There’s a new guy in town, and…
Oh my god he’s the most incredible scorer ever holy crap did you see how fast he ripped those shots off and he barely had to make a move and I saw him with his shirt off in the postgame wrapup and it made me feel a little funny in my special place.
Seriously, when was the last time the Rangers had an elite scoring talent like this? Someone who, at any given moment, could turn on the jets, and be in on a goalie alone in two effortless strides, or could rip off wristers like that so quickly? Jagr was an elite scorer, but made his living cycling, playing in traffic, and making relatively slow bull rushes around the back of the net, or off the half boards. Theo, maybe, for that one half season, when he wasn’t too busy giving the MSG crowd the bird. Bure was, sadly, a shell of his former self when he was here, though he scored at a pretty good clip anyway. You’d probably have to go all the way back to Mike Gartner, and even that’s not really an apt comparison. Messier, Gretzky… just not the same thing.
If you’re in Minnesota reading this right now, or if you’re Wyshynski, you’re nodding to yourself, saying, “mmm hmm, just you wait.” To that, I say…screw you, jerks! He’s ours now! Wheeeeeee! Here’s to many more nights like tonight, and many healthy groins.
Also, nice to see that this team is bonding well.
Draw your own, um, conclusions about what Kotalik is up to in this pic. Thanks to board member Timmay for the photo.
