10 RW 5/27/1976 190 5-11
Dylan Reese 42 D 8/29/1984 195 6-0
Dwayne Roloson 30 G 10/12/1969 180 6-1
Jon Sim 16 LW 9/29/1977 195 5-10
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