Sometimes playing the worst team in the conference at home is a good thing. This is not one of those times. This is a crucial point in the season for a multitude of reasons. In their last 3 games, the Blueshirts have managed just 2 goals, both from rookie Artie Anisimov. Gaborik seems to be wearing down, as if the weight of carrying the team all year has begun to effect him. Poor Lundqvist makes unbelievable saves which he juxtaposes with the most untimely, softest Mike Dunham-esque goals you could possibly imagine. If Lundqvist and Gaborik don't play out of their minds, the NYR has no chance.
I feel like this team has no identity and desperately needs a bit of an edge, some nastiness (not Brashear). Right now the NYR are an uneven, borderline 'soft' team. For all of Sather's personnel changes, this team is statistically performing worse than Renney's 08-09 squad. This team is obviously a few players away from being a contender. As I see it there are 3 potential outcomes:
1- As usual, Sather acquires a big name expiring contract at the trade deadline and gives up some promising young talent ensuring a 7 or 8 seed, 2 home playoff sellouts, and appeasing Jimmy Dolan.
2- Sather sells a guy like Prospal in return for some prospects and continues to build for a future he will hopefully not be a part of.
3- Sather resigns and admits that signing Drury, Rozsival, and Redden was a monumental error which has severely handicapped the team and it's ability to put together any type of championship caliber squad.
I hate to focus on the negatives but I feel like this team has no shot to be anything more than mediocre under Sather.
In closing, Fire Sather. Enjoy the game.
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