The Dark Ranger: I Want My Money Back!, NYR 2, Leafs 3 OT

Bio of TDR

TDR is a working professional in entertainment and is obsessed with the game of hockey. More fourteen years ago, this site emerged as a means (or an outlet) to tell some truth'isms about the game post-lockout, rather than the crud fed to us through knuckleheads like Jimmy Dolan and his lemmings universe. Today, there are a hundred Rangers sites and is thankful and grateful to all those that have come after him, but honorable thanks go to his fellow Dark-writers, Graying Mantis and J_Undisputed. And "Let's Go Rangers!"

Bio of General Ganz

General Ganz is a cynical yet well-informed student of the human spirit. He's a professional of sorts, with a post-graduate education, some experience working in real companies, and some limited athletic ability. The total small package. He got picked on a fair bit as a kid, and he experienced his first human-non-relation kiss in his teens. He also grew up on the other side of the tracks, thereby helping to cultivate a healthy contempt for dreamers and optimists whose rosy upbringing gave them something to smile about, even when "life produced lemons." Like it or not, his only mission is to point out the potholes you're lucky enough to miss on your drive to work. To find the blemish on your daughter's carefully-stitched (and not-yet-paid-for) wedding dress. To take that little smidgen of hope that your favorite hockey teams fill you with, and pour orange paint on it. Oh, and he is a Blueshirts fan, and takes most of his fashion direction from Ron Duguay (whose name he dropped as a way to close the deal on that first kiss).

Monday, February 23, 2009

I Want My Money Back!, NYR 2, Leafs 3 OT

Both Mickey Rourke and the New York Rangers couldn't wrestle a win last evening. The once popular actor and the once playmaking and scoring hockey team sought a turnaround comeback, but failed to work hard enough to receive the prize; it was a shutdown of momentum and hopefully they will recover from such embarrassment.

"I Want My Money Back" has more to do with my taking the trip to Toronto this Wednesday evening at the Air Canada Centre for the Blueshirts rematch against the 26th in the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs. If we all crawl through two or three more losses from this point forward, I think Rangers fans in general will be symbolically looking for their money back - unwilling to re-up for season tickets as this slumping, scoreless All-Star team will be around for seasons to come.

Without the energy to ramble through another 'game of nothingness' - let us point out the Tom Renney's positive positioning points - enlarged below for your viewing pleasure.

Excerpts from CBSsports.com:

NEW YORK -- Rangers coach Tom Renney showed a rare terse side after his slumping club rescued one key point in the standings, but failed to secure the second one in overtime.

While New York needs wins down the stretch to ensure a fourth straight playoff appearance, Renney was at least willing to settle for something. After all, with under a minute to go, the Rangers were primed for yet another empty defeat.

Michal Rozsival forced overtime by scoring with 39.1 seconds left in regulation, but Niklas Hagman's power-play goal three minutes into the extra session snapped the Maple Leafs' losing streak, delivered the latest blow to the Rangers' sinking playoff chances, and gave Toronto a 3-2 victory Sunday night.

"It was an important goal and obviously an important point," said Renney, who again heard fans call for him and general manager Glen Sather to be fired. "The fact that we got ourselves into that bind and got ourselves out of it is something to look at and build upon. It's pretty clear the team is not quitting. I think that's pretty important." ..........................

Comments Dear Readers of Dark-ness?

tdr

2 comments:

AnonymousMonday, February 23, 2009 11:16:00 AM
YOU WERE WRONG DARK RANGER TO POINT OUT THAT MICKEY ROURKE LOST MOMENTUM AND FAILED TO WIN LAST NIGHT. THE VERY FACT THAT HE WAS NOMINATED, HIS FANS ARE BEHIND HIM AND REMAIN COMMITTED.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE RANGERS? WELL...
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The Dark RangerMonday, February 23, 2009 12:11:00 PM
I stand corrected. Thanks.
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