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For a minute I thought I was at that game, but that one was away.
He actually played against the Bruins a few games before that and scored on a penalty shot, which was his only goal for almost the entire season.
News Article: Jed Ortmeyer/Players Tribune
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For a minute I thought I was at that game, but that one was away.
He actually played against the Bruins a few games before that and scored on a penalty shot, which was his only goal for almost the entire season.
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That was back when I still had season tix so I went to a bunch that year but that game still stands out. Jed scoring on a PS was hysterical.
That was also the first game I brought my 7 year old nephew to; that game turned him into a big Ranger fan but that goal turned him into a big Jed fan.
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I loved Ortmeyer as a player but I have to say I'm surprised the Rangers let him play again. If it had been me in Sather's spot knowing what they knew he would have never played (at least for the Rangers) again. The last thing I'd be willing to do is gamble with someone's life like that. I'd give him a job within the organization or something but that would be end for him as a player.
Having said that, I'm not surprised that Ortmeyer went to those lengths. The guy had stone hands (though I think I remember him scoring a penalty shot goal) and underwhelming stick skills, but he could skate and was a relentless forechecker and backchecker and a great penalty killer. And I'm not surprised he went to those lengths because he was a reckless player who played every shift of every game like it might be his last one. He did some crazy ****--especially his shot blocking--putting his head and hands in the way of shots if he had to--which happened quite often.
Having said that, I'm not surprised that Ortmeyer went to those lengths. The guy had stone hands (though I think I remember him scoring a penalty shot goal) and underwhelming stick skills, but he could skate and was a relentless forechecker and backchecker and a great penalty killer. And I'm not surprised he went to those lengths because he was a reckless player who played every shift of every game like it might be his last one. He did some crazy ****--especially his shot blocking--putting his head and hands in the way of shots if he had to--which happened quite often.
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Was there too. 1pm game on a Saturday vs the Bruins. Fun day
Back when we had afternoon weekend games.
Agreed. Looking forward to reading this article. Jed was always a player I really appreciated. Guy fell down at least ten times a game, but he just got back up and kept going.
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Absolutely right. The salary cap had a lot to do with it as well, but these guys showed management that not only would the fans support no-name players, but that perversely, young players with effort would quickly became fan favorites, win or lose. That's resulted in where we are now which is a pretty damn special place when you look at the ****show franchises around the league and especially close to home.
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If Jed Ortmeyer's motor is available, the Rangers should give up a pick so they can transplant it into Chris Kreider.
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Always was a huge fan of Jed...
And that's a tremendous article. Great stuff with Jagr and Mess as well.
And that's a tremendous article. Great stuff with Jagr and Mess as well.
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I loved Ortmeyer! He reminded me of Eddie Johnstone. Very similar playing styles. I'm happy to read this that he's doing well now. Great article!!
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Better than you'd think
In the data that Corsica has for him (07-08 thru 11-12), in meaningful sample sizes, his worst adjusted relSA% was -2.2%
The season he played 75 games for the Sharks, he was a (barely) positive 0.03%.
Jed was a dynamite shot suppressor:
07-08: -6.44 relSA per 60
09-10: -4.11
11-12: +4.25 (bad year, only 35 games, 34 years old, didn't play in the NHL after).
(insufficient data for 08-09 (2 games) and 10-11 (4 games))
I wish we had his Rangers numbers, but I'd imagine we'd see more of the same. He didn't exactly get better at hockey after leaving NYR.
The thing is, I think you'd find that more often than not, what the numbers say and what your eyes say line up. (Not saying this is something you do, Jon, because you don't) But the issue tends to arise when people's eyes and the numbers disagree, then the numbers are crap. But when your eyes and the numbers agree, well, then there's your proof!
Surprised everyone's location on HF isn't Edina, MN
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Interesting. I normally see guys like him being **** on by the stats, so its nice that he wasn't totally bad in that regard.
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Well he could skate.
There's generally nothing wrong with a lunch pail player who works hard if he has that basic skill.
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Yeah I'm pretty sure that was him. Branislav Mezei, Kristrian Kudroc and Matthias Weinhandl were going to all be superstars and own the Rangers for a decade. Then reality happened...
