Getting A Raw Deal

This title is two-fold and here's why..

For starters, I wish Dan Fritsche the best in Minnesota. He was never given a fair shot to succeed here, I believe. Say what you want that, in the games he did play, he didn't make enough of an impact to stay in the lineup; it's a fair argument. However, look at the players he played with. Drury was terrible early on in the year. Dawes goes through stretches where he thinks he's Harry Houdini. Plus, Fritsche was also a victim of falling into the same mold as almost every Rangers forward on the team; undersized, 3rd line caliber players. He never had a spot on the team and it was unfortunate...

The player the Rangers did get back for Fritsche, D Erik Reitz, isn't getting the shaft, so to speak. He was brought to be the Rangers 7th defenseman in case one of the Rangers All-Star Defensemen miraculously doesn't play well enough (hmm). Plus, from various reports, Reitz has a reputation of playing with toughness and a physical edge to his game, something rangers fans aren't used to when hearing about Rangers defensemen. The one who's getting the raw deal is Corey Potter.

In the few times Potter did play this season, he played the game calm and poised, much like his teammate Dan Girardi. He didn't make any glaring mistakes where you could question his effort. he also recorded his first NHL assist It makes me question what the Rangers coaching staff didn't see in him to at least give Potter a shot at being the team's 7th defensemen.