Riding Shotgun

If the lines stay the same from the previous practices, Aaron Voros, who hasn't scored since Nov 28th, will be thrust upon 1st line duties along with Markus Naslund and Scott Gomez. To what does Voros owe this dubious honor? According to Tom Renney, his size.

So then is Henrik Lundqvist our #1 goalie because of his good looks, Tom?

It's one thing to reward a player for their hard work during games and to bump them up to see if they can spark some offensive ingenuity. It's another to try and justfy someone's contract by rewarding them ice-time they may or may not deserve.

To this point in the season, Aaron Voros has been a major dissappointment. He was brought in to be a hassle in front of the opponent's goalie, gritty, and abrasive minus the antics a la Sean Avery. Despite a hot start, he has failed to deliver on any of those talents with consistency. Plus, he has a tendency to take penalties which, according to Voros, is needed for him to feel like he's in the game. I have a major problem with someone who NEEDS to take a penalty in order to feel as if he's in the game. Unfortunately, the way the season has progressed, Voros is now taking ice-time away from players who might show more consistency or, at the very least, more of a prudent effort.

If the Rangers go out and win 4-1 tonight and the newly formed line plays dominant and has 4 points between them, then maybe Renney was right to move him up. But, if the line looks disjointed and out-of-sync, who's left to blame?


Until next time...


J.W.