Game Analysis: 2015-16 New York Rangers - 4/26 Breakup day

[NickyFotiu]

I would take it the other way. Have we become so soft and sensitive to the point where a player shouldn't be criticized and called out on his inability to perform? This is new york.if he wouldnt be able to handle the criticism Then he should have never signed here. Again not sure how brooks was being disrespectful in this particular case?? Maybe Boyle was being disrespectful to every Ranger fan who spent thousands of dollars to watch his horrid play while he cashed every single one of his checks.

Every writer in the NY area was critical of Boyles play yet Boyle only went after Brooks.

Boyle was not disrespectful to Rangers fans. He got older. It happens to the best of us. That is the kind of comment Brooks would make.

 

[LieutenantLackluster]

What I have concluded from this thread is the list of HFNYRs most hated people of all time:

1) Boyle
2) Brooks





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3) Literally Hitler

 

[Captain Lindy]

When the team is playing like dog **** is the expectation that all the beat writers say nice thing and write puff pieces? If a player doesn't like the **** that's being written about him---he can play better.

Brooks writes about the Rangers--he's not one of Jimmy Dolan's employees. The Rangers don't pay him. The New York Post does. He's one of Rupert Murdoch's employees. The Post is a tabloid and tabloids like controversy. When the Rangers are playing like **** and Brooks says so and even when he points out this player or that to blame--it's usually fairly accurate.

Boyle should have played in Toronto or Montreal. Their journalists would have had a field day ripping his play apart.

He would have been crucified in either of those places. The funny thing is, I didn't even think Boyle was that bad. He wasn't good, just serviceable. Boyle wasn't our worst D man this year by a longshot.

 

[Ori]

When the team is playing like dog **** is the expectation that all the beat writers say nice thing and write puff pieces? If a player doesn't like the **** that's being written about him---he can play better.

Brooks writes about the Rangers--he's not one of Jimmy Dolan's employees. The Rangers don't pay him. The New York Post does. He's one of Rupert Murdoch's employees. The Post is a tabloid and tabloids like controversy. When the Rangers are playing like **** and Brooks says so and even when he points out this player or that to blame--it's usually fairly accurate.

Boyle should have played in Toronto or Montreal. Their journalists would have had a field day ripping his play apart.

yes, I don`t see how the players are going to be successful with this coach. But then again Roman Empire build the Hadrian's Wall in UK.. Well, do we have any other options to keep, AV - or should we sign a new coach as well?

 

[Ori]

I just dislike the AV system - many complaints on the forum was about the entertaining value - was it fun to watch this season?

 

[Levitate]

I just dislike the AV system - many complaints on the forum was about the entertaining value - was it fun to watch this season?

It wasn't fun because of the mistakes and players not playing the system well. In previous years it has been quite fun.

I have some concerns over AV's coaching but I think we're going to have to wait and see how he does next season. Doubt he'll be fired, but I am interested in if he'll change up his system (maybe no man defense in the defensive zone, it was hard on the team this year and he doesn't really have the personnel anymore) and change up his assistant coaches.

 

[GAGLine]

Are you saying Brooks made comments about Boyle that were unprofessional?

I'm saying that Brooks, at times, has acted in an unprofessional manner. I haven't read everything he has ever written about Boyle, so I can't say regarding that.

 

[Tawnos]

When the team is playing like dog **** is the expectation that all the beat writers say nice thing and write puff pieces? If a player doesn't like the **** that's being written about him---he can play better.

Brooks writes about the Rangers--he's not one of Jimmy Dolan's employees. The Rangers don't pay him. The New York Post does. He's one of Rupert Murdoch's employees. The Post is a tabloid and tabloids like controversy. When the Rangers are playing like **** and Brooks says so and even when he points out this player or that to blame--it's usually fairly accurate.

Boyle should have played in Toronto or Montreal. Their journalists would have had a field day ripping his play apart.

No, but I do expect him to tell the whole story. Or at least enough of the story for us to understand that something else was going on. And if you aren't going to mention that there are off ice problems involved, the right thing is to not tell the story.

 

[vladmyir111]

I'm guessing it was something off the record that happened, Brooks is a pretty smarmy dude, but I read his stuff after most games and there was nothing worse about Boyle than anything anyone else has said.

 

[Machinehead]

Oh great, now Girardi was hurt a long time. There's the excuse to stick him right back in his role as #1.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I just think this is "much adu about nothing". I'm at the point where either they really drop the gloves or move on already.

 

[Raspewtin]

man imagine if somebody this board likes said that about Brooks?

lmaooo

 

[bl02]

Oh great, now Girardi was hurt a long time. There's the excuse to stick him right back in his role as #1.

I have to believe you're right. I would say its greater than 50/50 chance he's gonna start season right next to mcdonagh on first pair and tanner on 4th line unless AV is gone which is not happening

 

[Ail]

man imagine if somebody this board likes said that about Brooks?

lmaooo

Working class hero status. If Henrik said it, my god. If McDonagh said it, best captain since Messier AINEC!!!!

 

[Mac n Gs]

Well AV said that puck movement was one of our biggest issues, so he knows that the backend was a problem. The only issue is identifying who AV thought was causing these issues.

Side note: isn't Brooks technically a columnist, and isn't it his job to post his opinions? Aren't beat writers supposed to leave their personal opinions out of their articles?

 

[JohnC]

man imagine if somebody this board likes said that about Brooks?

lmaooo

I would pay great money to see the reactions if it was Tanner

 

[Leetch66]

An old useless tool that should have been thrown out long ago.

NOPE....you put it up on a shelf for display and then you look at it every now and then and express in awe.....how did they ever get anything done with them old tools ?

LOL...and with that old fool...we never got anything done .

 

[Machinehead]

I would pay great money to see the reactions if it was Tanner

It would be the best thing Tanner did as a hockey player.

 

[Inferno]

interesting listen...

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/h...e=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDNSports+Twitter

 

[Inferno]

its interesting he tears into AV at the end...

 

[Thirty One]

It would be the best thing Tanner did as a hockey player.

You obviously don't remember pre-season 2014. How short the memories are around here, SMH.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

Boyle is a tool. Case closed.

Brooks is the father of all tools. Case closed x infinity.

 

[Ail]

interesting listen...

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/h...e=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDNSports+Twitter

lol when he's talking about what Gorton gave up for Staal, 2 2nds and a guy they misused in his time here... Saarela was in NY?

I'm not sure he knows anything about Saarela. Then he goes on to down play the fact he gave up 2 2nds and Saarela, saying it's a good thing it wasn't a first. What the **** I would have given up a first before 2 2nds and Saarela. Two seconds and a prospect with great potential is not an improvement, it's still terrible.

 

[Trxjw]

lol when he's talking about what Gorton gave up for Staal, 2 2nds and a guy they misused in his time here... Saarela was in NY?

I'm not sure he knows anything about Saarela. Then he goes on to down play the fact he gave up 2 2nds and Saarela, saying it's a good thing it wasn't a first. What the **** I would have given up a first before 2 2nds and Saarela. Two seconds and a prospect with great potential is not an improvement, it's still terrible.

Yeah I had to listen to that part twice before I realized he just misspoke and was referring to Staal being misused. He's surprisingly scatterbrained for a journalist.

 

[Ail]

Yeah I had to listen to that part twice before I realized he just misspoke and was referring to Staal being misused. He's surprisingly scatterbrained for a journalist.

Oh, yeah that makes more sense. You're right.