Could this kid possibly do any more for this poorly run organization? He got screwed over all last year while outplaying most of our defenseman. Now he signs for dirt cheap.
Thats because he got fucked by Dickhead AV all last season. Just shows how much the kid wants to be a ranger. If shit starts again with him this year with AV Gorton better fire his ass.
Looks like Holden might keep Dmac on the bench.... Not sure why AV would do that. Dmac is a tough stay at home defensemen. The Rangers were a very soft team last year, looks like they're going to be even softer this year
71 has this unbelievable bug up his ass with McIlrath. He can't admit that he was better than half our defenseman last year.
Ridiculous how AV prefers soft lineups. Last year Stepan, McDonaugh got hurt because guys took liberties at them
He was actually better then them. Im not giving up on him but i have doubts about him long term. We'll see, hopefully he makes me look stupid.
AV needs to pencil him in and worry about more pressing issues like PP/PK, nobody on the Rangers roster has the physical abilities McIlrath brings. I saw nothing in his play last year to suggest otherwise but read a lot of posts from guys who like to make up scouting reports. If he's not in the lineup I'll be driving the horses on the fire AV bandwagon.
It's very warranted because anybody with a brain on hockey could easily see he was better than half the dumbass defenseman that AV was using. I also state this. 0 and 4 in the playoffs without McIlrath. 1 and 0 with McIlrath. Think harder AV.
If i recall there was a game early in the year with McI on the ice where stepan got cheap shotted..not on the bench..not in the stands..not in the ahl...actually out on the same shift...having him didn't deter shit
Al, that happened with beleskey -stepan and Dylan promptly beat the crap out of beleskey. Dylan was in his usual seat in the press box when simmonds cheap shot mcdonagh. Simmonds paid the price in their next meeting when Dylan made Simmonds fight him early next game by telling him he was going to hurt every flyer out there till he fought him. Simmonds sat bleeding in the box after that one. I don't recall any other ranger cheap shots with dylan dressed for the game but besides that Dylan played better last year than girardi and boyle and should have been out there every game anyway for one of those two but for that moron AV.
I loved McIlrath standing up for Stepan and Ive always said he needs to be playing, but the fact that Beleskey laid that hit with McIlrath ON THE ICE AT THE TIME shows that he does not have anywhere near the deterrent effect that people on this board seem to think. Doesnt mean hes not an important player, and he will always make guys answer for taking liberties with our players, but let's stop acting like the opposition is shaking in their boots with him out there.
Ok, well that just reinforces my statement Al. Albeit, a guy like Beleskey is going to play that way no matter who is on the ice. But AV not playing him against the chespshot Flyers and some games against Columbus with all those cheap shot artists... He likes soft lineups
