odc my few objections to that are:
1) who is teaching/guiding DeAngelo to become that player? I sure as hell hope its not Mac and the coaching staff because they dont have a clue when it comes to the PP. Shattenkirk
2) whats wrong with having two offensively talented RHD? Our PP has been abysmal the last several years with no shoot first mentality.
3) are we really going to put the reliance on a 22 year old young man who still has a lot of growing to do? Especially if its true the plan is to rebuild on the fly and compete. It would be an injustice to put that on DeAngelo
all reasonable questions.
1. deangelo knows what to do on the pp. i really dont think he needs to be taught anything other than get familiar with his players and their tendencies and run the pp. our pp has been in shambles because we dont have the point man to do what he can do.
2. 2 righty pmd's is fine but, if you pay shatty that kind of money he's gotta play and play alot. then again, if you trade derek stepan away for a kid who has skills like tony d. then he's gotta play alot too. not sure i spend the money on shatty. i offer 3 yr deal at 7 per and call it a day. if he says no, i roll with deangelo and resign brendan smith.
3. yes. yes we are. with mcdonough, smith, skjei and staal we have 4 core guys who can mentor him and guide him. he was very popular in the yotes room from what i read.
listening to JG, he sounds committed to denagelo and let it be known that they went out and got him. in fact, i have a buddy who works for the crunch, he's basically dolgans right hand man here and he conformed that the nyr have had interest in tony for awhile. nothing new here. both howard and vance are nyc guys and ranger fans as well.
give the young man some responsibility and tell him, now act like a pro and conduct yourself like one and represent the ny ranger family on the ice and off.